Turkmenization

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Turkmen +‎ -ization

Noun[edit]

Turkmenization (uncountable)

  1. the act or process of Turkmenizing.
    • 2004, Sally Cummings, Power and Change in Central Asia, Routledge, →ISBN:
      Niyazov has stepped up Turkmenization of society, including the introduction of a stringent language law which could alienate both non-Turkmen and Turkmen alike.
    • 2011, Jacob M. Landau, Barbara Kellner-Heinkele, Language Politics in Contemporary Central Asia: National and Ethnic Identity and the Soviet Legacy, I.B.Tauris, →ISBN, page 161:
      Niyazov's Turkmenization project, declaring Turkmenistan the 'home of ethnic Turkmen', left little room for the development of the other ethnies and their languages (IRIN 2005).
    • 2013, Alexei Vassiliev, Central Asia: Political and Economic Challenges in the Post-Soviet Era, Saqi, →ISBN:
      Rapid Turkmenization of the leadership occurred after independence, when Russian-speakers immediately resigned from positions at the head of the Supreme Court, Prosecutor's Office, Committee for People's Control, KGB, Ministry of Internal Affairs, to be replace by Turkmens.
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