Sources: Туркменистан золотой век (Ashgabad) and Turkmenistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Turkmenistan's President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov, has once again used the powers vested in him by the Labour Code of Turkmenistan, and signed a decree ("On the postponement of day off for the celebration of the New Year") declaring Tuesday, December 31, 2013, as a one-off non-working public holiday "in order to create favorable conditions for the solemn celebration of the New Year and for a good recreation of the population". [full story]