Ministry of Defense (Turkmenistan)

The Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Goranmak ministrligi) is a government agency under the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan which is the executive body in implementing defence policies in Turkmenistan. The current Minister of Defense is Major General Begenç Gündogdyýew. It was founded in January 1992 with the assistance of the Russian Armed Forces.

Ministry of Defence of Turkmenistan
Türkmenistanyň Goranmak ministrligi
Roundel of Turkmenistan

Turkmen Defense Ministry
Agency overview
Formed27 January 1992[1]
JurisdictionPresident of Turkmenistan
Government of Turkmenistan
Headquarters4 Galkynysh Street, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Lieutenant Colonel Akmurad Anamedov, Chief of the General Staff
Websitewww.milligosun.gov.tm

At its formation, most of the ethnic Turkmen employees were retired Soviet officials and members of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, with other officials coming from small backgrounds such as chief of staff Annamurat Soltanov who had served in Afghanistan and Begdzhan Niyazov who had a career in law enforcement prior to his rising to his position.[2]

List of ministers of defense
No. Portrait Minister of DefenceTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyRef.
1
Dangatar Köpekow
Köpekow, DangatarLieutenant General
Dangatar Köpekow
(1933–2011)		10 January 199217 September 19986 years, 250 daysNonpartisan–
2
Kurbanmuhammed Kasymov [ru]
Kasymov, KurbanmuhammedKurbanmuhammed Kasymov
(1954–2021)		17 September 199824 May 1999249 daysNonpartisan–
3
Batyr Sarjayev
Sarjayev, BatyrBatyr Sarjayev
(born 1945)		24 May 199926 June 20012 years, 33 daysNonpartisan–
4
Gurbandurdy Begenchov [ru]
Begenchov, GurbandurdyMajor General
Gurbandurdy Begenchov
(born 1956)		26 June 200114 March 2002261 daysNonpartisan–
5
Rejepbaý Arazow
Arazow, RejepbayRejepbaý Arazow
(born 1947)		14 March 200219 September 20031 year, 189 daysNonpartisan–
6
Agageldy Mämmetgeldiýew
Mämmetgeldiýew, AgageldyGeneral of the Army
Agageldy Mämmetgeldiýew
(born 1946)		19 September 200324 January 20095 years, 127 daysNonpartisan[3]
7
Ýaýlym Berdiýew
Berdiýew, ÝaýlymColonel General
Ýaýlym Berdiýew
(born 1972)		24 January 200929 March 20112 years, 64 daysTDP[4]
8
Begenç Gündogdyýew
Gündogdyýew, BegençMajor General
Begenç Gündogdyýew
(born 1976)		29 March 20115 October 20154 years, 190 daysTDP[5][6]
7
Ýaýlym Berdiýew
Berdiýew, ÝaýlymColonel General
Ýaýlym Berdiýew
(born 1972)		5 October 201514 June 20182 years, 252 daysTDP–
8
Begenç Gündogdyýew
Gündogdyýew, BegençLieutenant General
Begenç Gündogdyýew
(born 1976)		14 June 2018Incumbent5 years, 135 daysTDP–

Defense ministry institutions, units and areas
A welcoming ceremony for Sergey Shoigu at the Turkmen defence ministry.

Sections of the defence ministry include some of the following institutions:[7]

House of Officers

Based on the Soviet model, the House of Officers (Turkmen: Merkezi serkerdeller öýüniň) is the main cultural center of the military designed to improve Civil–military relations. It is the equivalent to Military officers' clubs in the United States. Concerts of military ensembles such as the "Merdana nesiller" Ensemble, the Göreldeli Military Band and the "Sherhet Ovazlara" Ensemble of the State Border Service have performed at the House of Officers.[14] The house hosts receptions on holidays such as Defender of the Fatherland Day[15] and Independence Day. A special attraction of the House of Officers is the Museum of Military Glory, where numerous exhibits tell a history of Turkmen military history since the time of Oguz Khan. The building also has a stationary full-time professional television studio that prepares weekly television shows on the Altyn Asyr and Ovaz channels. It frequently hosts guests from the Military Institute and the military school.[16]

Milli goşun

The Defence Ministry issues its social and political magazine called Milli goşun (National Army) every quarter which has the information about the measures for strengthening of defensive capability of the country.[17]

Department structure
Personnel of the General Directorate of Civil Defense and Rescue at a parade in Ashgabat in 2011.

The defence ministry has the following command structure:

  • General Staff
  • General Directorate of Armaments
  • General Mobilization Directorate
  • General Directorate of Civil Defense and Rescue (Turkmen: Raýat goranmak we halas ediş baş müdirligi), it is the civil defence agency for Turkmenistan. It is similar to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. It conducts joint exercises in the territories of industrial enterprises with non-militarized rescue workers of the enterprises themselves, developing tactics in the event of various natural disasters and rescue operations.[18]
  • General Directorate of Supply and Logistics
  • Educational Directorate

See also

References
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  2. "MILITARY OF TURKMENISTAN | Facts and Details".
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  4. "In early 2009 Colonel Yaylym Berdiyev replaced General of the Army, Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev, who was allowed to retire for health reasons". GlobalSecurity.org.
  5. "Google Translate". translate.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  6. "Begench Gundogdyev appointed Minister of Defence of Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. "Военный институт: горячая пора". Новости Туркменистана. infoabad.com. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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  9. "Turkmenistan opens Emergency Management Center under Ministry of Defence | Turkmenistan.ru".
  10. goşun, Milli. "Watan goragçysynyň syrdaşy". Milli goşun (in Turkmen). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  11. "Galkinis Kosesi (Ministry of Defence) Mechanical/Electrical Works - References - Visor Engineering Ltd".
  12. "Annual military exercise Galkan - 2007 held in Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  13. "Turkmenistan holds military-tactical exercise "Galkan-2011" | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  14. "Большой концерт военных творческих коллективов состоялся в Ашхабаде | Культура". 12 May 2023.
  15. "Президент Туркменистана поздравил военнослужащих с Днем защитников Отечества | Политика". 12 May 2023.
  16. "Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr".
  17. "The Armed Forces of Turkmenistan are 27 years | TDH". tdh.gov.tm. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019.
  18. "Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr".
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