[6] By June 2009, the square was renovated, with new fountains, original lamps and benches, being built over the course of six months.

[8] In September 2021, in honor of the 30th anniversary of Turkmen independence, the largest flat screen TV Central Asia was placed on the government tribune.

[10][11][12] On 16th September 2021, a new complex of the State Tribune was opened, built on Kopetdag Avenue in the south of Ashgabat.

[13] The former tribune in Independence Square will be reconstructed and renamed into the Business Reception Center of the Oguzkhan Presidential Palace.

[14] The annual Turkmen Independence Day Parade, as well as welcome ceremony for foreign dignitaries visiting Ashgabat are held on the square.