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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TDH at a glance

Country: Turkmenistan
Region: Central Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: News agency
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: tdh.gov.tm ↗
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How Crosswire groups TDH

Crosswire groups TDH as Centrist for comparisons within Turkmenistan's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where TDH sits in Turkmenistan's press

TDH is one of 4 outlets tracked in Turkmenistan, and one of 2 news agencies among them — the other being Orient. By outlets tracked, Turkmenistan ranks 30th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 26 of the 51 news agencies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to TDH outside Turkmenistan, starting with Central Asia, are Kazinform (Kazakhstan), UzA (Uzbekistan), 24.kg (Kyrgyzstan) and Asia-Plus (Tajikistan). Opening one of them beside TDH is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.