Editing Ashgabat (section)

===Controversies===
Much of the urban renewal since 1991 has involved demolition of traditional single-family residential housing, commonly with allegedly forced eviction of residents, and often without compensation to the homeowners. In particular, private homes rebuilt in neighborhoods flattened by the 1948 earthquake, many of which were never formally registered with the government, were subject to confiscation and demolition without compensation, as were former dacha communities like Ruhabat, Berzengi, and Choganly, which in nearly all cases lacked formal ownership documents.<ref name=hrw>{{cite web|url= https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/10/25/turkmenistan-open-letter-president-berdymukhadmedov-regarding-ongoing-expropriation#|title=Turkmenistan: Open Letter to President Berdymukhadmedov regarding ongoing expropriation and demolition of homes in Ashgabat and the surrounding Akhal region|date=October 25, 2011}}</ref><ref name=amnesty>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/10/turkmenistan-satellite-images-reveal-how-mass-forced-evictions-blight-upcoming-asian-games/|title=Turkmenistan: Satellite images reveal how mass forced evictions blight upcoming Asian Games|date=October 27, 2015|publisher=Amnesty International}}</ref><ref name=hrw2>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/09/04/turkmenistan-homeowners-evicted-denied-compensation|title=Turkmenistan: Homeowners Evicted, Denied Compensation|date=September 4, 2017|publisher=Human Rights Watch}}</ref><ref name=eur>{{cite web|url=https://eurasianet.org/turkmenistan-the-human-toll-of-ashgabats-evictions|title=Turkmenistan: The Human Toll Of Ashgabat's Evictions|date=April 21, 2007|publisher=Eurasianet|first=Farangis|last=Najibullah}}</ref><ref name=statehum1>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/sca/136095.htm|title=Turkmenistan: 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices|date=2009|publisher=U.S. Department of State}}</ref><ref name=statehum2>{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/turkmenistan/|title=2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Turkmenistan|date=2019|publisher=U.S. Department of State}}</ref>