Women's Union of Turkmenistan

The Women's Union of Turkmenistan (TZB; Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň zenanlar birleşigi) is an officially registered social and political organization in Turkmenistan, represented in the 2013-2018 Mejlis of Turkmenistan (16 out of 125 seats in the Mejlis). Advocates for women's rights.

Women's Union of Turkmenistan Türkmenistanyň zenanlar birleşigi
Abbreviation	TZB
Chairperson	Gurbangul Ataýewa
Founder	Abat Ryzaýewa
Founded	7 April 1994 (1994-04-07)[1]
Ideology	Women's rights Feminism Statism
Political position	Big tent
Colours	Green   Yellow   Blue   Red
Slogan	"Women's rights are a concern of the state" (Turkmen: "Aýallaryň hukuklary döwletiň aladasy")
Seats in the Mejlis (2013-2018)	16 / 125
Website
zenan.gov.tm
Politics of Turkmenistan Political parties Elections

Until the death of the first president of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, the Women's Union of Turkmenistan bore the name of Saparmurat Niyazov's mother, Gurbansoltan Eje, who, during the reign of Niyazov, was considered the national heroine of Turkmenistan, a number of objects were named after her, such as streets, other geographical objects (for example, the city of Gurbansoltan eje), the order of the same name, the name of the month April in the Turkmen calendar.

Following the results of the 2013 parliamentary election, the organization, like other parties and organizations (excluding the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, which has dominated the country since 1991), entered the Mejlis of Turkmenistan for the first time.