Turkmenistan’s first president Saparmurat Niyazov was far from a humble man – in addition to crowning himself “Turkimbashi” (or father of all Turkmen), he also named a month after himself. After Niyazov passed away in 2006, the new president, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, promised to move the formerly isolated Central Asian nation closer to the world community, which makes his most recent decision a bit odd.
Berdymukhamedov announced this week a plan to build the country’s tallest tower, a 607-foot tower that will be a monument to Niyazov, crowned with a golden statue of the man himself that will rotate to meet the rays of the sun. Berdymukhamedov said that the tower would be a symbol of transition.
While currently a poor nation, Turkmenistan is believed to hold vast reserves of natural gas.
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