Government

Government#

presidential republic; authoritarian

System

presidential republic; authoritarian

Capital

Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)

Head of state

President Serdar BERDIMUHAMEDOV (since 19 March 2022)

Head of government

President Serdar BERDIMUHAMEDOV (since 19 March 2022)

Legislature

legislature name: Assembly (Mejlis); legislative structure: unicameral; number of seats: 56 (48 indirectly elected; 8 appointed); electoral system: plurality/majority; scope of elections: full renewal; term in office: 5 years; most recent election date: 3/28/2021; parties elected and seats per party: Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (DPT) (65); Groups of citizens of Turkmenistan (28); Agrarian Party (24); Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (8); percentage of women in chamber: 25.5%; expected date of next election: March 2028

Judiciary

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

Constitution

history: several previous; latest adopted 14 September 2016; amendment process: proposed by the Assembly or Mejlis; passage requires two-thirds majority vote or absolute majority approval in a referendum

Independence

27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Administrative divisions

5 provinces ( velayatlar , singular - velayat ) and 1 independent city*: Ahal Velayat (Arkadag), Ashgabat*, Balkan Velayat (Balkanabat), Dashoguz Velayat, Lebap Velayat (Turkmenabat), Mary Velayat

Departments#

TODO. Ministries and authoritative sites, to be filled out.

Hierarchy#

How power is wired. The diagram below carries the generic template; refine the boxes and edges to match the current regime.

        flowchart TD
  HoS["Head of State"]
  HoG["Head of Government"]
  Leg["Legislature"]
  Jud["Judiciary"]
  Cab["Cabinet"]
  Foreign["Foreign Affairs"]
  Interior["Interior"]
  Defense["Defense"]
  Finance["Finance"]
  Justice["Justice"]

  HoS --> HoG
  HoG --> Cab
  Cab --> Foreign
  Cab --> Interior
  Cab --> Defense
  Cab --> Finance
  Cab --> Justice
  HoS -.- Leg
  HoS -.- Jud

Resources#

Public-facing portals the people use day to day. Operators monitor these for policy changes, official notices, and civil-registry data.

Resource

Site

Purpose

National portal

to be filled

One-stop government services for citizens.

Tax / revenue

to be filled

Income tax, VAT, customs.

Civil registry

to be filled

Births, deaths, marriages, national ID.

Immigration

to be filled

Visas, residency, naturalisation.

Health

to be filled

Public health, advisories, vaccination records.

Education

to be filled

Curricula, school directories, transcripts.

Statistics

to be filled

Census, economic indicators, opendata.

Police / emergency

to be filled

Reporting, missing persons, emergency contacts.
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