The first baby of the New Year was born in Ashgabat on 1 January 2026. The boy was born at the capital's Scientific and Clinical Centre for Maternal and Child Health, according to IIC.

The joyful event took place in the family of Emir Gayipov and Sheker Begenjova. The birth of the first citizen of Turkmenistan in a year that goes by the motto ‘Independent Neutral Turkmenistan − the Homeland of Purposeful Winged Horses’ is symbolic. The newborn was named Atamyrat.

According to medical staff, the baby's condition is satisfactory. He weighed 3 kilograms 1 gram and was 48 centimetres tall. The mother and child are under the constant supervision of qualified specialists at the centre.

In connection with this significant event, the family of the newborn was presented with valuable gifts on behalf of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, and the Charitable Foundation for the Support of Children in Need of Care.