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The motto and symbol of 2026 have been determined in Turkmenistan

Today, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov chaired a comprehensive meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Security Council. The meeting was also attended by the mayors of the regions and the city of Ashgabat. This was reported by the "Watan" news program.

At the meeting, the floor was first given to the Speaker of the Parliament of Turkmenistan, D. Gulmanov. The Speaker of the National Parliament reported on the results of the work carried out to determine the motto and symbol of 2026. As noted, based on the wisdom of the National Leader of the Turkmen people that the coming Year of the Horse is of special importance, that Akhal-Teke horses have a great place in the centuries-old history of the Turkmen people, and in order to celebrate the achievements of the sovereign Motherland, which is confidently advancing to the heights of development with the help of the horse, under the wise leadership of the Head of State, in all areas, based on the proposals received from people's representatives, large public associations, labor groups and citizens, the Resolution of the Parliament on naming the year 2026 the Year of the Horse was read out.

In accordance with the Resolution of the Mejlis, the year 2026 was declared "Independent, Eternal Neutral Turkmenistan - the Homeland of the Brave Horse-Murad."

Addressing the participants of the meeting, the President of Turkmenistan noted that in order to modernize each year, a slogan of the year is announced and a symbol is adopted. In this regard, the Head of State said that the members of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, together with the people, propose a slogan and symbol for the coming year, and, supporting this proposal, announced the slogan for 2026 as “Independent, Eternally Neutral Turkmenistan - the Land of the Brave and Brave Horse-Myrad”.

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Feb 26 2026
The winners of the “AI Solutions” student hackathon have been announced in Turkmenistan

The Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics of Turkmenistan summarized the results of the national student hackathon "AI Solutions" and announced the winners. The competition took place on February 21 at the "Sanly Çözgüt - IT meýdança" business association, which operates under the Institute. Sixteen student teams participated—one from each university, according to "Turkmenistan: Golden Age." The first place was won by teams from the Institute of Engineering, Technical and Transport Communications of Turkmenistan, the Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan, and the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International University of Oil and Gas. The second place was won by teams from the International University for Humanities and Development, the Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering, and the Magtymguly Turkmen State University. Third place was awarded to teams from the Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management, the Turkmen Agricultural University named after S.A. Niyazov, the Dovletmammet Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages, and the State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan. The winners received diplomas and commemorative gifts from the host university. Six teams from several other universities across the country received incentive prizes. Hackathon participants competed in developing IT products using artificial intelligence, specifically testing systems capable of generating questions based on user categories and evaluating results based on the answers received. The effectiveness and performance of the participants' innovative solutions were assessed by a panel of experts, including university professors of IT disciplines and invited experts in the field.