Oguzkhan Presidential Palace

Oguzkhan Palace (Turkmen: Oguz han köşk, Огуз хан көшк) is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Turkmenistan, located on Independence Square in the capital city of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. It has been the presidential headquarters and home of the president of Turkmenistan for many years. President Saparmurat Niyazov, who styled himself Türkmenbaşy, and for whom it is named, lived in the palace between 1997 and his death in 2006. The new building was built in May 2011,[3] instead of the old, a little Türkmenbaşy Palace located nearby.[4][5]

Oguzkhan Palace
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the Palace in 2018.
General information
LocationAshgabat, Turkmenistan
Current tenantsGurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, President of Turkmenistan
Construction started1996
Completed1997[1]
Design and construction
Main contractorBouygues[2]

The Palace is part of a larger complex also containing the Prezident Kozgy (Presidential Palace) which is on the west side of the complex bordered by the Independence Square. The complex is bordered on the north by the Karl Marx Street and the south by Galkynysh Street. This street runs all the way to the south eastern tip of the complex bordering Galkynysh Square. On the east it is bordered by the Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy street.

Turkmenbashi Palace
The main ceremonial hall of the palace used for the welcoming ceremonies of foreign leaders.

French construction firm Bouygues built the presidential palace in 1997 for the first President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov. The original presidential palace was once notable for its flamboyant appearance, but it was subsequently overshadowed in architectural stature by large buildings in oil-rich Kazakhstan, and even impoverished Tajikistan.

Evolution
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow at the gates to the palace.

It was built by the French construction firm Bouygues. Construction began in 2008, ended May 18, 2011. The same day, the first of his master became the second President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.[6] President of Turkmenistan attended the opening.[7][8][9] The cost of a new palace $250 million.[10]

Halls of the palace

In the central hall of the palace held the ceremony of welcoming, the "Golden Hall" is designed for bilateral talks at the highest level in a narrow range. Hall "Gorkut Ata" designed for the talks the. Hall "Sejuk Khan" is the site of the signing of bilateral agreements and intergovernmental agreements. In the hall "Bayram Khan" after talks at the highest level, are press conferences and briefings for representatives of leading media and international news agencies. Hall "Magtymguly" is designed for a variety of meetings and cultural events.[11][12]

Numismatics
  • 10,000 manat (1998)
  • 10,000 manat (2005)
  • 1,000 manat (2005)
  • 5,000 manat (2005)
  • 100 manat (2009)

References
  1. DECOUVRIR L’HISTOIRE
  2. Bouygues wins construction contracts in Turkmenistan
  3. President of Turkmenistan inaugurates new residence – Palace Complex “Oguzkhan”
  4. Presidential palace complex “Oguzkhan” to be inaugurated on May 18
  5. Oil cash helps Turkmenistan turn capital into marble marvel
  6. В Туркменистане отмечают День возрождения, единства и поэзии Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Аркадаг справил новоселье и отныне обитает во Дворце имени Огузхана
  8. Turkmenistan: Open Letter to President Berdymukhadmedov regarding ongoing expropriation and demolition of homes in Ashgabat and the surrounding Akhal region
  9. Turkmenistan rebuilds capital into marble 'white city'
  10. Turkmen leader inaugurates new golden-domed palace
  11. Лучшие школьники Ашхабада стали гостями Президентского дворца «Огузхан»
  12. Счастливое поколение суверенного государства

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