Are Turkey and Turkmenistan the same country?

But with the invasion of the Russians in the end of 19th century, and then the USSR Central Asian people lost contact with neighboring countries and adapted so called "Soviet" culture. ... The language of Turkmenistan is Turkmen, which belongs to the same language group as Turkish and Azeri - Oghuz Turkic languages. read more

Also, both nations are Sunni Muslim, but relatively secular, though for different reasons - Turkey is secular because of Atatürk's reforms and Turkmenistan is secular because it was a part of the Soviet Union, which was a secular communist country. read more

In Turkmenistan, most of irrigated land is planted with cotton, making the country the world's ninth-largest cotton producer. During the 2011 season, Turkmenistan produced around 1.1 million tons of raw cotton, mainly from Mary, Balkan, Akhal, Lebap and Dashoguz provinces. read more