Turkmen

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
TK
Pronunciation
/ˈtərkˌmɛn/
Category
Regional
Related Field
Language Codes (2 Letters)

Examples in Context

  1. Its closest relatives are Turkish and Turkmen(TK).
  2. He died of a cardiac arrest, Turkmen(TK) state television reported. He was 66.
  3. President Niyazov made the announcement in a speech broadcast on Turkmen(TK) television, which in effect made it a presidential order.
  4. At the same time, there is a desire to help rebuild Afghanistan and provide India ( via Pakistan ) with gas to reduce its reliance on Iranian supplies; so the US has explored Turkmen(TK) gas for the Trans-Afghan pipeline.
  5. The only pipeline route for gas exports out of landlocked central Asia goes through Russia, which doubled the price it paid for Turkmen(TK) gas last year amid growing competition from other buyers.

Other meanings of TK