Turkmenistan is marking the Day of Revival, Unity and Poetry of Makhtumkuli Fragi today. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a decree pardoning convicts. This includes amnesty for 987 Turkmen and 35 foreign citizens, Trend reports.
Related institutions were ordered to make sure the pardoned citizens are released and return home to their families. Berdimuhamedov added that they can repent their guilt by helping the country prosper. Regional and district authorities were ordered to provide the pardoned convicts with jobs.
Makhtumkuli (nicknamed Fragi) was a notorious Turkmen poet of classic literature and a thinker. He lived from roughly the 1730s to the 1780s. Over 10,000 lines of his verses have been discovered so far, many of them have been translated into Russian. Turkmenistan is marking the Day of National Revival and Unity. Fragi will be commemorated on May 19. Saparmurat Niyazov combined the two holidays into one.
