The dining table is assumed to be holy by the Türkmen nation. The dining table is the sign of unity and it gathers the Türkmens around itself. The dining table is the pledge of the Türkmen. When the Türkmens are asked, “Who is Han?” they answer, “The dining table.”

Türkmens gather with their brothers, friends and relatives around a dining table. When a Türkmen wants to marry a girl, he takes a bundle with a loaf of bread to the girl’s family. If her family accepts the boy as a son-in-law, then they take the bread from the bundle and send it back with a new loaf.

There is a belief among the Türkmens that when they go on a short or long journey they should take a piece of bread with them; that bread becomes a comrade to them and brings them safely home again.

Today, we have attained the understanding, the comprehension, and the unity that Gorkut Ata desired.

Today, we have reached the state and statehood that Görogly Beg desired.

Today, we have reached the unity, the integrity and the collaboration that our Father Magtymguly desired.

Today, Türkmens have gathered around a dining table within the independent state. We Türkmens have reached the desires of our ancestors.

Türkmens, know the value of this destiny. Türkmens, trust in Allah and preserve these days.

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I have borne many difficulties throughout my life. I grew up feeling the absence of my father, who struggled and died for the sake of the homeland; I have always felt honoured by