Turkmenistan Independence Day
Turkmenistan Independence Day is held on September 27. Celebrates the independence of Turkmenistan from USSR in 1991. This event in the third decade of the month September is annual. 
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Today is Independence Day in Turkmenistan, celebrating their declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on October 27, 1991. The capital of Turkmenistan is Ashgabat, which means “City of Love” or “City of Devotion”.
Turkmenistan has the world’s fourth largest natural gas reserves, behind Russia, Iran and Qatar.
Following the events of the failed coup that took place in August, the Supreme Soviet of the Turkmenistan decided to adopt the law "About Independence and Bases of a State System of Turkmenistan", effectively declaring its independence on 27 October 1991. After disintegration of the USSR, the Turkmen SSR became one of the last republics in the former Soviet Union to proclaim state sovereignty. In 2018, the government of Turkmenistan voted to move the date exactly a month back to September 27.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Turkmen Bakhshi Day on September 14 (celebrated on the second Sunday in September on Turkmenistan);
International Crane Day on September 14 (Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in September);
Day of Commemoration and National Mourning in Turkmenistan on October 6
Health Day in Turkmenistan on November 1 (Celebrated on the first Saturday in November);
Harvest Day in Turkmenistan on November 30 (Date for 2025; celebrated on the last Sunday in November);
Good Neighborliness Day in Turkmenistan on December 7 (Date for 2025; celebrated on the first Sunday in December);
Neutrality Day on December 12 (Turkmenistan)