Turkmenistan Arts

The sparkling of Turkmenistan Culture & Traditions can be seen in the arts of Turkmenistan including the poetry and performances. As the chagatai language was used by Turkmen literature, the poetry of the great Turkmen poets of the 18th century was used this language.

Makhtum kuli, one of the greatest national poets of Turkmenistan was written the poetry which was very similar to Persian. The particular poet is in the form of Sufi philosophical treatises in poetic form. In the developed stages of Turkmen national poetry and its epic traditions, the contributions of Seitnazar Seyidi and Kurbandurdy Zelili were high. Due to annexation of Russian Empire on Central Asian countries, the influence of Sufism as well as Turkmen literature was faded away in the mid 19th century. The traditional dance performances especially in Turkmenistan Festivals were promoted by the state. The troupes of female dancers get rewards and fill the covers of magazines. They also travel to other countries as cultural ambassadors.