2020 in Turkmenistan

Events in the year 2020 in Turkmenistan. Unlike other countries in 2020, Turkmenistan has not significantly been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 24 April 2020, Turkmenistan has still not had any reported cases of COVID-19. However, many experts claim that the virus may be spreading in the country unreported, due to the government's control on information about the virus.[1][2][3]

← 2019 2018 2017 2020 in Turkmenistan → 2021 2022 2023
Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2020 Timeline of Turkmen history

Incumbents

• President: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
• Assembly Speaker: Gülşat Mämmedowa
• Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs: Rasit Meredow

Events

• 31 January – Turkmenistan Airlines announced the suspension of flights to Bangkok and Beijing and took out charter flights of Turkmen citizens there.[4]
• 29 February – Turkmenistan began refusing the entry of citizens from countries affected by the virus.[5]
• 5 March – Three foreign travellers, two of them diplomats of an Arab country, were denied entry when they flew from Almaty, Kazakhstan. Their flight was diverted to Türkmenabat and after arriving at Ashgabat, they were all put on a flight to Istanbul.[5]
• 7 April – World Health Day is celebrated.[1]
• 10 April – An extraordinary summit of the Turkic Council is held.[6]
• 19 April – The Football Federation of Turkmenistan resumed.[7]
• 9 May – A military parade and festive celebrations in honor of the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War Two was held.[8]
• 2 June – Turkmenistan Futsal League resumes.[9]

References

1. Mackinnon, Amy. "Turkmenistan's Secretive Strongman Remains in Denial About the Pandemic". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
2. "COVID-19 oddities: Why does Turkmenistan have zero cases?". www.dental-tribune.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
3. Abdurasulov, Abdujalil (7 April 2020). "Why has this country reported no virus cases?". BBC News. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
4. turkmenportal. "Туркменистан приостанавливает авиарейсы в Бангкок и в Пекин из-за вспышки в Китае коронавируса | Здоровье". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане (in Russian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
5. "No coronavirus cases officially registered in Turkmenistan". m.akipress.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
6. turkmenportal. "Бердымухамедов: «Санитарно-эпидемиологическая ситуация в Туркменистане стабильна и находится под контролем» | Здоровье". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане (in Russian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
7. turkmenportal. "«Копетдаг» ушёл от поражения в матче возобновившегося чемпионата Туркменистана по футболу | Спорт". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане (in Russian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
8. "Turkmenistan to hold mass celebrations of Victory Day amid coronavirus". akipress.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
9. turkmenportal. "2 июня возобновится футзальная лига Туркменистана | Спорт". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане (in Russian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.