As countries throughout the world rethink monuments to notable figures from the past, asking whether they reflect current values, the president of Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most repressive ...

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Who’s a gold boy? The president of Turkmenistan this week unveiled a 19-foot, gold-coated sculpture of his favorite breed of dog on a bustling traffic circle in the Central Asian country’s capital ...

The president of Turkmenistan has unveiled a giant statue to his favorite dog. The 19-foot (6 metre) sculpture, covered entirely in gold leaf, honours the Alabay or Central Asian shepherd, a breed ...

Turkmenistan’s longtime leader has unveiled a giant gilded statue of a dog on a busy traffic circle in the capital Ashgabat. Depicted standing proudly on a plinth, the gold-coated canine is an Alabai, ...