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Viewing Turkmenistan's Recent Car Ban in Black and White
Jan 3, 2018 | 17:37 GMT
![Starting Jan. 1, Turkmenistan no longer permits the driving of black cars.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/turkmekistan-black-car.jpg?itok=oLAOUbbD)
Starting Jan. 1, Turkmenistan no longer permits the driving of black cars. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has given no official reason, but unnamed Turkmen officials have attributed the decision to Berdymukhamedov's "personal preference" for the color white.
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