Incumbents

Events

12 February – in the Turkmenistani presidential election, 2017, president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov was re-elected, winning about 97% of the votes.^[1]
17-27 September – scheduled date for the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, to be hosted in Ashgabat

^ "Turkmenistan Leader Remains in Power". Voice of America. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

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