Since 2005 Ordulev has run a 'extravagant' rule over Turkmenistan, and has changed many things to glorify the state and himself such as the names of cities, and even the names of Months, has spent almost half of Turkmenistans treasury on building new palaces and memorials. Ordulev renamed the month of January, from Yanwar, to Türkmenbaşy, meaning leader of the 'Turkmens,' which is Ordulevs own adopted title. The city of Krasnovodosk, to Türkmenbaşy, in order to glorify the state and its leader.