In the 20th century, the national press had a special place in the Turkish world. The national press, which was published in Turkistan in general and Turkmenistan in particular, which started in 1905, reflects the Turkmen language, literature, culture and history. In a way, the press has a wise quality that sheds light on the period. Between 1925 and 1935, different studies were carried out on the press in the Turkish world. However, in this period, it can be seen that the studies on the press in Soviet Turkmenistan remained at the level of articles. It is possible to divide the studies on the press in this period into several categories in terms of content and method. The most striking of these is the study on the history of printing. Such studies are a separate value in terms of Turkmen press history research and a document in terms of Turkmen history. As a matter of fact, periodical publications in Turkmenistan have a special importance in writing the Turkmen language, literature, civilization and history in the recent period. The publications made by Turkmen intellectuals with different mentalities in this period constitute an important beginning for studies on the history of the Turkmen press. After the second half of the 20th century, valuable scientific studies were carried out on the history of the Turkmen press.

Periodical publications, Turkistan, Soviet Turkmenistan, press studies.