Turkmenistan

The Resolution on Transition to the New Alphabet of Turkmen Language in Educational Institutions, September 29, 1994, by the President of Turkmenistan secured the transition to the new Turkmen alphabet in primary and secondary schools beginning in the 1995-1996 academic year. The resolution obliged the Ministry of Education, the Publishing Committee, and the Ministry of Trade and Resources to arrange the preparation and publishing of textbooks in the new alphabet. It also obliged the Ministry of Education and the State Professional Training Association (Senet) to start a gradual transition, beginning on January 1, 1996, to the new alphabet in all educational and professional training institutions, giving special attention to the preparation of respective curricula and to the appropriate training of teachers and professors. The Ministry of Economy and Finance are obliged to allocate funds for the program. The overall supervision powers over the program are given to the State organizational Committee, created to implement the program.