Moreover, she supported her retired mother. Single mothers and unemployed youth from low-income families are primarily engaged in this business. Among prostitutes there are those who suffer from substance abuse. For the past few years they were imprisoned or forcibly placed to rehabilitation facilities to undergo a course of treatment. Other professional prostitutes left for UAE or Turkey in search of jobs.
Moreover, the economic crisis also negatively affected the business: there are almost no expatriates left in the country, who the prostitutes served.
Those foreigners, who are still working in Turkmenistan, are obliged to reside on campus and are not allowed to go out after 10 p. Thus, the demand for the services offered by prostitutes sharply decreased. According to the girls, there are few customers and they have no cash. They make attempts to reduce the fees or use the services offered by the girls free of charge. Despite the above-mentioned facts, the prostitution in Turkmenistan did not disappear but went underground.
These places work till late at night, whereas others close at 10 p. The minimum fee is manats per hour. In the provinces the fees are considerably lower.
For instance, in Dashoguz or Turkmenabad an all-night fee is about manats. In resort towns of Turkmenbashi or Khazar the fees go up in summer time, but the prices are overall lower than in the capital. Higher-ranking clients use the services of procurers. There are intermediaries in any bar, hotel or club, who will help to find a one-night stand for a certain fee.
