Ministry of Internal Affairs (Turkmenistan)

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan

Türkmenistanyň Içeri işler ministrligi
Seal of the ministry
Turkmen Internal Troops
Agency overview
Formed	1992
Jurisdiction	President of Turkmenistan Government of Turkmenistan
Headquarters	2033 Magtymguly Street, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Employees	25,000
Minister responsible	Colonel of Police Muhammet Hydyrow
Child agency	Turkmen Internal Troops

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Içeri Işler Ministrligi) is the interior ministry or national police force 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 national defense.[1] The primary tasks of the police force include maintaining law and public security, crime prevention and investigation, passport controlroad and fire safety, and international cooperation in law enforcement. The ministry works with INTERPOL.[2] The current minister is Muhammet Hydyrow. The ministry was founded on February 19, 1998, by decree of President Saparmurat Niyazov “On the formation of the police of Turkmenistan”.

History

In April 2007, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow removed then-Minister of Internal Affairs Akmämed Rahmanow 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]

On 12 occasions, Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow severely reprimanded then-Minister of Internal Affairs Isgender Mülikow, citing "poor execution of his job responsibilities, negligence in personnel issues".[7] In 2019, Mülikow was fired, demoted, arrested, charged with multiple crimes, convicted, and sentenced to a 25-year prison sentence.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

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 Çaryýarow (17 May 1990 - 2 April 1993)
• Gurbanmuhammet Kasymow (2 April 1993 - 17 September 1998)
• Poran Berdiýew (17 September 1998 - 14 March 2002)
• Annaberdi Kakabaýew (14 March 2002 - 21 February 2003)
• Aşyr Ataýew (21 February 2003 - 12 August 2004)
• Geldimuhammed Aşyrmuhammedow (12 August 2004 - 9 December 2004)
• Akmämed Rahmanow (9 December 2004 - 9 April 2007)
• Hojamurat Annagurbanow (9 April 2007 - 8 October 2007)
• Orazgeldi Amanmuradow (8 October 2007 - 29 May 2009)
• Isgender Mülikow (29 May 2009 - 1 October 2019)[16]
• Mämmethan Çakyýew (1 October 2019 – 1 July 2021)[17][18]
• Öwezdurdy Hojanyýazow (1 July 2021 – 6 April 2022)[18]
• Muhammet Hydyrow (6 April 2022 – present)[19]

References

1. "Turkmenistan-Internal Security Forces".
2. "Turkmenistan / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL". www.interpol.int. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17.
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. "Бывший министр внутренних дел Туркменистана осуждён" (in Russian). RFE/RL, Inc. 3 December 2019.
9. "Watan habarlary 03.12.2019" (in Turkmen). Watan. 3 December 2019. (video)
10. "Президент Туркменистана уволил главу МВД за серьёзные недостатки в работе" (in Russian). Turkmenportal.ru. 1 October 2019.
11. "Обритый экс-глава МВД Туркмении перед камерой повинился за преступления" (in Russian). Fergana. 4 December 2019.
12. "Туркменистан: министр внутренних дел появился в наручниках" (in Russian). Eurasianet. 5 January 2019.
13. "В Туркменистане осужден экс-глава МВД. По ТВ его показали кающимся и остриженным наголо" (in Russian). RFE/RL, Inc. 4 January 2019.
14. "Президент Туркменистана провёл выездное заседание Госсовета безопасности" (in Russian). Turkmenportal.com. 4 December 2019.
15. "Итоги работы силовых ведомств за 11 месяцев года рассмотрены на заседании Госсовета безопасности" (in Russian). Туркменистан сегодня. 3 December 2019.
16. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 'You're Fired': Turkmen President Dumps Interior Minister On TV. YouTube.
17. "Turkmen President Dismisses Once-Powerful Interior Minister". RFE/RL. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
18. "Türkmenistanyň Prezidentiniň gol çeken resminamalary" (in Turkmen). Turkmenistan: Golden Age. 1 July 2021.
19. Министру внутренних дел объявлен выговор [Minister of internal affairs receives reprimand] (in Russian), Туркменистан: Золотой век, 6 June 2024