Comments on: The end of Tolkuchka? http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:01:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Global Voices Online » Turkmenistan: Old-Type Markets To Be Closed http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36781 Global Voices Online » Turkmenistan: Old-Type Markets To Be Closed Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:11:15 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36781 [...] considers reports that open-air market in Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan, is to be replaced with [...] […] considers reports that open-air market in Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan, is to be replaced with […]

]]> By: shihgiz http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36769 shihgiz Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:32:41 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36769 abdulgamid, i wouldnt exaggerate as to label these pictures up to the national geographic level :) however, they are nice, and they do bring that sense of home and positivity, so thanks for taking them! abdulgamid, i wouldnt exaggerate as to label these pictures up to the national geographic level :) however, they are nice, and they do bring that sense of home and positivity, so thanks for taking them!

]]> By: shihgiz http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36768 shihgiz Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:29:51 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36768 The idea of constructing a new trade site is quite tempting, yet I am a bit confused as to how the government is going to approach the relocation of all the sellers in the market. Most of them are ancestral traders from remote areas that are not used to the new ways of trading/selling/being. Plus, that Turkmen market is unique with anchored traditonal cultural significance to it, one of the oldest in the world. It is with excitement that I go to fight my way through the dust and sand once a year, to finally find that perfect piece of antique turkmen jewelry, or that perfect "basslykly haly", on a sunny turkmen morning. The essence to it will be gone...you can find modernized supermarkets and trade centers anywhere you go in the world, but you will never find another talkuchka... sigh* to the government for not being able to preserve the very few cultural significanes we have. The idea of constructing a new trade site is quite tempting, yet I am a bit confused as to how the government is going to approach the relocation of all the sellers in the market. Most of them are ancestral traders from remote areas that are not used to the new ways of trading/selling/being.

Plus, that Turkmen market is unique with anchored traditonal cultural significance to it, one of the oldest in the world.
It is with excitement that I go to fight my way through the dust and sand once a year, to finally find that perfect piece of antique turkmen jewelry, or that perfect “basslykly haly”, on a sunny turkmen morning. The essence to it will be gone…you can find modernized supermarkets and trade centers anywhere you go in the world, but you will never find another talkuchka…
sigh* to the government for not being able to preserve the very few cultural significanes we have.

]]> By: Tarakkiyot http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36766 Tarakkiyot Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:08:49 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36766 Also, a walking woman in the second pic is buying meat in the third picture. There is no comparison to our fresh and halal meat......I miss so much....I am not even talking about melons..... Also, a walking woman in the second pic is buying meat in the third picture. There is no comparison to our fresh and halal meat……I miss so much….I am not even talking about melons…..

]]> By: Tarakkiyot http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36765 Tarakkiyot Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:06:14 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36765 Thanks for the photos. I think the butcher is wearing a do'ppi, but it is not very visible. Thanks for the photos. I think the butcher is wearing a do’ppi, but it is not very visible.

]]> By: Eziz Turkmen http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36761 Eziz Turkmen Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:49:51 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36761 its a nice place and certainly a social part of out culture. but i would prefer somewhere less crowded, cleaner and where you dont have to worry about quality of things you buy. i dont know, maybe its just me... Nice photos, respect :) its a nice place and certainly a social part of out culture. but i would prefer somewhere less crowded, cleaner and where you dont have to worry about quality of things you buy. i dont know, maybe its just me…
Nice photos, respect :)

]]> By: Abdulgamid http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36756 Abdulgamid Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:48:37 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2008/04/06/the-end-of-tolkuchka/#comment-36756 Absolutely amazing photos! The "National Geographic" level. Respect. Absolutely amazing photos! The “National Geographic” level. Respect.

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