Ministry of Internal Affairs (Turkmenistan)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Içeri Işler Ministrligi) is the interior ministry of Turkmenistan. The ministry directly controls the Turkmen police force, consisting of about 25,000 personnel, and works with the Ministry for National Security on matters of law enforcement and defense of the country.[1] The primary tasks of the police force include maintaining law and public security, crime prevention and investigation, passport control, road and fire safety, and international cooperation. They work with INTERPOL.[2] The current minister is Mammetkhan Chakiyev. It was founded on February 19, 1998 by order of President Saparmurat Niyazov, who signed a decree “On the formation of the police of Turkmenistan”.

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan
Türkmenistanyň Içeri işler ministrligi
Seal of the ministry

Turkmen Internal Troops
Agency overview
Formed1992
JurisdictionPresident of Turkmenistan
Government of Turkmenistan
Headquarters2033 Magtymguly Street, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Employees25,000
Minister responsible
  • Mammetkhan Chakiyev
Agency executive
  • Lyudmila Stepanova, Deputy Minister of Defense
Parent departmentMinistry of Internal Affairs of the Turkmen SSR
Child agency

History

In April 2007, the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow removed the minister of Internal Affairs Akhmamed Rakhmanov from his position on suspicions of bribery and corruption.[3]

In 2012, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan worked with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to train its police force on the issue of protecting human rights and countering terrorism.[4]

In May 2016, the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs conducted a course for officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the topic of drug trafficking and related interventions.[5]

In August 2017, the Agreement on Cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan was signed by the ministers of each country.[6]

In 2017 and 2018, Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow severely reprimanded his Minister of Internal Affairs Isgender Mulikov at multiple occasions, stating "the poor execution of his job responsibilities, negligence in personnel issues".[7]

Organization
  • Organs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Turkmen Police)
    • Central apparatus
    • Territorial apparatus
    • Medical institutions
    • Köpetdag Stadium
    • Sports Club
  • Turkmen Internal Troops
    • Various military units
  • State Service for Protecting Security of the Healthy Society of Turkmenistan

Educational Institutions
Main article: Turkmen military academies
Turkmen interior ministry cadets.
  • Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan
  • Turkmen Police Academy

Ministers
  • Serdar Charyyarov (17 May 1990 - 2 April 1993)
  • Kurbanmuhammed Kasymov (2 April 1993 - 17 September 1998)
  • Poran Berdyev (17 September 1998 - 14 March 2002)
  • Annaberdy Kakabaev (14 March 2002 - 21 February 2003)
  • Ashir Ataev (21 February 2003 - 12 August 2004)
  • Geldymukhammed Ashirmukhammedov (12 August 2004 - 9 December 2004)
  • Akmamed Rakhmanov (9 December 2004 - 9 April 2007)
  • Khodjamurad Annakurbanov (9 April 2007 - 8 October 2007)
  • Orazgeldy Amanmuradov (8 October 2007 - 29 May 2009)
  • Isgender Mulikov (29 May 2009 - 1 October 2019)[8]
  • Mammetkhan Chakiyev (1 October 2019 – Present)[9]

References
  3. Turkmenistan president accused Ministry of Internal Affairs of bribery and corruption, Fergananews.com, 7 April 2007
  4. Training of police trainers on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism in Turkmenistan, Osce.org, 13 March 2012
  5. Ambassador Mustard Underscores U.S. Government Commitment to Long Term Counter-narcotics Cooperation, Usembassy.gov, 6 June 2016
  6. Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan signed documents, President.az, 8 August 2017
  7. Turkmenistan’s Interior Ministry again reprimanded with a final warning, Hronikatm.com, 11 January 2018
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV5GElYmTQ8
  9. "Turkmen President Dismisses Once-Powerful Interior Minister". RFE/RL. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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