Inside Awaza, Turkmenistan’s extravagant and empty tourist resort — in photos
Empire state of mind: the legacy of the Russian Revolution in Central Asia
From Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan, this Insta account gives you a daily slice of life in Central Asia
Turkmenistan’s president performs self-penned musical ode to his favourite horse
This London start-up is backing real Central Asian design
Inside the idyllic but deserted ‘American’ suburb on the edge of Ashgabat
Letter from Ashgabat: reclusive Turkmenistan reluctantly opens its doors to the world
Kazakh feminist activist fined for photoshoot
Turkmenistan’s Bronze Age treasures travel abroad for the first time
Stranger than fiction: sorting the real from the fake in the bizarre media world of Turkmenistan
You looking at me? 21 portrait photographers from the new east you must see
Red route: following the new 1833km gas pipeline from China to Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan bans ‘unlucky’ black cars
Ashgabat residents enjoy sober end to summer
Enjoy this holiday hit from Turkmenistan’s president
The whole hog: nothing is off the menu in the market stalls of the new east
Turkmenistan looks to lure viewers with self-sustaining national TV
Number of Stalin fans in Russia has tripled since 1990, new survey suggests
Architecture gone wild: the 12 most insanely great contemporary buildings of the New East
