Turkmenistan Domestic Developments

Turkmenistan Held Military Maneuvers “Caspii – 2012”
On September 5, Turkmenistan held military exercises “Khazar – 2012” (Caspii – 2012) with the participation of military units and law enforcement agencies, an official Turkmen source said. Nearly all branches of the National Armed Forces participated in the exercises, along with the naval forces of Turkmenistan. Specifically, the artillery, air force, infantry, air defense, and naval units of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan participated, as well as special formations of the Ministry of National Security, and various services and operational units of the Ministry of Defense, the Interior Ministry, and the State Service for Healthy Society Security.

According to the hypothetical scenario, the military and political situation in the Caspian region escalates in the summer of 2012. Turkmenistan, being committed to peaceful resolution, takes a number of measures to ease tensions in the region. As a result, Turkmenistan’s Armed Forces fulfill their combat mission: they reach the maritime boundaries of Turkmenistan, forcing the imaginary enemy to abandon its aggressive intentions. President Berdymukhamedov personally watched the maneuvers.
Sources: trend.az, Turkmenistan.ru  

Heads of Ministry of Interior and Supreme Court Reprimanded
President Berdymukhamedov severely reprimanded the Minister of Interior, Isgender Mulikov, his deputy, Serdar Durdyev, and the Supreme Court Chairman, Amanmyrat Khallyev, for unsatisfactory performance of their official duties. Berdymukhamedov stripped a judge Egemberdi Nuryev of his judicial powers for “committing a misdemeanor incompatible with the high title of a judge.”
Source: trend.az
http://en.trend.az/regions/casia/turkmenistan/2062382.html

Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for economy and finances reprimanded
At a government meeting, President Berdymukhamedov severely reprimanded Deputy Prime Minister Annamuhammet Gochyev, charged with supervising Turkmenistan’s economy and finance, "for unsatisfactory performance of his duties, weakening of control over the activities of the ministries and agencies under his supervision, as well as slow implementation of the ’National Programme of the President of Turkmenistan on Changing Social and Living Conditions in Villages, Towns, Cities, Districts and Regional Centers until 2020.’”
Source: Turkmenistan.ru 

Democrats initiate community work days
To mark the 21st anniversary of national independence (27-28 October), all of Turkmenistan’s regions will hold large-scale community cleanups (subbotniki – mass mobilization of citizens to clean “voluntarily”) on every Saturday in September-October this year, in order to clean and maintain public spaces. A nationwide tree planting event – Yovar (Turkmen name for community work day) – will be also held on October 15. President Berdymukhamedov supported this initiative, suggested by the First Secretary of the Political Council of Turkmenistan’s Democratic Party, Kasymguly Babayev, at a governmental meeting.
Source: Turkmenistan.ru
http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/articles/16638.html

An Earthquake Rocked Turkmenistan
On September 8, Turkmenistan was rocked by an earthquake, reports Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper citing the Russian news agency Interfax. The magnitude reached 5.2. No information about victims or damage was available, said Interfax.
Source: gundogar.org