In the past, they used to be worn regularly by the Turkmen women. Nowadays women and girls only wear them on for holidays and traditional ceremonies. The fabrics are usually very colorful. Though the Eneshes aren't wearing them here, most of the time Turkmen women wear head scarves. You can tell by the way the scarf is tied whether a young woman is married.
Unmarried women wear smaller scarves and married women wear longer scarves.
Turkmen weddings are fascinating events and if you ever go to Turkmenistan, a Turkmen wedding is a great thing to see. They are usually arranged by the families, but sometimes the bride and groom have some say in the matter. The parties are huge and sometimes last a few days. Carol and I went to a wedding once on a collective farm in Bairamali. We were at the bride's house, where she was decked out in her best traditional jewelrey and wearing such a heavy veil that I don't think she could see anything but her feet.