Sultan Alp Arslan and Malik Shah statues at the Indipendence Monument in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The design of the monument is inspired by traditional turkmen tent and the traditional headgear worn by turkmen girl. Element of the monument commemorates the independence date of Turkmenistan, 27 october 1991. Alp Arslan was the second Sultan of the Seljuq Empire from 1063 to 1072 and Malik Shah was t