Akhal-Teke horse; national colors: green, white.
Title | "Garassyz, Bitarap Turkmenistanyn" (Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem) |
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Lyric/music | collective/Veli MUKHATOV |
Date of Independence | 27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union) |
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National holiday | Independence Day, 27 October (1991) |
Legal system | civil law system with Islamic (sharia) law influences |
International law organization participation | has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
Constitution | |
History | Several previous; latest adopted 14 September 2016 |
Amendments | Proposed by the Assembly or Mejlis; passage requires two-thirds majority vote or absolute majority approval in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2023 (changed legislature from bicameral to unicameral Assembly or Mejlis; reestablished People's Council or Halk Maslahaty and named former president Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOV as National Leader of the Turkmen people |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | no |
Citizenship by descent only | at least one parent must be a citizen of Turkmenistan |
Dual citizenship recognized | yes |
Residency requirement for naturalization | 7 years |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | President Serdar BERDIMUHAMEDOV (since 19 March 2022) |
Head of government | President Serdar BERDIMUHAMEDOV (since 19 March 2022) |
Cabinet | Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president |
Elections/appointments | president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 12 March 2022 (next to be held in 2029); note - on 11 February 2022, President Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOV announced his intent to retire, setting up the early presidential election |
Election results | 2022: Serdar BERDIMUHAMEDOV elected president; percent of vote - Serdar BERDIMUHAMEDOW (DPT) 73%, Khydyr NUNNAYEV (independent) 11.1%, Agadzhan BEKMYRADOV (IAP) 7.2%, other 8.7%; note - Serdar BERDIMUHAMEDOV is the son of previous president Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOV 2017: Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOV reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (DPT) 97.7%, other 2.3% |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral Assembly or Mejlis (125 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed to serve 5-year terms); formerly the Assembly was the lower house of the bicameral National Council or Milli Genes, which consisted of an upper house, the People's Council or Halk Maslahaty, and the Assembly or Mejlis |
Elections | Last held on 26 March 2023 (next to be held in 2028) |
Election results | Percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DPT 55, APT 11, PIE 11, independent 48 (individuals nominated by citizen groups); composition men 93, women 32, percentage women 25.6% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Supreme Court of Turkmenistan (consists of the court president and 21 associate judges and organized into civil, criminal, and military chambers) |
Judge selection and term of office | Judges appointed by the president for 5-year terms |
Subordinate courts | High Commercial Court; appellate courts; provincial, district, and city courts; military courts |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Meret ORAZOV (since 14 February 2001) |
Chancery | 2207 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 588-1500 |
FAX | [1] (202) 588-1500 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://usa.tmembassy.gov.tm/en |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Matthew S. KLIMOW (since 26 June 2019) |
Embassy | 9 1984 Street (formerly Pushkin Street), Ashgabat 744000 |
Mailing address | 7070 Ashgabat Place, Washington, DC 20521-7070 |
Telephone | [993] (12) 94-00-45 |
FAX | [993] (12) 94-26-14 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://tm.usembassy.gov/ |
National heritage | |
Total World Heritage Sites | 5 (4 cultural, 1 natural) |
Selected World Heritage Site locales | Ancient Merv (c); Kunya-Urgench (c); Parthian Fortresses of Nisa (c); Cold Winter Deserts of Turan (n); Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor (c) |
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