Turkmenistan Independence Day around the world in 2025

Turkmenistan Independence Day around the world in 2025
  How long until Turkmenistan Independence Day?
Turkmenistan Independence Day
  Dates of Turkmenistan Independence Day around the world
2026 TurkmenistanSep 27
Turkmenistan Sun, Sep 27National Holiday
2025 TurkmenistanSep 27
Turkmenistan Sat, Sep 27National Holiday
2024 TurkmenistanSep 27
Turkmenistan Fri, Sep 27National Holiday
2023 TurkmenistanSep 27
Turkmenistan Wed, Sep 27National Holiday
2022 TurkmenistanSep 27
Turkmenistan Tue, Sep 27National Holiday
  Summary

Marks Turkmenistan's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991

When is Turkmenistan Independence Day?

Independence Day is a public holiday in Turkmenistan, observed on September 27th.

This national holiday commemorates independence from the USSR in 1991.

History of Turkmenistan Independence Day

Turkmenistan is the southernmost state in Central Asia and the second largest.

Throughout its history, the region has been conquered by such notable figures as Cyrus the Great, Alexander the Great and Ghengis Khan. The Turkmen people first arrived in the area in about the 10th century, though there is some debate as to where they came from.

Turkmens first came under the gaze of the Russian Empire in the late 18th century, but resistance wasn't finally broken until the Battle of Gök-Tepe (now Gökdepe) in 1881, after which the area of present-day Turkmenistan incorporated into Russian Turkestan.

After the Russian revolution, Turkmenistan formed part of the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR) in 1921, becoming a constituent republic of the USSR in 1925.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the Turkmen Communist Party supported the failed coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, but declared independence on October 27th 1991.

October or September?

In a review of public holidays in Turkmenistan in 2017, it was announced that Independence Day would move from October 27th to September 27th.

This change was made so that Independence Day would mark the final day of the 10-day Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) that were held in Turkmenistan in 2017. The holiday will remain on September 27th in subsequent years to remind people of the country's achievements at the games.

The change also reduced the public holiday to one day, previously there had been two days of public holidays each year on October 27th - 28th to mark Independence.


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