Turkmenistan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic; authoritarian presidential government
- CONSTITUTION
- May 18, 1992, replaced by a new one on September 26, 2008
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law and Islamic law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral Parliament composed of the National Assembly (Majlis)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the President
RELIGIONS
89% Muslims, 9% Eastern Orthodox, 2% unknown
From the country
- NOVEMBER 27, 2002TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
Participants in a rally in Ashgabat demanded the death...
Participants in a rally in Ashgabat demanded the death penalty for the attackers of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov
- NOVEMBER 4, 2002TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
The OSCE chairman-in-office, Portuguese Foreign Minister...
The OSCE chairman-in-office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, had talks at the Turkmen Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the OSCE
- JANUARY 1, 2002TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided...
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country
- JANUARY 1, 2001TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided...
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country
- JULY 5, 2000TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
The crime level in Turkmenistan decreased by 16% in...
The crime level in Turkmenistan decreased by 16% in the first half of 2000 in comparison with the same period in 1999, President Saparmurad Niyazov said at a session of the Cabinet of Ministers
- MAY 29, 2000TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
The chairman-in-office of the Organisation for Security...
The chairman-in-office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, highly assessed the acts of humanization of Turkmen society and noted the wide international response following the
- JANUARY 24, 2000TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union (EU) welcomed the decision taken...
The European Union (EU) welcomed the decision taken by the authorities of Turkmenistan to abolish the death penalty
- DECEMBER 29, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, the People's Council decided to abolish...
On December 29, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country
- DECEMBER 29, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided...
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country
- DECEMBER 22, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 22, President Niyazov proposed a constitutional...
On December 22, President Niyazov proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty at the Turkmen People's Council, the country's top legislative body
- APRIL 28, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
Turkmenistan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Turkmenistan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999 (1999/61)
- MARCH 2, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On March 2, documents for extraditing 3 Georgian citizens...
On March 2, documents for extraditing 3 Georgian citizens sentenced to death by the Askhabad court and later pardoned by the decree of President Niyazov were being prepared in Turkmenistan, Elene Tevdoradze, Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Committee for P