Turkmenbashy Quotes

“At the moment of my betrayal to my motherland, to her sacred banner, to Saparmurat Turkmenbashy, let my breath stop.”
― Turkmen poem

“I'm an envoy from heaven on high!
Just laws, sacred spells do I bring
Giving wings to the fold who would fly
and swimsuits to those who would swim.”
― Saparmurat Niyazov

“It is impossible to hide any more of his (Turkmenbashy) pure hypocrisy, the absence of elementary norms of political and diplomatic behavior, the insidiousness and cruelty in relation to the people and the spreading of an atmosphere of fear.”
― Boris Sheikhmuradov

“Some people approached me saying they would like to raise a monument to me like they do in Turkmenistan for Turkmenbashy, I asked, what for? Astana is my memorial.”
― Nursultan Nazarbayev