Magtymguly International Prize
The Magtymguly International Prize is an award given by Turkmenistan to those who help achieve the aim of Magtymguly, an 18th-century poet: the establishment of an independent Turkmenistan.
Winners include Turkmenistan president-for-life Saparmurat Niyazov, who received the award in 2003 for his books "Blessed Be the Turkmen People” and "Five Epochs of the Spirituality of the Turkmen People."
