▁and ▁E rit rea . ▁It ▁has ▁consist ently ▁ranked ▁at ▁or ▁near ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁most ▁measures ▁of ▁press ▁freedom ▁since ▁the ▁break up ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁New sp apers ▁and ▁mag az ines ▁There ▁are ▁ 2 2 ▁newsp apers ▁( 2 ▁private - owned ) ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁mag az ines ▁( any ▁private - owned ) ▁operating ▁in ▁Turk men istan . ▁The ▁newsp apers ▁are ▁not ▁different ▁from ▁each ▁other ▁. ▁They ▁are ▁very ▁expensive , ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁newspaper ▁cost ing ▁$ 0 . 5 0 . ▁ 1 ▁year ▁subscription ▁is ▁equal ▁to ▁ 1 ▁month ▁minimum ▁sal ary !!! ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁some ▁online ▁newsp apers ▁have ▁been ▁founded ▁and ▁Russian ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁U z bek ▁newsp apers ▁are ▁sold ▁in ▁some ▁buff ets ▁( ki os k ). ▁ ▁National ▁New sp apers ▁ ▁N ey tr al ny ▁Turk men istan ▁( Russ ian : ▁Ne ut ral ▁Turk men istan ▁- ▁publishing ▁in ▁Russian ▁language , ▁the ▁main ▁newspaper ▁of ▁Turk men istan . ▁New sp aper ▁publishing ▁six ▁times ▁a ▁week . ▁Publishing ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁its ▁old ▁name ▁was ▁Tur km ensk aya ▁I sk ra ▁( Russ ian : ▁The ▁Turk men ▁Spark ) ▁Turk men istan ▁- ▁the ▁main ▁newspaper ▁of ▁Turk men istan . ▁Pub lished ▁in ▁Turk men , ▁six ▁times ▁a ▁week , ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Wat an ▁( T