I once worked with a man from there. He said one of the worst things was the almost mind numbing boredom. There is almost quite literally nothing to do, either you’re a laborer, a farmer, a soldier, or a diplomat. He was a low level bureaucrat, signed papers for an hour or so, maybe attended a meeting a couple times a week. Other than that you just sat there in your office doing nothing for hours on end. Then you’d go home, and do nothing.
That _literally_ sounds just like what America is tbh. Nothing to do, no friends, nobody talks, and you can't find work. You're either a farmer, laborer, soldier, or diplomat! XD
@@jarjars3261which one cops shooting unarmed women or mass shootings and i feel the same way so its not a personal problem artard, but keep pretending USA is something to be proud of doofus.. oh no are we getting in the way of NED?
I’m referring to Ashgabat in particular. The population outside the couple of major cities is very sparse. Those who are settled in urban areas are the bored ones.
@@unknownninja4430 The laws are set at the weirdest whims of the leader, like how news anchors were banned from wearing makeup because the leader couldn't tell the difference between when they were wearing it and not. And banning cars in any colour other than pure white. They are -INSANE-
They could really use more songs WITHOUT a metal drummer ngl. It doesn't fit the performances at all, they just stand there like statues and sing like the red army choir. Feels fake and inauthentic still, like NK music is... except for Moranbong.
"Sand in My Pants" has now reached #1 on the Dictator Top 40, replacing the DPRK's irresistible and catchy single "Pyongyang Style (Tractor Factory no. 42 Quota Fulfillment Song)!"
@@MattSuguisAsFondAsEverrr most doesnt sound anything like north korean music though...? a lot of this music is heavily electronic and inspired by metal/edm/musical theatre. NK music is nothing like that whatsoever, its mainly soviet style orchestral marches and ballads, which granted there are a few of in this video, but not the majority.
You think there's a weirdness about these songs. I say that's just how the language is there after having heard songs from other countries in the region. So y'all just not as exposed.
I'd say North Korean TV has better production value than Turkmen TV. The former makes a lot of their own intros whereas the latter relies on what seems to be plenty of stock graphics. The intro for "Ertekiler Dünýäsi" (1:02:25) can fit pretty well on KCTV though, but North Korea can actually make decent cartoons (did you know that American animation companies actually indirectly outsource their work to North Korea through China without those companies knowing?) while what we have here from Turkmenistan is pretty low effort in comparison.
@mjbasl Not that it's bad for TV in the present day to feel like 70s or 80s TV. For me, broadcasting in those days was like a ceremony and where everyone involved played their parts with reverence. TV these days feels much more flashy and in-your-face in comparison.
@@Keeko.8 Because Turkish and Turkmen derive from the same language/ethnic group. Turkish people didn't live all over Anatolia before the Ottomans. They used to all live in the steppe.
The Nordic countries may have high Human Development Indices but they lack the combination of despotism and unlimited natural gas money necessary to build a surreal dreamscape like Ashgabat. Empty high-rises clad in white marble is the pinnacle of human civilization.
Awaza has all them dope resort hotels, too. It's fun to look at on Google Earth. They're so spacious and open, ready for all the tourists* that flock there every year. *If they can even get in, that is. It's [Really] exclusive.
My family’s friend left Turkmenistan as well. She told that the wiretapping was so open that if you told a joke in a conversation over a phone, security officers (usually women) would make themselves known by laughing at the joke.
@@alexnuzniksorry, it autocorrected to Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is pretty light compared to Turkmenistan only if not counting mass shootings in Nukus in 2022 and in Andijan in 2005. Maybe similar things are happening in Turkmenistan, but we won’t know because that’s a closed country.
Time Table <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a> Pirate TV opening <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="23">0:23</a> Mission Objective <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="45">0:45</a> Turkmenistan National Anthem <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="169">2:49</a> Happy Turk Sing-along <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="340">5:40</a> Glory Turkmenistan Sing-along <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="602">10:02</a> Turkmenistan Supreme Sing-along <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="797">13:17</a> Sand in my Pants Sing-along <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="989">16:29</a> Fuzzy Hat Horse Guy Sing-along <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1205">20:05</a> NEWS Update! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2210">36:50</a> MTV Music Special <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3537">58:57</a> Screeching Lady Presents <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="61">1:01</a>:04 Kids Class Time! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="62">1:02</a>:29 Kids Fox Cartoons <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="71">1:11</a>:33 More Fuzzy Hat Horse Guy! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="74">1:14</a>:52 Old Boys Hangout <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="77">1:17</a>:46 National Anthem - Signing off <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="79">1:19</a>:52 The Dreamy Fish Tank
Hi, I am from Turkiye and this channel is also available on our Turksat satellite. I have seen this channel a few times before. I think I understand 50% of the Turkmen language. If I spent a few months in Turkmenistan, I would understand the whole language very easily.
You can do a lot of things as a dictator when there are giant natural gas deposits to finance vanity projects in the capital. The rest of the country is so poor that there were reports of famine during COVID and there is a law prohibiting people to leave the country unless they turn 40 years old, and even then there are many other barriers to leaving the country.
The dude is so crazy he even restricted the colors of cars to force everyone to eventually have only white cars in the capital city, to match the all-white buildings.
*<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3579">59:39</a>* I don't know why, but this totally random freeze frame of the photo of the building was absolutely hilarious to me. As if it's the ''Live building reaction'' of the screeching song.
@@Strix2031 this might be true, but it isnt really the reason why. the reason why its so satisfying and great is because of the combination between the persian/iranic love of heavy synth keyboards and great basslines mixed with the often emotional soviet-inspired chord progressions
I’m curious if all their music praises their regime. As a Korean speaker, I can tell you North Korean music spends the whole time singing about how great Kim Jong Un and Juche are. I wonder if the lyrics for Turkmen music is the same.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="81">1:21</a>:00 i bursted out crying , the emotional intonation of the melodramatic music and the absurdity of the fish's life in the tank was just too much for me to bear
NGL the drummer during the "Fuzzy Hat Horse Guy Sing-along" segment was just absolute perfection. The music though, bangers all around. I guess if you can't wear a beard, wear a fuzzy hat.
Thannnkkk youuuu i have been extremely interested in the dictator ship and i was like man i wish you pirate them! Dude they baned all car colors and even dogs. Also im pretty sure they have a litteral hole to hell. Its going ro be so cool to see this! Thanks
Wait, why did they have a puppy running in the intro if dogs are not allowed? Idk too much about this country, but already the lore sounds interesting, lmao.
I don't know whether Turkmenistan follows dictatorship or not, but their lifestyle is better than any dictator run countries tho. You'll find various travel blogs of Turkmenistan on RU-vid by some tourists and you'll learn pretty well about them. Just because some countries don't allow that much tourists doesn't mean that the people are living worse there.
@@siriveon3549 well there are also people in the comments here who know people from turkmenistan who thought is was horrible to live in, maybe don't follow what a few youtubers videos show you which is likely carefully controlled as to what they are shown themselves
I am turkmen.I font know what your watching but when i visit home, theres a bunch of tv to watch. Theirs football, indian shows, cartoon, news too. And if you buy like fake netflix you get so many shows and movies on demand, and sometimes they have them in english too
The songs in the ‘MTV Music Special’ timestamp of this video are absolutely phenomenally well written and performed. Really great chord progressions, instruments, powerful choir and soloists, especially the old guy. Actually impressive. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2811">46:51</a> is definitely one of the best and most powerful songs here, its really remiscent of Tuvan/Mongolian type music such as the Tuvan national anthem.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="989">16:29</a> wow that's power metal! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2988">49:48</a> power metal again! Also interesting how audio and video do not match at all <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3137">52:17</a> POOOWWEEEERRR MEEETAAAAAALLL the power metal song is Arkadagly Serdarym by Ahmet Orazgulyyew (found it with Shazam O_O)
LOL, the Dictators car in the news segment is just so average, he walks out of his private airplane, a group of unenthusiastic people wave at him and he waves back... Just so akward.
Seen these mad Turkmen channels when i used to use Kodi! Jeez the constant songs in praise of their beloved President, the news (just one constant stream of stuff about the president and his activities inc horse riding, feeding horses, cycling etc etc)....definately the North Korea of central Asia! EDIT: WOW 104 LIKES!!!! Cheers :)
A few positive points about Turkmenistan: 1. Being predominantly muslim and wedged between fundementalist crazy Afghanistan and Iran it is clearly noticeable that the woman have much more freedom and their culture is more diverse (thanks to its Russian colonial history) including diverse music, dancing, and preservation of their pre islamic tribal cultural heritage in every day life. 2. Comparing similar islamic countries it is clear that the dictator (regardless of good or bad) maintains a relatively progressive line to the point where little girls are seen learning on public television (and there are only 2 channels in this country both are fully censored by the regime). 3. If it wasn't for the dictator and the country's communist past you could look at its neighbouring Afghanistan and Iran and clearly see what the alternative would have looked like especially considering that Turkmenistan is an amalgamation of different tribes that for the last 2 millennia throughout history were under the rule of various empires until the formation of independent Turkmenistan in the previous century and we all know what that combination looks like when there is no one to keep the fundamentalist jihadis at bay. Turkmenistan is not perfect but if you had to live there with no other choices you would probably be happy that you live in one of the more progressive islamic countries today.
I mean at this point it's like picking your poison. It's still a poison at the end of the day. But I get it that a woman would probably take this country if the remaining choices were Iran or Afghanistan...
I'd rather live in Iran if I had to pick between the three. Sure its an authoritarian theocracy but its tame compared to Afghanistan. Unlike Turkmenistan, I can still access international media and the internet (so as long as it doesn't criticize the regime). You'll have an easier time leaving Iran than leaving the other two.
While I appreciate your somewhat positive comment about my country, I'd like to clarify a few points. Our religious freedom is more a result of our own mentality and cultural heritage than any external influence. If our so-called "freedom" is attributed to the Russian Empire, then why do not we see the same level of religious freedom in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and other regions that were part of the Empire long before the areas of modern Turkmenistan? Our religious identity is a blend of Zoroastrianism, which we practiced in pre-Islamic times, and Sufism, which tends to be more "open-minded" regarding the "strict" rules of the Islamic religion. There is no need to glorify an Empire that massacred our women and children and referred to us as "zveryata," meaning "animals," as something that shaped our identity. Moreover, the Turkmen have a saying, "Leave your religion, but do not leave your traditions," which is why our tribal affiliations remain stronger than religion to this day.
yup!! it's not just in dictatorships like turkmenistan, so much of the 'middle-east' and central asian music uses a shit ton of amazing heavy synth keyboards. especially caucasus nations like armenia, azerbaijan and also iran. though the chord progressions in these turkmen songs are way better tbh, really unusual for the region, clearly influenced by soviet marches and stuff.
I'm absolutely in love with the news set and long shots of a tiny woman, in green, with lovely plaits sitting in a mint green news studio Really Kubrick-esque stuff!
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="314">5:14</a> gets so incredible with that vaporwave go go late 80s eartly 90s car commercial mossy nissan electric guitar solo.
Love how the whole country has a pretty good soundtrack to it, like a friend that loves that one anime you just can't understand but it has an awesome soundtrack that they listen to ALL the time. North Korea was similar but too stuck in the 1980s, which gets old fast. Seems like Turkmenistan may have had some more western exposure, at least when it comes to music (when you're the dictator of a country you're forcibly keeping the young citizens of within your borders, you need to keep them loyal 😂😅). Also, why the fish at the end??
what makes it weirder than nk: 1. it is not communist anymore yet it still acts like one 2. it is allied with the united states despite having a muslim majority🤔 3. green
There are a lot of muslim majority countries allied with the US, that part is not weird. But they surely love the green and white, with a heavy dose of gold
A dictator that likes musicals and Dream Theater is my kind of dictator! As long as I get some nice exotic cars if I move, $100k USD a month, and no one tries to shoot me, I think I'm all good.
Even when Turkmenistan was part of the USSR, their Communist Party (each Soviet Republic had one) went its own way. Central Asia never de-Stalinized, and it has effected how the successor states present themselves.
Jesus what an absolutely fascinating broadcast. The final montage, with the city footage and electric fish tank billboard with melancholic violins, was one of the coolest accidentally-aesthetic things I've seen in a minute. The whole thing is so surreal it's comical.
I’m curious about something, but it’s the same question for North Korea too. Do they only get a couple of hours of TV broadcast every day and then it’s switched off? Or is it a constant stream of the repeated hour-or-so block like NHKWorld’s news channel?