Turkmenpochta

Turkmenpost Postal Service Company [1]
Native name
«Türkmenpoçta» poçta aragatnaşyk kompaniýasy
Company typeGovernment Company
IndustryPostal services, courier
Founded1 April 1993; 31 years ago (1993-04-01) [2]
Headquarters
Mäti Kösäýewa street 16, Ashgabat
,
Turkmenistan
Area served
Turkmenistan
Key people
Shokhrat Khojaniyazov (CEO)
ServicesLetter post, parcel service, EMS, delivery, freight forwarding
OwnerGovernment of Turkmenistan (100%)
Number of employees
2000
ParentMinistry of Communications
Websitewww.turkmenpost.gov.tm

Turkmenpost (Turkmen: Türkmenpoçta, Turkmenpochta) is the national postal operator of Turkmenistan. The company is responsible for the delivery of mail and issuing postage stamps. It has been a member of the Universal Postal Union since January 26, 1993. Turkmenpost employs about 2,000[3] people and has over 146 post offices, with its headquarters in Ashgabat.

History

Mail service has existed in Turkmenistan since the time of the Russian Empire. However, since October 1991, the country organizes its own postal service functions.

In any branch of Turkmenpochta, customers can send letters, parcels, money transfers in Turkmenistan, large-sized parcels, EMS-shipments and express transfers.

Turkmenpost provides services in five velayats, all cities and urban-type settlements of Turkmenistan.

The total number of branches of Turkmenpochta is 146. They are equipped with modern communication technology, where payments for services are accepted by non-cash method, bank cards and cash.

DHL Express is among the partners of Turkmenpost.[4][5]

Building

In Ashgabat on April 1, 2011 a Turkmenpost office, and nearby, the building of the Ministry of Communications (Turkmenistan)[6][7] was constructed.

Services

The postal company Turkmenpost provides the following services:

  • Receiving postal money orders
  • Payment for postal money orders
  • Receiving emails with a declared value
  • Receiving sent parcels
  • Receiving subscriptions
  • Wire transfer
  • Wholesale and retail trade (stationery and household goods)
  • Receiving subscription fees and international calls
  • Receiving utilities
  • Other services (packaging of parcels, small packages, parcels, sewing and sale of commercial forms.)
  • Delivery service, Courier call from door to door
  • EMS services
  • Checking traffic fines online, through the website
  • Subscribing to newspapers and magazines. Possibility of online subscription through the Abuna and Turkmenmetmugat applications;
  • Express Mail service for faster parcel delivery within Turkmenistan.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Türkmen Poçta".
  2. ^ "Türkmen Poçta".
  3. ^ "Türkmen Poçta".
  4. ^ "DHL возобновила работу в Туркменистане". 5 June 2020.
  5. ^ https://orient.tm/nemeckaya-logisticheskaya-kompaniya-dhl-ras/ [dead link‍]
  6. ^ Новому зданию Министерства связи Туркмении придали форму телефонного аппарата
  7. ^ Президент Туркмении принял участие в торжествах по случаю открытия ряда крупных объектов в столице
  8. ^ [1]


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