Think Turkmenistan Is Funny? Think Again

The antics of Turkmenistan’s authoritarian leader, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, have recently been the butt of jokes by Western comedians. But the daily realities in the country are grim – and unlikely to change.

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[lathanjimmi]

Lol I’m from Turkmenistan and everything is true. Our parent Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov is dictator and nobody can help to us

[ahsanali-jsfh]

President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov seems to be the Stalin of Asia

[Tuppoo]

I've met a Turkmen guy, and heard from him that back in the day the Turkmen government made natural gas free. However, apparently almost everything else remained expensive in the isolated country, and the combination created very strange market distortions and failures. For example, people would leave their gas stoves on 24/7, because it was cheaper than using matches to relight the fire.

[jaloliddinqarshiyev]

It's difficult for central Asian countries not be dictatorship because they have two gigantic dictatorship neighbours. At least they can make a little changes if they want but none of these countries are allowed to do something for better by their two brothers. Turkmens can start revolution but with high probability it will end with awful results

[imgonewiththewindfab]

WHY NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT TAJIKISTAN DICTATOR.. HES THE LONGEST RUNNING DICTATOR IN CENTRAL ASIA.

[johnsnow]

I am from Turkmenistan too and I can clearly say that not only the cituzens who live inside of the country suffer from fictatorship and atm, but the students who study abroad also suffer from poverty. As a student we can only get 100 dollars a month and it isnt enough to live wuth that money so we have to work in the evening to make a living and working causes so many problems to our study thats why turkmen students fail from the exams and hated by everyone but iys not our fault, its the fault of f*cking dictator and his insatiable family

[shlomzion]

My dad was born there, but left in 1917, when the Russians invaded.

[menjaevlaYT]

How is amazing the place Awaza
Caspian waves and birds sing it down
Life is so wonderful in motherland
My splending and dazzling Turkmenistan

[alexspoon]

Thank you so much for posting this ❤️❤️❤️ As a Turkmen, it really hurts to see my own country be in such state

[noname_whatsoever]

Horrific stuff. General public awareness in the west of the whole region is appalling.

[cyleimanabdullah]

In my opinion, It is difficult to export Turkmen's gas via west route passing through several counties, of which the right of way of gas pipeline is unlikely to be secured or they may have to pay a high transit fee or toll !

[Itisjustasaganow]

Very informative video, but the music background is to distracting and repetitive

[wannabehistorian]

John Oliver did talk about some of this, actually. It’s just that he’s also extremely memeable.

[billielachatte]

Time for the US to give this country FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY.

[musokortjass]

Everything that Turkmen state media says about his is so kak

[boyar]

he definitely raises the gold bar like no other man i know.

[jeremyemilio]

Johnny sins: finally a worthy opponent!

[nate_kang]

as a non Turkmen, L ratio Turkmenistan IS funny asf bozo

[k.m.]

Thank you very much and please continue exposing the situation in Turkmenistan and other dictatorships.

[ek]

Seeing this video instantly made me think of "Here's Why You're Wrong" by The Onion