Zhanylsynzat Turganbaeva

Zhanylsynzat Turganbaeva
Жаңылсынзат Турганбаева
Born1970 (age 55–56)
Kyrgyzstan
Alma materKyrgyz Technical University
Occupationsbusinesswoman, museum manager, ethnographer and philanthropist
SpouseTabaldy Egemberdiev (m. 1997, d. 2015)

Zhanylsynzat Turganbaeva (Kyrgyz: Жаңылсынзат Турганбаева, born 1970) is a Kyrgyzstani businesswoman, museum manager, ethnographer and philanthropist.

Biography

Turganbaeva was born in 1970. She studied history at Kyrgyz Technical University.[1]

Turganbaeva runs an ethnological museum in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, with the aim of preserving Kyrgyz cultural heritage.[2] She founded the museum with her husband in 2009.[1] Her philanthropic work includes the preservation of Kyrgyz literature, such as the Epic of Manas, and creating opportunities and resources for manaschi entertainers who recite the classic poem.[3] She has also recreated old Kyrgyz national dishes, such as supara talkan, for young people, by adding chocolate.[4]

Turganbaeva was married to businessman Tabaldy Egemberdiev [ky] (1950–2015), founder of the Shoro beverage company,[5] in 1997.[1][6] They had a daughter and a son together.[1]

She was named a BBC 100 Woman in 2024.[2][5][7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Чоротегин, Тынчтыкбек (7 March 2023). "Демократ студенттен жаратман ишкер сересине жеткен айым". Азаттык Υналгысы (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b "BBC 100 Women 2024: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ^ Ulitin, Igor (3 December 2024). "Two Central Asian Women Make BBC 100 Women List". en.orda.kz. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ^ "12 видео-историй успешных предпринимательниц Кыргызстана". UNDP (in Russian). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b "В список 100 вдохновляющих женщин мира вошла кыргызстанка Жанылсынзат Турганбаева". Caravan-Info KG (in Russian). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Book Launch Event in Memory of Taabaldy Egemberdiev Was Held at Manas University". Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Кыргызстанка Жанылсынзат Турганбаева вошла в список 100 влиятельных женщин мира". Kaktus Media (in Russian). 4 December 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  8. ^ Kazymbetov, Ruslan (9 December 2024). "The BBC's 2024 most influential women list highlights two icons from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan". Kursiv Media Kazakhstan. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
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