Türkmenbaşy
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Türkmenbaşy, or Turkmenbashi in westernized spelling, literally "Head of all Turkmens", may refer to:
- Saparmurat Niyazov, who titled himself "Türkmenbaşy" as president of Turkmenistan from 1993 to 2006
- The name of several cities in Turkmenistan renamed after Niyazov, the largest of which is Türkmenbaşy, Balkan Province, formerly known by the Russian name Krasnovodsk.
- The Turkmen name for the month of January since 2002; see Renaming of Turkmen months and days of week, 2002.