🇹🇲 The colours of Turkmenistan
2 meanings recorded.
Turkmenistan’s flag is mainly green, with a red stripe featuring carpet patterns, a white crescent, and five white stars. Green is linked to life and tradition, while white stands for the brightness of life. The crescent and stars reflect both the country’s regions and Islamic heritage.
Where no official value is given, the swatch shows the colour family, not the exact shade.
- The five carpet guls represent Turkmenistan’s major tribes.
- Green is linked to banners historically used by Turkmen people.
- The crescent and stars symbolise both Islam and the five regions.
- An olive branch was added to mark permanent neutrality.
- The flag’s green shade was lightened in 2001.
The colours of the flag of Turkmenistan
The flag of Turkmenistan is mostly green, with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side. This stripe holds five carpet guls, which are traditional patterns representing the country’s main tribes. Above the guls are two crossed olive branches. On the green field, a white crescent moon and five white stars appear. The green is said to symbolise life, prosperity, and peace, while the white elements are linked to brightness and hope. The crescent and stars are associated with Islam and the five regions of Turkmenistan. These meanings are drawn from both official and popular interpretations.
How the colours were chosen of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan’s first flag as a Soviet republic was red, with Soviet symbols. Over the decades, the flag’s details changed, including the letters and placement of symbols. After independence in 1991, the country sought new symbols. In 1992, a new flag was chosen, featuring green, red, carpet guls, a crescent, and stars. Later, an olive branch was added to mark Turkmenistan’s neutral status, and the flag’s proportions and shade of green were adjusted in 2001.
Official shades and rules of Turkmenistan
The flag’s proportions changed from 1:2 to 2:3 in 2001, and the green background was made lighter. There are no official hex codes or detailed shade specifications in the sources. The arrangement of the crescent and stars was also adjusted over time to their current positions.
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What colours mean in Turkmenistan
Customs vary by region, faith and family; these are the meanings most often recorded.
Turkmen carpets are woven in deep reds with repeated medallions called gul. A bride's dress is traditionally red too, worn with heavy silver jewellery.
Protection and healingWeddings and marriagePrideSource: Turkmen rugThe flag is green with a white crescent and five stars. Down the hoist runs a red band with five carpet patterns, one for each of the main tribes.
Sacred and holyPolitics and protestPrideSource: Flag of TurkmenistanNothing matches those filters yet. Take one off, or check back: new colours are written every day.