Turkmen National Institute of World Languages named after Dovletmammet Azadi

The Turkmen National Institute of World Languages named after Dovletmammet Azadi (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Döwletmammet Azady adyndaky milli dünýä dilleri instituty; Russian: Туркменский национальный институт мировых языков имени Довлетмаммета Азади) is a state higher-education institution in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is the only Turkmen university dedicated to linguistics and language teaching, and it is named after the Turkmen poet and thinker Dovletmammet Azadi. The institute is commonly abbreviated in Russian as ТНИМЯ and colloquially known as ИнЯз or Апирял. The institution traces its origins to 1932, when it was established as the Ashgabat Pedagogical Institute, formed as a separate institution out of the Ashgabat combine of pedagogical education. Over the following decades it was repeatedly reorganized and renamed. Until 1991 it operated as the Ashgabat Pedagogical Institute of Russian Language and Literature (APIRYAL). In 1991 it was transformed into the Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute of Languages and Literature named after D. Azadi, and on 11 August 1995 it was reorganized into the Turkmen National Institute of World Languages named after D. Azadi. The institute is organized into faculties covering English language and literature, Oriental languages and literature, Russian language and literature, European languages and literature, and a faculty for advanced training. Every full-time student is required to study two foreign languages, and additional languages are available as electives. Fourteen languages are taught: Turkmen, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and an Indian language. The Faculty of Russian Language and Literature is a base structure for training specialists in Russian studies, alongside Turkmen State University named after Magtymguly and the Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute named after Seyitnazar Seydi; it combines four departments and promotes research in linguistics, including work aligned with the Leningrad and Moscow phonological schools. As a state institution, the institute operates under Turkmenistan's national education system and serves as a key supplier of language teachers, translators, and specialists in foreign languages for the country. Its alumni include public figures such as Maýsa Ýazmuhammmedowa, a former Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan responsible for culture and media. The institute maintains a presence on the website of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and is listed among higher-education institutions of the CIS countries.

The Turkmen National Institute of World Languages named after Dovletmammet Azadi was established in 1932 as the Ashgabat Pedagogical Institute, created as a separate educational institution out of the Ashgabat combine of pedagogical education. Over the following decades it underwent repeated reorganizations and renamings. Until 1991 it functioned as the Ashgabat Pedagogical Institute of Russian Language and Literature (APIRYAL). In 1991 it was transformed into the Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute of Languages and Literature named after D. Azadi. On 11 August 1995 it was reorganized into the Turkmen National Institute of World Languages named after D. Azadi. The institute has since operated as Turkmenistan's only higher-education institution in the field of linguistics, based in Ashgabat. Its Faculty of Russian Language and Literature serves as a base structure for training specialists in Russian studies, alongside Turkmen State University named after Magtymguly and the Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute named after Seyitnazar Seydi. The faculty unites four departments: Russian language, Russian literature, linguistics, and a department for teaching the academic discipline of theory and practice of the Russian language. It promotes research programs across various branches of linguistics, combining principles of phonological schools; it officially recognizes 37 consonant phonemes, corresponding to the Leningrad phonological school, and 5 vowel phonemes, aligning with the Moscow phonological school, a position reflected in textbooks published by the institute. The faculty also initiates the revival of student KVN culture and other activities aimed at preserving diglossia in Turkmen society by building a stable base of Russian-language teachers. The institute's alumni include Maýsa Ýazmuhammmedowa, former Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan for culture and media.

• 1995

  On 11 August, reorganized into the Turkmen National Institute of World Languages named after D. Azadi.

• 1991

  Transformed into the Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute of Languages and Literature named after D. Azadi.

• 1932

  Established as the Ashgabat Pedagogical Institute, separated from the Ashgabat combine of pedagogical education.

Turkmenistan's only state higher-education institution specializing in world languages and linguistics, training language teachers and specialists in fourteen languages.

• Faculty of English Language and Literature

• Faculty of Oriental Languages and Literature

• Faculty of Russian Language and Literature

• Faculty of European Languages and Literature

• Faculty of Advanced Training

1. 1Wikidata: Turkmen National Institute of World Languageswikidata.org
2. 2Туркменский национальный институт мировых языков имени Довлетмаммета Азади — Википедияru.wikipedia.org
3. 3ТНИМЯ на сайте Академии наук Туркменистанаscience.gov.tm