Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan


The Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, founded in 1951, is the state body responsible for the implementation of Turkmen scientific and technical policy. The academy was closed under president Saparmurat Niyazov and reopened by his successor, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.

Structure

The academy has three departments:
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. G.A. Mezilov is the academy's president.
By a decree of President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in 2019. January, the government will gradually end state funding of Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, it will be phased out in three years.