Teke Turkmenleri.

Tekelerin asyl otyrymly yerleri Was duzligi Tunideryanyn boylary. Tuniderya guranson ileri Kopetdagyn eteklerine goc edyaler. Keymir Kor (Tekemuhammet) oz goshgusynda "Yor ezizim Was duzlugine gideli" diyip yatlap gecyar. Was duzligi hazirki Dashoguz welayatynyn Ruhubelent etraplary bolyar.

Tekeler Oguz hanyn Daghan oglundan gaydyar. Daghanyn Salyr diyip ogly bolyar. Ondanam Toytutmaz diyip ogly bolyar. Toytutmazyn ogly Tekemuhammet bolup Tekelerin anyrsy hasaplanyar. Tekemuhammetden 3 shaha Utamysh Togtamysh Yalkamysh (Saryklar) gaydyar. Utamyshdan Bagshy Sycmaz Togtamyshdan Beg Wekil Yalkamyshdan Alysha Polatsha diyip shahalara bolunyar.

Bagshydan gaydyan taypalar.
Yasman. Salyk. Mirish. Akdashayak. Garadashayak. Celtek. Showa. Gokbay.

Sycmazdan gaydan taypalar.
Aksopy. Hojasopy. Sarysopy.

Begden gaydan taypalar.
Gonur. Gokje. Amasha

Wekilden gaydan taypalar.
Cagshal. Ganjyk. Yusup. Bukri. Tilki.

Alyshadan gaydan taypalar.
Hojanazar. Alnysh. Bayrac. Horasanly. Yerkisytdyn. Janybeg. Goyunjy. Momatay. Ussa. Alnan.

Polatshadan gaydan taypalar.
Gojaly. Gyzyl. Suhty. Ganlybash. Gulja. Soyunaly. Bedeň. Hezreki. Arkaky.