quality. Also unity refers to organization and the formation of institutions. The People transforms into a nation when it makes use of its capacity to be organized internally according to differing political, economic and social norms. Institutionalisation concludes with the state.

The nation is the unity of language, religion, customs and tradition, ideals and state. When this unity is composed, the fortune of the people is enhanced. The meaning of the state for a nation is the same as the meaning of the house and other necessities for a couple who will build a new family.

The state is like a grand family. Certain duties and places are attributed to each member in this family in order to establish order. If these duties are performed properly, the state lives long.

The fundamental feature of our state is its being a nation-state. This trait can be understood better when compared with the Soviets who ruled us for 70 years. Soviet domination worked to keep the Türkmens, who are the real owners of this land, backward rather than to make the country develop and progress. The Soviets did not only exploit the natural resources of Türkmen for their sake and the sake of others but also tried to annihilate completely the national and moral values of the Türkmens.

The Türkmen nation-state is the only owner of this country. ‘Nation-state’ means a state that uses the material resources and natural wealth of the country for its nation, and protects the moral values of its people and respects them. That is to say, the state is born and survives as the system that organizes the historical life of a nation.