The Embassy of Türkiye in Turkmenistan held a reception Thursday to mark the 103rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye. Batyr Mammedov, Deputy chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of international organizations and the media, and members of the Turkish community attended the event.
In his address, Turkish Ambassador to Turkmenistan Shener Jebeji highlighted the development of bilateral relations and prospects for expanding trade and economic cooperation. According to Jebeji, Turkish companies have completed more than 1,100 projects in Turkmenistan worth a total of about $56 billion. Jebeji also reaffirmed Ankara’s commitment to the goal set by the presidents of Türkiye and Turkmenistan to increase bilateral trade to $5 billion.
The ambassador also highlighted energy and transport cooperation. He described the start of Turkmen natural gas supplies to Türkiye in 2025 as an important milestone in bilateral relations and confirmed Ankara’s readiness to work with Ashgabat and other partners to develop routes for transporting Turkmen gas through the Caspian region to Türkiye and onward to international markets. Jebeji also emphasized the importance of the 71-point Joint Action Plan signed following the ninth meeting of the Turkmen-Turkish Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in Ashgabat in June 2026.
Batyr Mammedov congratulated Türkiye’s leadership and people on the national holiday on behalf of Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty and National Leader of the Turkmen People. According to him the two countries had built up extensive experience of cooperation over 34 years of diplomatic relations and highlighted opportunities to expand ties in key areas, including the fuel and energy sector, transport and communications, industry, trade and agriculture. He also stressed the importance of humanitarian cooperation in science, education, health care, culture, tourism and sports.
The reception also featured a video address by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marking the 103rd anniversary of the proclamation of the republic. Erdoğan congratulated Turkish citizens on the national holiday and highlighted the republic’s significance for the Turkish people.
The celebration continued with dance performances by students of the Joint Turkmen-Turkish School and musical performances.
Republic Day is observed in Türkiye on Oct. 29 and is one of the country’s most important national holidays. It commemorates the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye in 1923 and the proclamation of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as its first President.
