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Turkmen Journalist Wins First Place at “Caspian Without Borders” International Media Contest
Muhammet Bekgiev, a journalist representing the newspaper Turkmenistan, secured first place in the international media competition Caspian Without Borders in the category "Discovering the Caspian Countries." His winning work, titled “The Path of Abai, or the Teachings of the Kazakh Thinker in Today’s World,” received high praise from the jury.
Bekgiev is also a laureate of the TURKSOY festival-competition.
Other Turkmen media representatives also performed well. Ilaman Churiev (Turkmenistan newspaper) took second place in the "PhotoCaspian" category for a series of photos showcasing the flora and fauna of Ashgabat and environmental education efforts.
The jury’s special prize was awarded to Vagif Samedov (CentralAsia.news) for his article “Circus Art Enriches Turkmen Culture.”
The awards ceremony took place at the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theatre as part of the 10th Caspian Media Forum.
More than 120 submissions were received for this year's competition, which included five categories: “PhotoCaspian,” “Fresh Perspective,” “Man and the Sea,” “Discovering the Caspian Countries,” and “Caspian — Territory of Health.”
The Grand Prix was awarded to Anastasia Kuznetsova of GTRK Lotus for her feature “Caspian Robinson”, covering the expedition of renowned oceanologist Pyotr Bukharytsin to Ukatny Island in the northern Caspian.
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A solemn opening ceremony of a new water treatment facility with a desalination unit took place in the Esenguly etrap of Balkan velayat. The facility's design capacity is 20 thousand cubic meters of drinking water per day, reports the newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan."
The facility was built on the order of the capital construction department of the Balkan velayat khyakimlik by specialists from the Economic Society "Hossarlyk." The commissioning of the facility is timed to the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality.
The opening ceremony was attended by responsible officials from the velayat and etrap khyakimliks, honored elders of Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of the association "Balkanwelaýatagyzsuw."
As part of the solemn event, participants enjoyed performances by cultural and artistic figures with a concert and dance program.
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