Turkmenistan: the North Korea of Central Asia

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  • Опубликовано: 5 янв 2022
  • The history of Turkmenistan and the post-Soviet nations of Central Asia is a mosaic of mysterious, fascinating, and often unknown events to us Westerners. In this documentary, we will focus on Turkmenistan, one of the world's strangest, most bizarre, and insane dictatorships, whose regime began in 1991 with the rise to power of president Saparmurat Niyazov (and continued today with successor Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow). Why is Turkmenistan considered a despotic isolationist tyranny, forgotten and extravagant? Is it based only on Turkmen gas and oil and international relations with Asian great powers such as Russia and China? Let's discover together the roots and quirks of the personality cult of one of the most enigmatic leaders.
    Sources:
    1) Abbott (2016), Turkmenistan History: Origins and Early history, Society, Social Structure, the Economy, Government and Politics.
    2) Edgar (2004), Tribal Nation: The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan.
    3) Gleason (2018), The Central Asian States: Discovering Independence.
    4) Hiro (2009), Inside Central Asia: A Political and Cultural History of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz stan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran.
    5) Rasizade (2003), Turkmenbashi and his Turkmenistan.
    6) Tranum (2010), Daily Life in Turkmenbashy's Golden Age.
    7) Zabortseva (2018), Niyazov's Ideology and its Symbolism: The Cult of the Leader, Nationalism and its Suppression of Critical Thinking

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  • @roozbehkhodaverdian640
    @roozbehkhodaverdian640 2 года назад +8602

    As an Iranian, Turkmenistan is by far our most invisible neighbor. No news from them. No voice. No nothing. Only Turkmen we know was Niyazov. We read in elementary school they export gas and cotton. But that's about it. It's like being next to a beachless sea. Or a void.

    • @frankwoods8102
      @frankwoods8102 2 года назад +496

      Exactly and only news that we have had from them was from their soccer national team 😂😂

    • @ivanmatusic5540
      @ivanmatusic5540 2 года назад +808

      And when Iran says that it speaks volumes!

    • @zakazany1945
      @zakazany1945 2 года назад +53

      Well, there is a good reason for that.

    • @bllwrwd8142
      @bllwrwd8142 2 года назад +47

      Why would they bother teaching about a country that they can't push their evil policies on?
      Iran is too busy doing pointless shit in Syria and Lebanon right now

    • @Noname-kq1mb
      @Noname-kq1mb 2 года назад +278

      In central asia we also don't know nothing about this country, like, the other 4 countries have close relations

  • @troodon1096
    @troodon1096 2 года назад +4442

    "No rights were ever violated in the country." Technically true; people's rights can't be violated when they don't have any.

    • @user-ur9ru5iy3s
      @user-ur9ru5iy3s 2 года назад +16

      А ты там был?

    • @rq4740
      @rq4740 Год назад +116

      I know the comment was a joke, but this kind of thinking legit gave us the European slave trade

    • @ivangordienko8081
      @ivangordienko8081 Год назад +58

      @@user-ur9ru5iy3s заткнись бот

    • @user-ur9ru5iy3s
      @user-ur9ru5iy3s Год назад +4

      @@ivangordienko8081 интересно ещё кто здесь бот

    • @ivangordienko8081
      @ivangordienko8081 Год назад +21

      @@user-ur9ru5iy3s ты

  • @MalikaBurievaAtabeg
    @MalikaBurievaAtabeg 2 года назад +616

    as an american uzbek-turkmen that was born & raised in the U.S., i like to learn more about the country that i’m half of. my dad, who’s turkmen, is the first generation of his family to be born outside of turkmenistan. he was born in samarkand, uzbekistan, so we both like to learn about turkmenistan together since we never had the chance to be exposed to the culture as we’re connected with uzbek culture more. thank you for making this video and educating a fellow turkmen like myself :)

    • @carymnuhgibrilsamadalnasud1222
      @carymnuhgibrilsamadalnasud1222 Год назад +10

      I've seen your tiktoks before.

    • @benjamindo8142
      @benjamindo8142 Год назад +28

      I'm south-east asian but I find central asian history & culture absolutely fascinating bc of its deep history & cultural influences. I definitely really like turkic culture

    • @orangespark2340
      @orangespark2340 Год назад +6

      Hey i saw you in geography now! You and your dad :P

    • @batuhanturgut4007
      @batuhanturgut4007 Год назад

      nope. you shouldn't! thats a shit hole! ones get in as female , you cannot escape without loads of money and %50 chance they might arrest you before even plane land off.. stay safe in usa and never look back. search online and never plan to go there... there are too many people I have known around here and people of turmanistan are ready to sell their souls for new country and passport because it isn't easy to re-new your old password in short time and if so you done as said before chances of escaping is %50... good luck..

    • @orangespark2340
      @orangespark2340 Год назад +12

      @@batuhanturgut4007 It's sad but it'll take a whole new government for turkmenistan to be accessible. That's a shame, because i wanna visit it. That said, at least she's learning something about her roots, which is commendable imho

  • @morsine
    @morsine Год назад +278

    as an Iranian, we've learned and heard about a lot of countries. but Turkmenistan is a country we've only saw on our school textbooks. never heard anything about it, never saw anything of it. this video was recommended and it made me curious, and I thought, what is it like in Turkmenistan? a question I thought about a few times, but never took the time to search for an answer.

    • @morsine
      @morsine Год назад +15

      now I know the answer, it's like Iran, but in an alternate universe.
      edit: also weirder than Iran

    • @morsine
      @morsine Год назад +4

      12:30 that's an Iranian car, if I'm not mistaking

    • @ozgurkaramanoglu1922
      @ozgurkaramanoglu1922 Год назад +1

      what does it say about turkmenistan in your school textbooks

    • @morsine
      @morsine Год назад +6

      @@ozgurkaramanoglu1922 "Turkmenistan is a country on the Northern east of Iran"
      That's literally all they've though us when we went to school.
      Edit: and what the other Persian guy said

    • @mehmetyusufkaradeniz
      @mehmetyusufkaradeniz Год назад +2

      You should search about turkmens they controlled your whole country in past

  • @Tuppoo94
    @Tuppoo94 2 года назад +5191

    I've met a Turkmen guy, and heard from him that back in the day the Turkmen government made natural gas free. However, apparently almost everything else remained expensive in the isolated country, and the combination created very strange market distortions and failures. For example, people would leave their gas stoves on 24/7, because it was cheaper than using matches to relight the fire.

    • @rifqimujahid4907
      @rifqimujahid4907 2 года назад +319

      wow wtf cool story

    • @wizzilegal
      @wizzilegal 2 года назад +165

      Cool en sad story at the same time.

    • @swidswid8389
      @swidswid8389 2 года назад +10

      low iq governance.

    • @Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong
      @Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong 2 года назад +230

      That was one of the few good things they had going for them. Water and electricity was also totally free for all citizens. They got rid of it a couple years ago after natural gas prices fell.

    • @christiandauz3742
      @christiandauz3742 2 года назад +1

      Wish a Time-traveler Industrialize Bronze Age China
      Then Turkmenistan wouldn't exist

  • @denispol79
    @denispol79 2 года назад +2677

    In Turkmenistan the following sentence makes perfect sense:
    In Turkmenbashi, Turkmenbashi returned to Turkmenbashi's Turkmenbashi on Turkmenbashi from Turkmenbashi
    Which means in January Niazov returned to Ashabad's Turkmenbashi hotel on Turkmenbashi street from Turkmenbashi airport .

    • @saskiaviking9447
      @saskiaviking9447 2 года назад +514

      Reminds me of the Alladeen words in The Dictator like "Sir it appears you are HIV Alladeen"

    • @philip8498
      @philip8498 2 года назад +169

      so an IRL aladeen? god really is a B-movie director...

    • @cageybee7221
      @cageybee7221 2 года назад +74

      literal aladeen

    • @luisamorsolo2072
      @luisamorsolo2072 2 года назад +12

      😃😂😂😂😂. This is the man's man & im the cupcake.

    • @InternacionalBoxing
      @InternacionalBoxing 2 года назад +37

      January is Turkmenbashi 😌🤣

  • @adlikanahau6763
    @adlikanahau6763 2 года назад +129

    Thank you very much for discussing my country, whether it's in a positive or negative way, this video is very good for introducing my quiet country to the whole world 🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲

    • @amanparashar10
      @amanparashar10 Год назад +7

      Do you have internet?

    • @beaucaspar3990
      @beaucaspar3990 Год назад +5

      Do you still live in Turkmenistan? I wouldn’t of thought you guys would have access to the internet

    • @SonaIgdiri
      @SonaIgdiri Год назад +17

      @@amanparashar10 We do have internet I'm from Türkmenistan

    • @amanparashar10
      @amanparashar10 Год назад

      @@SonaIgdiri only 1% of population have access to internet?

    • @amanparashar10
      @amanparashar10 Год назад +1

      @@SonaIgdiri Drew Binsky told in his videos about 1% population have access to internet

  • @ngc4260
    @ngc4260 2 года назад +187

    My math teacher is Turkmen, he came to the US at age 15 (currently 27); when I ask him about it he speaks of the country fondly but doesn't go into to much detail

    • @Unio-Mystica
      @Unio-Mystica Год назад +1

      😆😆

    • @user-jb4us6fe6g
      @user-jb4us6fe6g Год назад +9

      These videos are just propaganda. Turkmenistan is a rich country. They have largest reserves of natural gas in the world. Petrol and Gas they are free in Turkmenistan. Hospital care is free. The roads are clean. Architecture is cool. Every thing is great. No one's homeless. And everyone gets a salary from govt even if you are unemployed. What more could you want?

    • @alexandrufasoleac627
      @alexandrufasoleac627 10 месяцев назад +63

      @@user-jb4us6fe6g hahahaahha, communism copium

    • @jakeangichiodo1975
      @jakeangichiodo1975 7 месяцев назад

      It has CC in the settings of video next to where you adjust the quality

    • @efendigibi
      @efendigibi 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@user-jb4us6fe6g Ok, Serdar Berdimohammadov

  • @donquaviuslaquariusdinglen3066
    @donquaviuslaquariusdinglen3066 2 года назад +3649

    Fascinating country. I have a close friend who is Turkmen, and despite not living there now he has occasionally visited the place. I've gotten to hear all of the horrible stuff going on there, the lack of necessities etc. The people really deserve better, but it doesn't help that theyre essentially brainwashed from the birth.

    • @antoniosdimoulas3566
      @antoniosdimoulas3566 2 года назад +104

      Unlike in the west which no brainwashing from young age it doesn’t take place. Like Hollywood and Disney with all that moral and ethical teachings, and happy endings of course!

    • @tmajec
      @tmajec 2 года назад +19

      @@antoniosdimoulas3566 🤣

    • @andrewmckenzie292
      @andrewmckenzie292 2 года назад +95

      @@antoniosdimoulas3566 The difference is US/west have the wealth, leverage and have been far more successful than these isolated countries that by comparison to USA/west are not rich. I am sure the ultimate but futile goal of these regimes is to convince their people to convince themselves they live in the best countries in the world, such multi-dimensional propaganda/brainwashing is outside the resources/reach of these regimes

    • @andrewmckenzie292
      @andrewmckenzie292 2 года назад +14

      @@Naeinsengimnida No I cannot directly except to say the results basically speak for themselves, no past superpower in history has managed to manipulate enough people to believe they are really better off under that superpower's rule than the US has. Its a stroke of brilliance no doubt, but the imperfections of the system (no system is perfect) however are then better kept secret as to release/expose them would be to disrespect "freedom/democracy". Whatever faults there are however will ultimately be exposed and the superpower be bought to account just like all past superpowers in history, and the same with the next superpower...perhaps see me as just doing what Roman Emperors had done to them "all worldly glory is fleeting"...the USA may need reminding they are of this world also and not on a higher plain just as all superpowers of past did and all superpowers of future will also, despite their invariable attempts to fight that and that they are somehow special and effectively God on Earth.

    • @chnb517
      @chnb517 2 года назад +3

      What a useless mindset to have. Thats like saying the fall of empires is the same as natural disasters: it just happens. Okay, what does this actually mean in concrete actions we can take? Nothing. Its just a useless observation even if its true to some extenr

  • @ianmcquestionable4017
    @ianmcquestionable4017 2 года назад +2444

    Central Asia has always been super interesting to me as an overlooked part of the world, but Turkmenistan in particular has always fascinated me the most; how bizarre its government has been while simultaneously being unheard of in many places.

    • @fredmurphy42
      @fredmurphy42 2 года назад +55

      The Ashgabat earthquake of 1948 was very underreported. Magnitude 7.3. Many casualties.

    • @goodfortune4317
      @goodfortune4317 2 года назад +128

      Afghanistan took all the attention in central Asia.

    • @mr.sinjin-smyth
      @mr.sinjin-smyth 2 года назад +28

      @@goodfortune4317 Don't forget Iran

    • @goodfortune4317
      @goodfortune4317 2 года назад +44

      @@mr.sinjin-smyth Iran is in West Asia (politically called the "middle east")

    • @mr.sinjin-smyth
      @mr.sinjin-smyth 2 года назад +52

      @@goodfortune4317 Yes, I'm just saying both Iran and Afghanistan take much of the world attention away from Turkmenistan, when it comes to both the Middle East and Central Asia affairs.

  • @cantdecide6598
    @cantdecide6598 2 года назад +19

    Big props for the quality of the video AND putting your sources in the description. Really apreciatte that

  • @jenniferbenzie6594
    @jenniferbenzie6594 Год назад +5

    Thank you so much for making this video!! I love finding out about countries and Turkmenistan has never been taught to me at any stage during my education

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 2 года назад +1990

    While it is an honor to be compared to other nations, it is pretty clear no nation can be as supreme and Chad as the DPRK. No matter how many times he does donuts around a firepit

  • @fatihakmese
    @fatihakmese 2 года назад +1694

    In Turkey our neighbour has a gardener who was a Turkmen illegal worker since both people are Turkic it was easy to understand each other and While i was curious about our ancient homeland i asked to him regarding Turkmenistan. One thing was really shocking, if you will travel during night time you need a permission from police. I mean if you like to visit your parents or friends, just to go there you need to inform authorities so they will know where you are every minute of the day. The gentlmen was thinking it is still ok but only problem for him about his country of unemployement so he was thinking he will save some money in Turkey and return back to Turkmenistan. He had more serious problems than money but he was not aware.

    • @ZeeZee9
      @ZeeZee9 2 года назад +95

      Are you a Turkish person? If so, the genetic connection of Turkish people to Central Asia is quite low. It is mostly cultural and linguistic.

    • @omerfaruk6082
      @omerfaruk6082 2 года назад +68

      @Orbán Viktor Mihály Turul, is a Turkic word also, we call it Tuğrul in Turkey. A common male name, historic personalities like Sultan Tuğrul or Ertuğrul bey.

    • @S.Solmazturk
      @S.Solmazturk 2 года назад +67

      @@ZeeZee9 35-40% isn't low. 6-8% east asian isn't low.

    • @ZeeZee9
      @ZeeZee9 2 года назад +36

      @@S.Solmazturk I have never seen 30-40 lol. You need to do better research. Most have less than 10%. And then you have to factor in that central Asian Turkics are mixed with iranics and even Arabs, and the % of East Asian Turkic is even lower.

    • @S.Solmazturk
      @S.Solmazturk 2 года назад +69

      @@ZeeZee9 If you look at east asian component you will find those numbers but Turkic people aren't east asian people but a mix. Even the most pure Oghuz or Kypçak Turk have around 25. That make sense because Turks dominated Central Asia and some parts of Siberia. Before the "Türk" word even existed our ancestors mixed with and assimilated other people so we can't be pure. Recent studies show us that modern Turks of Turkey are around 35-40% Turkic conquerors. Rest of the DNA comes from romanized/hellenized native Anatolians, native Caucasians, Slavs, Iranians, semites etc. In other words we are descendants of both conquerors and the Turkified people of Anatolia.

  • @Siddharth-Srivastava
    @Siddharth-Srivastava 2 года назад +5

    If you keep making videos like this, it will raise voice within international community that is internet!!

  • @galladesamurai2380
    @galladesamurai2380 2 года назад +95

    It's interesting that Ashgabat is like the world's biggest ghost town and the most lavish city in probably the entire world while everyone else is living in huts in the desert in poverty, this is why I love learning about stuff like this, it's interesting and fascinating and sometimes a little too bizzar to be real, yet it is)

    • @Gertieness
      @Gertieness 10 месяцев назад +4

      Yes, it is basically a smaller version of Russia, it's show cities and the rest, which is third world.

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 10 месяцев назад +3

      Potemkin village taken to a logical extreme, kind of like Pyongyang.

    • @lipton5428
      @lipton5428 3 месяца назад +1

      Around a million live in Ashgbat, the others are spread across several other smaller developing cities in different regions. It’s not like it’s empty, when its 45 degrees Celsius outside I think most residents stay indoors 😂

    • @Kimberlytheresam
      @Kimberlytheresam 15 дней назад

      It's sad that leaders get away with thus nonsense.

    • @MJ-uk6lu
      @MJ-uk6lu 2 дня назад

      Feels like troll run of Simcity

  • @lunar.enigma08
    @lunar.enigma08 2 года назад +643

    I have a friend who lives in Turkmenistan. I'm not sure if she knows how corrupt the government is there, but I've never brought it up in case either of us get in trouble for it. I also did a report on Turkmenistan and learned lots of stuff about it. Very interesting.

    • @ubaidarshad
      @ubaidarshad 2 года назад +1

      why would you think your friends is extremely stupid and doesn't understand corruption , who lives there and you know turkistan more by watch video on youtube .

    • @Fatblue246
      @Fatblue246 2 года назад +8

      how did you even meet someone from such an isolated place? Is she one of the few with internet?

    • @lunar.enigma08
      @lunar.enigma08 2 года назад +34

      @@Fatblue246 Yeah. I met her through Fandom, so there's no way she doesn't have internet.

    • @Fatblue246
      @Fatblue246 2 года назад +6

      @@lunar.enigma08 damn that’s crazy that’s super fuckin cool. unfortunate you can’t pick her brain about more specifics of the country and the like

    • @itsnadaaaa
      @itsnadaaaa Год назад +34

      We had a few kids from Turkmenistan in an online exchange program that I did. The urge to ask them whats really going on in Turkmenistan was tempting, but I didn't want to risk getting them in trouble. But they were all very nice and humble people who spoke surprisingly good english. Definitely more upperclass/elite connected Turkmens.

  • @andresr.viguera9791
    @andresr.viguera9791 2 года назад +51

    -Niyazov forbids having dogs because they smell and is pro-western.
    - He owns a frigging dog and builds a golden statue of him.

  • @stevendimmock4791
    @stevendimmock4791 2 года назад +43

    A very good video. Well written, well presented and on a subject that I find fascinating. I hope the country can get over all it's problems and realise it's true potential for it's citizens.

  • @jt414
    @jt414 Год назад

    Thank you for sharing all the information🌻

  • @krekouzas
    @krekouzas 2 года назад +578

    I visited the country back in 2018! I remember that our first try for a VISA for the country was rejected because in our photos for the application we had beard!!! When we tried again for a new VISA with new photos, fresh shaved, out VISA was approved!!! Strange country and very very interesting. But we felt safe, and it was fun to be there and experience many of the details that you said in the video!!!

    • @robertbobbypelletreaujr2173
      @robertbobbypelletreaujr2173 2 года назад +38

      Turkmenistan customs officer: "this is *not* Sparta!"

    • @chessmanzender7530
      @chessmanzender7530 2 года назад +1

      everyone with beard is viewed as terrorist. And laws aren't written but spoken

    • @MilanILoveU
      @MilanILoveU 2 года назад +58

      This is because the Central Asian countries are perennially threatened by Islamic fundamentalism. Under the influence of the Soviet Union, Central Asian countries gradually developed into secular countries with separation of political and religion, just like the Kemal Ataturk Revolution in Turkey. But there are still some Islamic fundamentalists who want to build an Islamic state where the state and religion are integrated, like Saudi Arabia or now Afghanistan. In the wake of last year's events in Afghanistan, the Central Asian countries are tense. So your beard has been noticed by the customs of Turkmenistan, because they have to deal with religious extremism with more sensitive nerves, because these people are influenced by extremism and distort the true concept of Islam. I have been to Tajikistan, where the government even allows the theory that Tajiks are noble Aryans, and there will be Nazi symbols, and traces of racial supremacy, because they want to find another way of thinking to replace the new Religious extremism among a generation of young people. There are organizations such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and the Islamic Baath Party of Tajikistan, which advocate the abolition of the principle of separation of state and religion currently practiced in Central Asian countries and the establishment of a caliphate state.

    • @MilanILoveU
      @MilanILoveU 2 года назад +20

      In short, our world is really complicated. Our world is too big. So no matter what problem you encounter, it is best to explain it in a reasonable way and understand it. Just like many European countries now have similar prohibition policies when dealing with religious extremism

    • @rohandasgupta8758
      @rohandasgupta8758 2 года назад +1

      @@MilanILoveU still a dumb reason to get threatening by a fucking BEARD of all things. I understand and appreciate that they don’t wanna end up like Afghanistan, but this is a bit too much

  • @Alex-zr4yl
    @Alex-zr4yl 2 года назад +1767

    Thanks for yet another great historical video. I hope this channel grows as the Italian one. You totally deserve it.

    • @specterlux3934
      @specterlux3934 2 года назад +3

      Which italian one?

    • @Alex-zr4yl
      @Alex-zr4yl 2 года назад +45

      @@specterlux3934 this guy is a star in Italy. He runs an established channel with hundreds of thousands subscribers and he’s now starting international operations.

    • @specterlux3934
      @specterlux3934 2 года назад +3

      @@Alex-zr4yl i see :)

    • @Marco-hq6hn
      @Marco-hq6hn 2 года назад +13

      @@specterlux3934 he's a Legend here in Italy, he has over 68m views in his main Channel👍

    • @hypphen
      @hypphen 2 года назад +2

      @@Alex-zr4yl whats his channel

  • @krakataka1486
    @krakataka1486 2 года назад

    An informative, historical, interesting video. Brilliant!

  • @jesicaS7
    @jesicaS7 9 месяцев назад

    thank you for the documentary. Was fun to watch

  • @buraksimsek7264
    @buraksimsek7264 2 года назад +418

    As a Turk from Turkey. The state of Turkemenistan saddens me deeply.

    • @b.cdrisk2035
      @b.cdrisk2035 2 года назад +16

      Do you support Erdogan?

    • @dominictoretto9645
      @dominictoretto9645 2 года назад +43

      @@b.cdrisk2035 who doesn’t

    • @Nahasapasa
      @Nahasapasa 2 года назад +41

      @@dominictoretto9645 Secularists

    • @silver4809
      @silver4809 2 года назад +168

      @@dominictoretto9645 is that sarcasm?

    • @SHAHIDKC
      @SHAHIDKC 2 года назад +2

      Erdogan

  • @gabeitch3542
    @gabeitch3542 2 года назад +187

    I always found the name of this country to be hilarious because in Swedish it literally translates to ”Turkish Men In The Town”

    • @Channel-gk2zn
      @Channel-gk2zn 2 года назад +1

      😂

    • @rorychivers8769
      @rorychivers8769 2 года назад +10

      @@herneyse11 Turkmenistan
      You have to know Swedish to read it though

    • @gloomy9100
      @gloomy9100 2 года назад +6

      I didn't even think or that hahahaha

    • @gutydanx
      @gutydanx 2 года назад +30

      @@herneyse11 Turkiska män i stan

    • @draskodrasko2519
      @draskodrasko2519 2 года назад +1

      Probably means exactly that

  • @seni4164
    @seni4164 10 месяцев назад +98

    My mum is Turkmen. She moved to England in 2000, but her mum, her sister, and her sister’s family still lived there. A few years ago (before the war) she moved to Russia. Because the government would monitor communications, during my grandma’s move, she and my mum would talk in code words, like ‘books’ instead of ‘money’. I have no more family living in Turkmenistan now and my mum doesn’t like to talk about it. I’m not sure she grew up in absolute poverty, but definitely poverty compared to the UK. Every now and then she will cook a Turkmen traditional dish for me or teach me a traditional dance, but a lot of the time she just calls herself English and when I tell her I want to learn more about my Turkmen connection, she just says I’m English lol

    • @pierre9061
      @pierre9061 10 месяцев назад +17

      thats kinda sad

    • @BlackRozu__
      @BlackRozu__ 10 месяцев назад +8

      People heal with time man hopefully one day you’ll be connected to your roots. But like holy hell man thats sad i pray for that woman

    • @seni4164
      @seni4164 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@BlackRozu__ Yh it’s kinda deep but she’s happy

    • @mrgreatbritain
      @mrgreatbritain 10 месяцев назад +8

      I’m proud she feels connected to us Brits moreso than her origins!

    • @seni4164
      @seni4164 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@mrgreatbritain thank you mr Great Britain

  • @dorque1030
    @dorque1030 2 года назад +9

    As a south korean, I think the metaphor of the north korea of central asia is too insultant to people in Turkmenistan. At least there are no massive starvation and nuclear weapons in Turkmenistan.

    • @Unio-Mystica
      @Unio-Mystica Год назад +1

      Yes 😉

    • @ahal_gokdepe
      @ahal_gokdepe Год назад +2

      agree. its not as bad as north Korea. and we actually try to maintain peaceful relationships with our neighbors .

    • @malgusvitiate7002
      @malgusvitiate7002 10 дней назад +1

      Same with Eritrea and Afghanistan. Those three countries may be totalitarian, but at least they don’t prevent people from emigrating, have mass starvation, or threaten other countries with WMDs. When it comes to current totalitarian nations, North Korea takes the cake as being the worst of the worst.

  • @ZeroForce96
    @ZeroForce96 2 года назад +850

    You said the Karakum desert almost makes up 90% of the country’s land, but the visual representation looks like only about 60%. Other than that, great video! Keep it up.

    • @whurdoondees
      @whurdoondees 2 года назад +123

      I was thinking the same, even closer to 40% on the map representation

    • @Boretheory
      @Boretheory 2 года назад +82

      He has an issue with numbers it’s common for him to make errors about proportions and put advertisements with the correction

    • @ZeroForce96
      @ZeroForce96 2 года назад +31

      @@Boretheory I have dyscalculia myself, so I can relate lol.

    • @D-Vinko
      @D-Vinko 2 года назад +39

      @@Boretheory It occupies 70%, not 90% of the total country's land.

    • @freddymars2014
      @freddymars2014 2 года назад +5

      I too was triggered by this...

  • @NomadShifu
    @NomadShifu 2 года назад +647

    Known for its autocratic government and large gas reserves, Turkmenistan also has a reputation as an island of stability in restive Central Asia. Despite its gas wealth, much of Turkmenistan's population is still impoverished.

    • @dyttrich
      @dyttrich 2 года назад +24

      Better live like this than islam radicals

    • @ZeeZee9
      @ZeeZee9 2 года назад +43

      We Afghans are jealous of Central Asian countries, even though they are poor :(

    • @ZeeZee9
      @ZeeZee9 2 года назад +115

      @@dyttrich agree. Islamic radicalism ruined Afghanistan :((

    • @kevinaguilar7541
      @kevinaguilar7541 2 года назад +64

      @@ZeeZee9 I appreciate you adding the word radicalism and not just solely Islam ruining afghanistan

    • @ZeeZee9
      @ZeeZee9 2 года назад +58

      @@kevinaguilar7541 yeah I am Muslim. I know the difference :(

  • @mrgreatbritain
    @mrgreatbritain 10 месяцев назад +6

    Great video! I knew about Turkmenistan’s very closed society and limited freedom but now I see a much more detailed reason to why they are like this. It seems that where a lot of post Soviet regions have emerged, these have gone awry with independence

  • @shaneemanuelle6243
    @shaneemanuelle6243 2 года назад +25

    I cycled across Turkmenistan in July 2014, entering near Turkmenabat and leaving at Sarakhs on a transit visa. Only there for three days. Tough to get a good survey of the country or the people, but did talk with quite a few locals. Shared plov and watermelon with people, visited ancient Merv, went to bazaar in Turkmenabat, slept open on sand in desert, talked with police. Very hot; each day there got to 47 C. Very flat; only hills were bridges over canals. Nice to get to Iran, though.

  • @RaoulWB
    @RaoulWB 2 года назад +26

    I can't wait to see this channel grow to become amonf the top geopolitical ones. I'm so glad I can now share your videos with non-Italian friends

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 2 года назад +151

    While we may all hate going to the dentist and view it as a living nightmare, next time you go just be thankful your dentist didn't become a dictator like Turkmenistan's has
    But hey, I respect them flag wise for having the guts to put different carpet patterns to represent the tribes of the country. Definitely the most elaborate flag I've seen

    • @sneersh9107
      @sneersh9107 2 года назад +4

      bruh i see you on goherping vids

    • @uncleobscurenobody8861
      @uncleobscurenobody8861 2 года назад +2

      What the hell are you even talking about??

    • @miked2543
      @miked2543 2 года назад +3

      They do have a beautiful flag.

    • @shining_zvezdy
      @shining_zvezdy Год назад

      Their flag is one of the WORST FLAGS I have ever seen

    • @patlov
      @patlov Год назад +1

      i see you everywhere please go outside

  • @astrohaterade
    @astrohaterade Год назад +3

    You have exquisite taste in pop culture references, sir. Thank you for this informative video.

    • @GardaOrban
      @GardaOrban 9 месяцев назад

      I am the iranian Turkmenbashi as well Turkmenistan is by favor our most invisible neighbor.
      I never heard of news from them. No
      The country's capital Ashghabad i. No nothing. When Ibn Fahlan traveled to Turkmen we know was Niyazov. Very happy you've transitioned to I had a Turkmen friend in Turkey and your culture, language, warm people just for a more broad audience. Just subscribed and look forward to future videos! But that's about it. It's like being next to a sealess bithcy.

  • @RostamBahadur
    @RostamBahadur 10 месяцев назад +5

    I'm from Afghanistan, southern neighbor of Turkmenistan and literally never heard anything about Turkmenistan.

  • @bobanddave2008
    @bobanddave2008 2 года назад +14

    Very cool video guy, really like your style and delivery. Keep up the good work!

  • @travis7099
    @travis7099 2 года назад +148

    Great first two videos! Very happy you've transitioned to English for a more broad audience. Just subscribed and look forward to future videos!
    You have a great, easily digestible format to your videos that I believe will do very well, best of luck!

  • @loonytricky
    @loonytricky Год назад

    This is awesome. Good job!

  • @deborahlagarde7182
    @deborahlagarde7182 2 года назад +2

    Thanks! Love seeing vids about nations I know nothing about to learn about them. Hopefully you do the rest of the "stans" (but I've seen vids about Afghanistan history---now THATS an interesting country!)

  • @qwertyguy12345
    @qwertyguy12345 2 года назад +4

    Fantastic video, and well presented - thanks!

  • @darrelwibowo8406
    @darrelwibowo8406 2 года назад +50

    I just found your channel recently and i instantly liked it. Theres so much history that I didnt learn in school so its always interesting to learn this kind of history.

  • @longliveavalon
    @longliveavalon 2 года назад +3

    Hehe nice channel fratello! And what a beautiful flag😲🇹🇲

  • @opopopop6286
    @opopopop6286 2 года назад +1

    I had little idea that BORAT did a spinoff series...good work!

  • @ezio_auditore5425
    @ezio_auditore5425 2 года назад +3

    This channel is criminally under subscribed. Excellent work. #SPQR

  • @latexrope1358
    @latexrope1358 2 года назад +70

    I had heard little bits of Niyazov's insanity in news and panel shows, bit didn't know much more about the country. Thanks for a well made, factual and entertaining video.

  • @hermannrudas
    @hermannrudas 7 месяцев назад

    I live in South America, very far away from this country, but I found really interesting not only the info you've shared but the way in which you did it. Thank you so much.

  • @glenngilbert7389
    @glenngilbert7389 2 года назад +3

    This is a well presented and succinct report by an excellent narrator/presenter. I've never seen him before but he presents extremely well. I'd be interested to know his background

  • @ajvsnajfb484
    @ajvsnajfb484 2 года назад +3

    wow i really love this video. love the mix of humor and real information, thank you good sir

  • @MAACH02
    @MAACH02 2 года назад +3

    Always on point!

  • @ChalkInTheLand
    @ChalkInTheLand Год назад

    Fantastic video. The Simpsons clip you threw in there was genius 😂

  • @williammercer4311
    @williammercer4311 9 месяцев назад +8

    I worked in Asgabat Turkmenistan 4 yrs ago for 3 months, its worse than North Korea ,we had a driver to take us everywhere and to work at the Airport, security was intense ,chaperoned round the city,no photography allowed, secret police everywhere,cameras watching us, 11pm curfew everynight,The Airport is spectacular $3 billion to build it, full of soldiers and police,everytime we arrived there or took off to leave international departure lounge ,there was only me and my workmate ever in there,all beautiful shops open and staffed,but nobody in them, very bizzar place,we was only allowed in with an invitation from the president. I could talk forever about this country, hardly anyone comes in and its own people cant get out.

    • @LeadLeftLeon
      @LeadLeftLeon 7 дней назад

      I was going to say it’s the North Korea of Central Asia

  • @jasonj1161
    @jasonj1161 2 года назад +13

    Totally learned from this video! Taught me something I didn't know as a history buff soooo thanks

  • @dcinput7645
    @dcinput7645 2 года назад +32

    Always been fascinating with Turkmenistan, such detailed video.

  • @tatianahawaii13
    @tatianahawaii13 2 года назад

    Thank you for sharing

  • @ryanjames5866
    @ryanjames5866 2 года назад

    Great video

  • @Fd.777
    @Fd.777 2 года назад +7

    Buona fortuna con questo canale Simone hai fatto anche qua un lavoro di qualità ;)

  • @2econd428
    @2econd428 2 года назад +88

    I’m a Turkmen who grew up there, and just wanted to note that while yes Russian alphabet was not official anymore, we didn’t start using an Arabic like alphabet. Our alphabet looks almost like English with only a few differences. I was born right after turkmenbashy niyazov became president. My parents still struggle writing in modern Turkmen and prefer Russian instead.

    • @vascomanteigas9433
      @vascomanteigas9433 2 года назад +4

      You mean Latin alphabet ?

    • @lostpelican1883
      @lostpelican1883 2 года назад

      Please forgive if this sounds like a rude question. I am very curious to know if Turkmen people are allowed to really have social lives, like how does that work with the police making people ask permissions for even basic travel? How bad is surveillance? How do high school kids have fun? Is it more relax in rural area? I have found Turkmen music I really like so would love to know more about the average Turkmen person

    • @limitess9539
      @limitess9539 2 года назад

      How do you survive on 20 euros a month? How would an old person in pension survive without kids on his miserable pension?

    • @2econd428
      @2econd428 2 года назад +1

      @Cinnamon Lover sheytdimay dos, geñ galdyñmy? lol

    • @Miraihi
      @Miraihi 2 года назад +2

      @@limitess9539 From what I know, central Asian republics, including Turkmenistan, have a robust welfare system that covers all essentials. The main problem is that all the imported goods are crazy expensive.

  • @dalorenzo3266
    @dalorenzo3266 Год назад

    Sei uno spettacolo! Bravo 👏🏼

  • @davidpetersen6694
    @davidpetersen6694 2 года назад +6

    Nice channel. I will enjoy watching your very interesting ideas on each country. Congratulations on 500k on your Italian Channel!

  • @abbabubba
    @abbabubba 2 года назад +20

    Thanks.Learned many things about Turkmenistan today!

  • @rercu6316
    @rercu6316 8 месяцев назад

    great content

  • @harolddburke4726
    @harolddburke4726 2 года назад +5

    I think programs like this video will help people learn more about Turkmenistan . Then it will be more open to the world and economic improvement . I can see the leaders point of calling all the people one people united. That is one good thing the man accomplished for his people. With more schools and Civil Liberties the Nation can experience a new birth.

  • @FlavioCost
    @FlavioCost 2 года назад +3

    Just another great video. Thanks!

  • @pinguofthehill7635
    @pinguofthehill7635 2 года назад +315

    Ahh, a revision of a classic! Do always like this, take the best and the most popular videos of the Italian channel, change them, make them a bit better when needed and then release them on the international channel, in order make the best videos and make grow the channel from its very beginning!

    • @sabersroommate8293
      @sabersroommate8293 2 года назад +3

      Link?

    • @pinguofthehill7635
      @pinguofthehill7635 2 года назад +4

      @@sabersroommate8293 Link of the original video?

    • @conzmoleman
      @conzmoleman 2 года назад

      @@pinguofthehill7635 yes, the italian one, please

    • @pinguofthehill7635
      @pinguofthehill7635 2 года назад

      @@conzmoleman ruclips.net/video/ZgG6L0NSszc/видео.html

    • @tylko4170
      @tylko4170 2 года назад

      @@sabersroommate8293 ruclips.net/video/ZgG6L0NSszc/видео.html

  • @jack24341
    @jack24341 5 месяцев назад +3

    North Korea of Central Asia ❌ North Korea of Turkics ✅

  • @rileyk5228
    @rileyk5228 11 месяцев назад

    Did not expect the entire video to only mention Berdi at the end for a few seconds

  • @jaskapenttila7644
    @jaskapenttila7644 2 года назад +88

    The new Turkmen leader is not only a weight lifter but also a musician and a rally driver.

  • @christophernolen4117
    @christophernolen4117 2 года назад +165

    Great Video! I traveled to Ashgabat in 1999 ( US Army) to provide assistance to the Turkmen Army in their counter narcotics fight against the Taliban who were running heroin through the Turkmen mountains on donkeys in order to fund their war against the then Afghan Government…The Heroin was bound for Iran but the Turkmen didn’t want it coming through their country enroute…The president Turkmenbashi gave us all wrist watches with his picture on it as you displayed…Only cars on the streets back then were taxis…I would go on a morning run and I believe the government was keeping tabs on me like the North Koreans do…I was paranoid so I checked my hotel room for listening devices and cameras…and randomly asked the staff to allow me to change rooms without notice…just in case…Too funny

    • @christophernolen4117
      @christophernolen4117 2 года назад +3

      @@maceleet Hi I’m not sure if your talking about Turkmenistan still? Obviously, me as a regular citizen doesn’t mean anything on the worlds stage..There is a saying in the United States….”We love our country but hate our government” I’m sure you can say the same…political corruption/ ideological stupidity/ bureaucracy….

    • @uttiyadeb7583
      @uttiyadeb7583 2 года назад +2

      @@christophernolen4117 wow! You are from US army. Good to know about your experience in Turkmenistan. Reminds of Rambo movie experience you must have had in such foreign expedition. Love and respect for you.

    • @najmussakib8913
      @najmussakib8913 2 года назад +4

      @@christophernolen4117 In 1999 Taliban were in power. Are you lying or government lied to you?

    • @christophernolen4117
      @christophernolen4117 2 года назад +7

      @@najmussakib8913 so what I should have said was in 1996 the Taliban gained power through the sale of heroin…they continued to sell it as their big source of revenue and the Turkmen Government asked for assistance in interdiction…I oversimplified the statement…

    • @najmussakib8913
      @najmussakib8913 2 года назад +3

      @@christophernolen4117 or the opposite?
      Because when us took control of Afghanistan Opium production gone skyrocket.

  • @gmcmurr15
    @gmcmurr15 2 года назад +11

    This man is the real life version of the movie The Dictator, changing the meaning of all these words and substituting most with his title, crazy.

    • @yourmum69_420
      @yourmum69_420 2 года назад +1

      You know the dictator was based on North Korea which is also a real place, right?

    • @gmcmurr15
      @gmcmurr15 2 года назад

      @@yourmum69_420 really?? No shit lol

  • @me0101001000
    @me0101001000 2 года назад +123

    The reason I know a decent amount about Turkmenistan is because of John Oliver, and my high school geography teacher. And now I know a bit more thanks to you!

  • @Lebensfreude
    @Lebensfreude 2 года назад +8

    Very informative! Thank you!

  • @mravacadoman323
    @mravacadoman323 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you Archer, for teaching me about Gurpgork, long before anyone else did lol

  • @djsonicc
    @djsonicc Год назад +5

    People: *starving *
    Communist leaders: Give them more statues!

  • @RyanPelle
    @RyanPelle 2 года назад +35

    Hi - I’ve just discovered your channel and I really love your maps. Can I ask where you got them from and what software you use for editing them? Thanks:)

  • @kaihtheloner
    @kaihtheloner 2 года назад +143

    Hiya, dunno if you read the comments but I just found your channel today and loved this informative piece on Turkmenistan. A small request - Could you please add English subtitles to your videos? Don't get me wrong, I'm a non-native English speaker from Asia and just understanding English is hard enough for me. Though I'm not claiming to speak for the vast majority of non-native English speakers from Asia, I would appreicate it if your video could have subtitles (or closed captions, I guess they're called?). Thank you

    • @mehrcat1
      @mehrcat1 Год назад +5

      Beneath the screen, on the right side, there are 3 dots in a line, beside the SAVE button. When you click on the 3 dots you'll see Report and Show Transcript. Click on SHOW TRANSCRIPT and the script will appear on the right side of the screen. It's not the same as subtitles but maybe it'll help you.

  • @thorsvenson3530
    @thorsvenson3530 2 года назад +5

    There is a theory that suggests that abundance of natural resources enables dictatorships, because a ruler who gains control of these resources can rule the country using the acquired wealth and does not need to rely on developing the society. There is much truth to this theory, but also Norway exists, so clearly it is only part of the story and local culture plays a dominant role. Anyways thank you for making this video about a very interesting but indeed forgotten country.

  • @peterroberts2104
    @peterroberts2104 Год назад

    Great video, and great place to visit esp Nisa ancient capital of the Parthians and Merv - where the ruins of multiple ancient cities trace human development from the earliest farming communities....fascinating...

  • @marcellof87
    @marcellof87 2 года назад +4

    Ottima scelta di raccontare il tuo sapere in inglese, mitico!!!

  • @miafora7308
    @miafora7308 2 года назад +7

    Informative video. My favourite part was hearing you say “Turkmenbashi” in the Italian accent👍

  • @Alexanster
    @Alexanster Месяц назад

    I would prefer the video without dragged out personal commentary, but otherwise very well done and informative.

  • @DailyKansasNews
    @DailyKansasNews Год назад +7

    Fun Fact: The dot in Kazakh land is actually Russian land. It was leased to Russia as Baikonur. It was used as testing and launching place for space rockets.

  • @thelovertunisia
    @thelovertunisia 2 года назад +10

    Hi greetings from Tunisia. As an Italian, you know as well as I do that here in the Mediterranean world, politics have always been special too!

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub Год назад +1

      "Special" = almost a lost cause. In most of the most beautiful countries politics is unreliable. Italy, Greece, Spain, half the African continent...

    • @thelovertunisia
      @thelovertunisia Год назад +1

      @@FC-hj9ub Yes because people believe in the adage :rules are made to be broken.

  • @markusmitteregger8484
    @markusmitteregger8484 2 года назад +4

    Very underrated video, why does it have only 30k views?

    • @shrimpshrubbery7664
      @shrimpshrubbery7664 2 года назад

      Because when you commented this it has only been up for a few days... duh.

    • @DrakeHunter324
      @DrakeHunter324 2 года назад

      Well, that showed you......1 mil and rising.

    • @markusmitteregger8484
      @markusmitteregger8484 2 года назад

      @@DrakeHunter324 I was here before 1 million!!!!

  • @IqraOnlineTutor
    @IqraOnlineTutor Год назад

    Good info

  • @bletteurbletteur
    @bletteurbletteur Год назад +1

    Great video. Thanks for talking about this unknown but deeply interesting country ! Could you tell me the name of the software you use to animate your maps ? I also intend to do this kind of presentation for a scholar work and i'm desperately seeking for a good one ))

  • @vasandasdevichidambram
    @vasandasdevichidambram 2 года назад +24

    Thank you for the other end of the world story. Please do share the neighbouring countries. Something different for once. Thank you once again. 🇸🇬🙏🏼

    • @ajarofmayonnaise3250
      @ajarofmayonnaise3250 2 года назад

      @Y K lol who are you?

    • @slix1991
      @slix1991 2 года назад

      Ummm it means that he is from indonesia. It is like saying greetings FROM singaphore.

    • @slix1991
      @slix1991 2 года назад

      @Y K my bad I meant indonesia yeah.

    • @youreboichips3872
      @youreboichips3872 2 года назад +1

      @Y K heh he's Singaporean?

    • @youreboichips3872
      @youreboichips3872 2 года назад

      @Y K idk what your talking about lol

  • @thewolf2213
    @thewolf2213 2 года назад +34

    Will you focus on creating new videos or translating past ones? Or both?

    • @novalectiointernational
      @novalectiointernational  2 года назад +50

      For now I'm only translating them. Priority with new videos is still on the Italian channel and all my efforts need to go there

    • @OperatoreDelMiniCalcolatore
      @OperatoreDelMiniCalcolatore 2 года назад +4

      @@novalectiointernational Bravo. Priorizza noi!

    • @TheKitMurkit
      @TheKitMurkit 2 года назад

      @@novalectiointernational you could also fix the error on 8:35 with the Ukrainian Crimea border. It is under the Russian occupation, but it's not a part of it

  • @jemifebriansyah4851
    @jemifebriansyah4851 Год назад

    Ustad ebit memang lembut hatinya
    Semoga saya di karuniai olh ALLAH hati dan kelebihan sprti beliau

  • @kennethsummers2758
    @kennethsummers2758 Год назад +1

    1st time I heard of Turkmenistan.Learn something new everyday.

  • @randomexcessmemories4452
    @randomexcessmemories4452 2 года назад +18

    Fascinating! This is more than I ever knew about Turkmenistan, and I enjoyed the video very much!
    One question: What is that small circle inside Kazakhstan which remained un-highlighted whenever you showed that country? Is it some sort of separatist area?

    • @jeffreyvandenbrink9835
      @jeffreyvandenbrink9835 2 года назад +10

      I assume it concerns Baikonur: a small territory with the spacedrome of Baikonur on it in Southern Kazakhstan that is leased to Russia.

  • @petersmythe6462
    @petersmythe6462 2 года назад +157

    I would say the difference here is that North Korea is looking forward. Turkmenistan is looking backward. Right, if you look at the state ideologies of these two countries, they are not particularly similar. And of course the situation regarding minorities is totally different.

    • @jalenthomas4836
      @jalenthomas4836 2 года назад +37

      And you can get out of Turkmenistan

    • @kaiserbissau
      @kaiserbissau 2 года назад +2

      @@jalenthomas4836 u can too in North Korea.

    • @kayzeaza
      @kayzeaza 2 года назад +61

      North Korea doesn’t have an minorities, they all Korean. Plus I would not say North Korea is ‘looking forward’

    • @GoodlyPenguin
      @GoodlyPenguin 2 года назад +55

      @@kayzeaza The only reason why North Korea would look forward is because South Korea is always ahead of them

    • @justinadams7824
      @justinadams7824 2 года назад +1

      @@kayzeaza I think this man is confused 🤔

  • @jraymond1988
    @jraymond1988 Год назад +5

    I read somewhere that Turkmenistan was the 2nd most depressed country, after of course North Korea.

  • @robertbobbypelletreaujr2173
    @robertbobbypelletreaujr2173 2 года назад

    Very interesting.

  • @mykie3158
    @mykie3158 2 года назад +95

    It's odd but very interesting that this topic is not widely discussed or mentioned in the international stage, seeing that the western world pushes for democracy and liberalization, thanks alot for covering this topic, because now I'm grateful that i live in Syria and not Turkmenistan
    All jokes aside i hope for a future where Turkmens are happy in their country.

    • @christchaik8317
      @christchaik8317 2 года назад +4

      Syrian people are hard to control. For any dictatorship to survive, it has to always give something back to the people.

    • @a.a.6789
      @a.a.6789 2 года назад +4

      Meh the as*d family still treat the country like their property and basically teach from a young age to worship his comradeness, the videos coming out from some schools are insane, I hope Syria won't witness his son taking over.

    • @a.a.6789
      @a.a.6789 2 года назад +1

      @@christchaik8317 All people are hard to control, these poor people were simply even more beaten down and surrounded by other dictatorships that will protect the status quo no matter what so they don't get overthrown, like the uae s*udi sabotaging the uprisings in 2011 but all of their times will come and (hopefully) democracy will take hold and every single country won't be either a US or Iranian colony...

    • @mykie3158
      @mykie3158 2 года назад +5

      @@a.a.6789 Even worse, in late 2019 when Aleppo was liberated from terrorist organizations the SAA looted the homes what were in the battle field, I'd witnessed trucks full of loot being carried infront of the public, not even the floor remained and I'm not even exaggerating, it goes to show that countries and governments come and go but the people remain, and it's only they suffer the consequences.

    • @mykie3158
      @mykie3158 2 года назад

      @@christchaik8317 it's only natural to appear hard to control because we've been subjugated for thousands of years and still are, I'd even say that the public could've been more violent in the span of the crisis had there not been extensive propaganda set up since the 70's, so no i think hard to control isn't the right word but the right is we're so fed up and we want a change of pace for once.

  • @ayszhang
    @ayszhang 2 года назад +74

    8:08 This is not rly a big deal imo. The "old" Turkmen names were just Russian names. It is a bit narcissistic to put himself there though lol. But on the other hand, just because it's official doesn't mean people will actually use it. Idk the linguistic situation in Turkmen, but in KZ very few people use the current official Kazakh names of the months. The Turks in Central Asia never had a strong idea of 12 months in a year

  • @PaZaTz55
    @PaZaTz55 2 года назад

    heavy. thank you.

  • @ahmetg6452
    @ahmetg6452 9 месяцев назад +2

    I am Turkish , who is living abroad over 3 decades. In recent years , I ve met some Turkmen fellows, who for various reasons have achieved to go abroad. They are really in a very bad condition. They can not return back , because they say, if they go back , they will not be able to get out of the country , but also can not apply for asylium in their respective settlement countries , with the fear of bad things happining to their remaining family members in the hands of crual government officials . It is heartbreaking really.

  • @karaaslan7402
    @karaaslan7402 2 года назад +28

    I love you my Turkmen brothers! I had a Turkmen friend in Turkey and your culture, language, warm people just amaze me! I will definitely visit my brothers in Turkmenistan, our people who stayed in homeland Turkistan!

    • @Helmuesi911
      @Helmuesi911 2 года назад

      Yes! ... Yes! Long live Turkey 🦃

    • @fettjagtharald2883
      @fettjagtharald2883 2 года назад +8

      @@Helmuesi911 🏊‍♂️

    • @guzelataroach4450
      @guzelataroach4450 2 года назад +1

      Central asia is ancient indoeuropean land, we lived there before turks , your homeland is mongolia

    • @karaaslan7402
      @karaaslan7402 2 года назад +6

      @@guzelataroach4450 It is west-south Central Asia (Today's Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan etc.), Not all Central Asia was indo eu. wtf? Btw if you are not tajic, you cannot say "we" because indo-european is not a race. It is just a language family like Altai Language family

    • @baysungur6827
      @baysungur6827 2 года назад +1

      @@guzelataroach4450 And before europeans came to america, it was populated by non-europeans natived who were genocided by maniac europeans

  • @shark753ac7
    @shark753ac7 2 года назад +125

    Ciao Simone, grande qualità del video anche in inglese. Se posso permettermi di darti un consiglio, io fossi in te aggiungerei i sottotitoli in inglese nei tuoi video sul canale in Italiano una volta raggiunto un certo numero di iscritti anche qui, così da "raddoppiare" i contenuti per gli stranieri.

    • @michelepetrocchi
      @michelepetrocchi 2 года назад +9

      Io comincierei ad aggiungerli comunque.
      Potrebbe essere un modo per aumentare gli iscritti su questo canale.

    • @momimio
      @momimio 2 года назад +2

      Se non sbaglio c’è la possibilità di abilitare i sottotitoli automatici in inglese. Sono abbastanza precisi e comprensibili.

    • @roadofnaples
      @roadofnaples 2 года назад +5

      credo che il suo obiettivo sia quello di tradurre completamente i vecchi video dall'italiano e ripostarli qui (quindi con anche le grafiche e la voce tradotta),i sottotitoli sul canale italiano perderebbero di senso

    • @ilpatriota8241
      @ilpatriota8241 2 года назад +10

      In reltà sarebbe corretto mettere i sottotitoli in inglese nel canale anglofono e i sottotitoli in italiano (ma anche in inglese e nelle prcinipali lingue) in quello italiano (che è quello principale) ... perchè i sottotitoli di solito si mettono anche per le tantissime persone sorde che ci sono oltre che per chi non conosce una certa lingua

    • @stavros333
      @stavros333 2 года назад

      BO YHVH
      GOD COME FREE BETH ISRAEL
      FREE OUR JEWISH BROTHERS
      I STAND WITH ISRAEL
      BARUCH ATA ADONAI
      Come GOD
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