TDH
TDH, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan, is the country's official wire service, based in Ashgabat. It publishes presidential decrees, government resolutions and ceremonial coverage of state events in Turkmen, Russian and English. As Turkmenistan permits no independent domestic media, TDH output represents the government's official narrative rather than independent journalism.
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Is TDH left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
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