# Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan's president is reportedly alive and well, seen performing stunts in a flaming crater, despite rumors of his death. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to extinguish the 'Gates of Hell' crater, which has been burning for [--] years.

### About Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a Central Asian country known for its authoritarian government and unique cultural landscape.  

### Insights
- Turkmenistan creators is up 25.21% from the previous week.
- Turkmenistan engagements is up 172.79% from the previous week.
- Turkmenistan mentions is up 29.34% from the previous week.
- Turkmenistan posts created is up 75.27% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [----------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:turkmenistan/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/turkmenistan/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [----------]  
Daily Average: [---------]  
[--] Week: [----------] +173%  
[--] Month: [----------] -11%  
[--] Months: [-----------] -13%  
[--] Year: [-------------] +86%  
1-Year High: [----------] on 2025-11-11  
1-Year Low: [-------] on 2026-02-02  

Engagements by network (24h):
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### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:turkmenistan/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/turkmenistan/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [-----]  
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [-----] +29%  
[--] Month: [------] -6.10%  
[--] Months: [------] +11%  
[--] Year: [-------] +78%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-07-02  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-02-18  

Mentions by network (24h):
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### Creators: [-----] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:turkmenistan/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/turkmenistan/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Turkmenistan in the last [--] hours which is up 12% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [-----] +25%  
[--] Month: [-----] -9.80%  
[--] Months: [------] +11%  
[--] Year: [------] +69%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-07-02  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-02-22  

The most influential creators that mention Turkmenistan in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                     | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                     | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@beyan.tm](/creator/tiktok/beyan.tm)                       | [--]    | [-------]   | [--]    | [---------]   |
| [@azizphotography](/creator/tiktok/azizphotography)         | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@bayramaliyskiy](/creator/tiktok/bayramaliyskiy)           | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@_gojam_02](/creator/tiktok/_gojam_02)                     | [--]    | [-------]   | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@begli1205](/creator/tiktok/begli1205)                     | [--]    | [-----]     | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@resul_jan](/creator/tiktok/resul_jan)                     | [--]    | [-------]   | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@elmira1484](/creator/tiktok/elmira1484)                   | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@turkmenportal_resmi](/creator/tiktok/turkmenportal_resmi) | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@ufffajykdym](/creator/tiktok/ufffajykdym)                 | [--]    | [-------]   | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@xsdangerlyric](/creator/tiktok/xsdangerlyric)             | [--]   | [------]    | [--]    | [------]      |

[View More](/list/creators/turkmenistan/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 76%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:turkmenistan/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/turkmenistan/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 76%  
Daily Average: 72%  
[--] Week: 73% no change  
[--] Month: 72% -5%  
[--] Months: 72% +2%  
[--] Year: 72% +2%  
1-Year High: 94% on 2025-05-09  
1-Year Low: 4% on 2025-11-11  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Travel and Culture: (40%) Posts exploring the unique aspects of Turkmenistan, its culture, and landscapes.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Authoritarianism and Restrictions: (70%) Content highlighting Turkmenistan's authoritarian regime, restrictions on freedom of expression, and internet controls.
  

### Top Turkmenistan News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov skids around Darvaza Crater in a rally car. CNN Turkmenistans repressive president is alive well and has been driving stunts around a flaming pit nicknamed the Gateway to Hell according to recently released footage following rumors that he had died"  
[News Link](https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/asia/turkmenistan-president-gateway-to-hell-intl) [@CNN](/creator/x/CNN) 2026-01-05T15:43Z 61.1M followers, 458.9K engagements


"For [--] years 'The Gates Of Hell' crater has burned. Now officials want to put it out : NPR NPR's Scott Simon speaks to George Kourounis Royal Canadian Geographical Society's explorer-in-residence about the possible closing of "The Gates of Hell" a natural gas field in Turkmenistan"  
[News Link](https://www.npr.org/2022/01/15/1073331370/for-50-years-the-gates-of-hell-crater-has-burned-now-officials-want-to-put-it-out) [@NPR](/creator/x/NPR) 2026-01-05T15:43Z 7.8M followers, 458.9K engagements


"The worlds worst: Turkmenistan Stalinism in one country"  
[News Link](https://www.economist.com/news/2003/11/20/the-worlds-worst-turkmenistan) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2024-04-30T21:55Z 25.8M followers, 7M engagements


"Turkmenistan finds a novel solution to mass emigration It is simply stopping people from leaving"  
[News Link](https://www.economist.com/asia/2018/07/05/turkmenistan-finds-a-novel-solution-to-mass-emigration) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2024-04-30T21:55Z 25.8M followers, 7M engagements



### Top Turkmenistan Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"@MountainGenera Fucking Turkmenistan but not Iceland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/pdfhoarding/status/2022805386995134755) [@pdfhoarding](/creator/x/pdfhoarding) 2026-02-14T22:49Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Batyr is a house church leader who regularly faces persecution as he travels throughout Turkmenistan to train and encourage leaders and their small congregations. #Turkmenistan #PersecutedChurch #Christian #Pray #VoiceoftheMartyrsCanada"  
[X Link](https://x.com/VOMC/status/2022794483784445978) [@VOMC](/creator/x/VOMC) 2026-02-14T22:06Z 40K followers, [---] engagements


"@JenanEDO Tajikistan and Tunisia yeah (IS-Libya was almost entirely Tunisian and most IS-KP recruits are from Tajikistan) but I've never heard anything abt Turkmenistan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/lRapeJapan/status/2022785301517627453) [@lRapeJapan](/creator/x/lRapeJapan) 2026-02-14T21:29Z [---] followers, 27.8K engagements


"@Thebiglade Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Afghanistan Pakistan Turkmenistan Literally Any country that has Stan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/odirah_cellz/status/2022782956872388971) [@odirah_cellz](/creator/x/odirah_cellz) 2026-02-14T21:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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