Döwletmämmet Azady

Döwletmämmet Azady was a Turkmen poet and Sufi scholar. He is the father of poet Magtymguly Pyragy, the "father of Turkmen literature".

Memory

The resting place of Azady and his son Magtymguly is located in Aktokai Cemetery, Golestan, Iran and is a place of pilgrimage. Every year, this cemetery becomes a place of pilgrimage for thousands of people.

Institutions and organizations

The Turkmen National Institute of World Languages is named after Azady.