The Bahá’í Faith is the youngest of the world’s independent religions. Its founder, Bahá’u'lláh (1817-1892), is regarded by Bahá’ís as the most recent in the line of Messengers of God that stretches back beyond recorded time and that includes Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster, Christ and Muhammad.

The central theme of Bahá’u'lláh’s message is that humanity is one single race and that the day has come for its unification in one global society. God, Bahá’u'lláh said, has set in motion historical forces that are breaking down traditional barriers of race, class, creed, and nation and that will, in time, give birth to a universal civilization. The principal challenge facing the peoples of the earth is to accept the fact of their oneness and to assist the processes of unification.

One of the purposes of the Bahá’í Faith is to help make this possible. A worldwide community of some five million Bahá’ís, representative of most of the nations, races and cultures on earth, is working to give Bahá’u'lláh’s teachings practical effect. Their experience will be a source of encouragement to all who share their vision of humanity as one global family and the earth as one homeland.

Turkmenistan has one of the oldest established Baha’i communities in the world. At present, according to the Association of Religion Data Archives, there were approximately 1000 Bahá’ís across Turkmenistan in 2005. It is my understanding that they are allowed to worship by the government, although like other religions (including Islam), they are subject to limitations. It is my impression, though, that generally speaking, the government and older generations of Turkmen have a positive impression of the Baha’is.

Here is a bit more about the Baha’is in Turkmenistan (in English):

http://www.bahai.org/worldwide-community/national-communities/turkmenistan
http://www.northill.demon.co.uk/relstud/turkmnst.htm

Allah-u-abha!