page_title: Ministry of Internal Affairs (Turkmenistan)
hierarchical_section_title: Ministry of Internal Affairs (Turkmenistan)
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Министерство внутренних дел Туркмении
context_page_description: The Ministry of Internal Affairs 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. 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. 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”.
context_section_description: 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. 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. 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”.
caption: Seal of the ministry
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