Türkmenbaşy

Türkmenbaşy (Cyrillic: Түркменбашы, Turkmen pronunciation: [tyɾkmenbaˈʃɯ], 1992-1993: Tvrkmenbashx, 1993-1995: Türkmenba¢y), or Turkmenbashi in Anglicised spelling, literally "Head Turkmen" or "Head of the Turkmen," is a term coined by Saparmurat Niyazov that was used in several contexts:

• A title Niyazov bestowed upon himself during his lifetime term as President of Turkmenistan from 1991 to 2006
• The name of several cities in Turkmenistan renamed by Niyazov, the largest of which is Türkmenbaşy, Balkan Province, formerly known by the Russian name Krasnovodsk, along with the Türkmenbaşy Bay where the city lies.
• The Turkmen name for the month of January, renamed by Niyazov in 2002; see Renaming of Turkmen months and days of week, 2002.

Places

• Türkmenbaşı Nature Park, a protected area (established in 1998 in honour of Saparmurat Niyazov of Turkmenistan) in Istanbul, Turkey
• Turkmenbashi International Airport, an airport in Turkmenistan
• Turkmenbashi International Seaport, the main passenger harbour and cargo port in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, known until 1993 as Krasnovodsk, a city on the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşy District, a district of Balkan Province in Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşy Gulf, a bay of the Caspian Sea in the coast of Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque, a mosque in Gypjak village of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan