On 22 October 1993, the Assembly of Turkmenistan officially changed the name of Saparmyrat Nyýazow, the first President of Turkmenistan from 1991 to 2006, to Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy. The name "Türkmenbaşy" roughly translates as "head/leader of the Turkmen," making him, according to the decree, the leader of all Turkmen in the world.

The name "Türkmenbaşy" was then used as an element of the cult of personality built around Saparmyrat Nyýazow and was used as a recurring toponym for populated places, streets, landmarks, administrative divisions, etc.

Hence, Türkmenbaşy may refer to:

• Türkmenbaşy District, a district of Balkan Province, Turkmenistan

• Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy, a city in Daşoguz Province, formerly known as Oktyabrsk
• Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, a city Balkan Province, formerly known as Krasnovodsk

• Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy, Mary, a town in Mary Province, formerly known as Energetik
• Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi, a town in Balkan Province, formerly known as Jaňga

• Türkmenbaşy Gulf, a bay of the Caspian Sea on the coast of Turkmenistan

• Turkmenbaşy International Airport, the airport serving the city of Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
• Turkmenbaşy International Seaport, the main passenger harbour and cargo port in Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşı Nature Park, a protected area in Istanbul, Turkey
• Türkmenbaşy Palace, former presidential palace of Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque, a mosque in Gypjak neighborhood of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşy Stadium or Şagadam Stadium, a football stadium in Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan

• All pages with titles containing Türkmenbaşy
• Turkmen people, a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia
• Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia
• 2002 renaming of Turkmen months and days of week, a law renaming all months and most days of the week with symbols chosen by Saparmurat Niyazov
• Humanitarian Association of World Turkmens, an association founded by Saparmurat Niyazov in 1991
• Main Drama Theater (Ashgabat), formerly named Türkmenistanyň Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Baş drama teatry
• Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan, or Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Türkmenistanyň Goranmak ministrliginiň Harby instituty