Türkmenbaşy

Türkmenbaşy, or Turkmenbashi in anglified spelling, literally "Turkmen Head" or "Head of all Turkmens" is a term coined by Saparmurat Niyazov that was used in several contexts:

• A title Niyazov bestowed upon himself during his lifetime term as President of Turkmenistan from 1991 to 2006

• The name of several cities in Turkmenistan renamed by Niyazov, the largest of which is Türkmenbaşy, Balkan Province, formerly known by the Russian name Krasnovodsk.

• The Turkmen name for the month of January, renamed by Niyazov in 2002; see Renaming of Turkmen months and days of week, 2002.