Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan

The Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ylymlar akademiýasy) is a state body in Turkmenistan founded in 1951, which is responsible for the implementation of Turkmen scientific and technical policy.[1] The academy was closed under president Saparmurat Niyazov and reopened by his successor, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.

Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan
Türkmenistanyň Ylymlar akademiýasy
Other name
Turkmen Academy of Sciences
Former name
Academy of Sciences of the Turkmen SSR
Established1951
PresidentSapardurdy Toylyev
Location
Ashgabat
Websitehttp://www.science.gov.tm/en/

Structure

The academy has three departments:[2]

  • Humanitarian and economic sciences
  • Physical and mathematical, chemical, geological and engineering sciences
  • Medical, biological and agricultural sciences

History

Its lineage dates back to the Turkmen Scientific Commission, founded in 1922. It would later become the State Academic Council, under the People's Commissariat of Education and then the Turkmen Scientific Research Institute. In March 1936, by resolution of the Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, it was reduced to the Institute of History and Language and Literature. In 1940, the foundation of the Turkmen Academy of Sciences took place. By 1945, thirty-five Turkmens are among the researchers. The present academy established in June 1951. By 1986, he academy has 15 research institutions. In the summer of 1998, the academy came under the direct control of the President of Turkmenistan.

2009 revival

With the revival of the academy in 2009 the structure of science and research in Turkmenistan changed, reflecting reforms initiated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. With the new structure of the academy, research is centralized. The academy was restored according to presidential resolution number 10458 dated June 12, 2009, "About questions of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan". According to the resolution, 11 institutes and three organisations serving the science sector were moved: the library, the printing house and the Ylym publishing house. By a decree of President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in January 2019, the government will gradually end state funding of Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, which will be phased out over three years.[3]

Directors

Academy directors until 1998 were:

  • B. Keller (1940)
  • Dmitry Nalivkin (1946–51)
  • Tagan Berdyev (1951–56)
  • Geldy Charyev (1956–59)[4]
  • Shadzhe Batyrs (1959–65)
  • Pigam Azimov (1966–75)
  • Agajan Babaev (1975–86)
  • Orazgeldy Ovezgeldyev (1986–88)
  • Agajan Babaev (1989–93)
  • Agamamed Hojamuhammedov (1993–98)
  • Gurbanmyrat Mezilov (2010—2016)[5]
  • Meret Ashyrbaev (2016—2018)
  • Sapardurdy Toylyev (since 2018)[6]

References
  1. Большая советская энциклопедия : [в 30 т.] / гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. — 3-е изд. — М. : Советская энциклопедия, 1969—1978. (рос.)
  2. "Research Structure". Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. "Turkmenistan to cut state funding for science". The Washington Post. 2019-01-30. Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  4. Никитин В. П. Новый центр научной мысли. Открытие Академии Наук Туркменской ССР // Вестник АН СССР, 1951, № 9, стр. 39
  5. "Избран президент Академии Наук Туркменистана". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  6. "МЕЗИЛОВ Гурбанмурад | ЦентрАзия". centrasia.org. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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