The official currency in Turkmenistan is Manat (TMM) = 100 Tenge, the rate of exchange being 1 US$ = 2,85 TMM, 1 EUR = 3,99 TMM (2009).
The US Dollar is widely accepted, although it should only be accepted in internationals hotels or at the airport.
Credit cards are only accepted in big international hotels in Ashgabad, but unknown outside the capital.
The bazaars are the heart of every town in Turkmenistan. Bazaars are usually open from 8AM to 8PM every day including Sundays. Large markets, like the Tolkuchka Bazaar in the outskirts of Ashgabat are open two or three mornings per week only. Bazaars outside Ashgabat will be closed at daylight hours during the cotton harvest season in autumn.
Government shops are closed on Sundays and at lunch time.
Russian Bazzar
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