Oguzhan Presidential Palace

Oguzhan Palace
Oguz han köşgi (Turkmen)
Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev, with the president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, at the Palace in 2018.
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General information
LocationAshgabat, Turkmenistan
Current tenantsSerdar Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan
Construction started2008
Completed2011[1]
Opening18 May 2011
OwnerPresidential Administration, Government of Turkmenistan
Design and construction
Main contractorBouygues[2]

Oguzhan Palace (Turkmen: Oguz han köşgi) is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of Turkmenistan, located on Independence Square in the capital city of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. It has been the site of the presidential headquarters and home of the president of Turkmenistan since the late 1990s. President Saparmyrat Nyýazow lived in the palace from 1997 until his death in 2006, where he also died. The new building was built in May 2011,[3] replacing the smaller Türkmenbaşy Palace located nearby.[4][5]

The palace is part of a larger complex also containing the Prezident Köşgi ('Presidential Palace') which is on the west side of the complex bordered by the Independence Square. The complex is bordered on the north by Köşk Köçesi ('Palace Street', former Karl Marx Street) and on the south by Galkynyş Köçesi ('Renaissance Street'). This street runs all the way to the southeastern tip of the complex bordering Galkynyş meýdany ('Renaissançe Square'). On the east it is bordered by the Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy Street.