Turkmenistan celebrates National Flag Day

Turkmenistan celebrates the National Flag Day today. In this regard, February 19 is announced as a non-working day in the country. National Flag Day has been marked today by festive celebrations.

"The National Flag Day is a significant date," Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said.

The Turkmen flag has a green background with a vertical red and burgundy stripe, five national carpet patterns, a white crescent and five stars on it.

The green color symbolizes the unity of time, life and land. The crescent represents a clear sky and white five-pointed stars are the symbol of the five regions of Turkmenistan.