The winners of the "Zenan—Zeminiň zynaty" creative competition were awarded

The awards ceremony for the winners of the "Zenan—Zeminiň zynaty" creative competition was held at the Center for Public Organizations in Ashgabat. The competition was announced by the editorial board of the newspaper "Türkmenistan" jointly with the National Center of Trade Unions of Turkmenistan and the Central Council of the Women's Union to celebrate the declaration of 2026 as the Year of “Independent neutral Turkmenistan — the homeland of purposeful winged horses” and the 35th anniversary of the country's independence.

According to the decision of the jury of the competition, the main prize was awarded to the Honored Cultural Figure of Turkmenistan, poetess Oguljemal Charyyeva and the special correspondent of the magazine "Zenan kalby" Keyik Umarova, the first place was taken by a serviceman of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan, Major Aknur Rozyyeva, an English teacher of the Pedagogical College named after Beki Seytakov Maksuda Toryayeva, a postgraduate student of the Institute of Language, Literature and National Manuscripts named after Magtymguly of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan Aysenem Gurbanova, the second place - a researcher at the Institute of Language, Literature and National Manuscripts named after Magtymguly of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan Nurgozel Saparova, a teacher of secondary school No. 24 of the Charjev etrap Mahym Rozyyeva, a teacher of secondary school No. 5 named after Anna Garayev of the Kaka etrap Gulzada Govshudova, the third place - a teacher of specialized secondary school No. 46 of the Ak bugdaý etrap Mayagozel Saparmuhammedova, senior correspondent for the Vatan newspaper, Mahym Begliyeva, and primary school teacher at Secondary School No. 15 in the Bereket etrap, Jänegül Gurbanova.

The winners were presented with certificates of honor and gifts.

Source: "Türkmenistan" newspaper