Watan Habarlary

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Watan Habarlary
Country Turkmenistan
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Affiliates Turkmen government
Programming
Language(s) Turkmen
Ownership
Owner Turkmenistan
Links
Webcast YouTube channel
Website https://turkmenistan.gov.tm/tk

Watan Harbalary, also referred to as Watan is a state-run Turkmenistani national television news program. [1]

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Schedule

It is broadcast on three television channels simultaneously at the end of the day. [2] [3]

Programming

The programming is pro-state and aligns with the viewpoint of the Turkmen government and the ruling family. [4] It airs footage showing ex-President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov shooting guns, [5] drifting in cars, [6] or riding horses. [7] He is often referred to as "mähriban we gahryman Arkadag", meaning dear and hero Arkadag. The program has been accused of censorship in the form of copyright strikes on western news channels [6] republishing its footage, as well as helping create a cult of personality around Berdimuhamedov. [8]

It uses a YouTube channel to publish news programs to embed into state websites. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Turkmenistan parades latest military equipment". janes.com. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  2. ↑ "A day watching Turkmen television". openDemocracy. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  3. ↑ Morton, Elise. "Turkmenistan looks to lure viewers with self-sustaining national TV". New East Digital Archive. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  4. ↑ Pannier, Bruce (2020-09-19). "Turkmenistan Increases Crackdown On Internet Access As Living Standards Continue Downward Spiral". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  5. ↑ "Turkmenistan: Son of a gunslinger | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  6. 1 2 "Eurasianet makes progress with YouTube, scores small victory against authoritarian censor | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  7. ↑ "Turkmenistan President Berdymukhamedov reappears after death rumours". 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  8. ↑ Yazliyeva, Oguljamal (2020). "Dynamics of the Media System in Post-Soviet Turkmenistan". Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics. 14 (1) – via Sciendo.
  9. ↑ Eckel, Mike (2021-10-13). "YouTube Blocks Channel Of U.S. News Group After Complaints From Turkmen State Media". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
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