Turkmenpost (, ''Turkmenpochta'') is the national
postal operator
This is a list of postal entities by country. It includes:
*The governmental authority responsible for postal matters.
*The regulatory authority for the postal sector. Postal regulation may include the establishment of postal policies, postal r ...
of
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...
. The company is responsible for the delivery of
mail
The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letter (message), letters, and parcel (package), parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid ...
and issuing
postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail). Then the stamp is affixed to the f ...
s. It has been a member of the
Universal Postal Union
The Universal Postal Union (UPU, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations and facilitates a uniform worldwide postal system. It has 192 member states and is headquartered in Be ...
since January 26, 1993. Turkmenpost employs about 2,000 people and has over 146 post offices, with its headquarters in
Ashgabat
Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 ...
.
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
velayat
A velayat (also spelled vilayat; ) was a type of administrative division within Safavid Iran, which functioned as a semi-autonomous province.
The velayats were situated in the frontier of the country, mainly in its mountainous areas. In order of ...
s, 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
DHL (originally named after founders Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn) is a multinational Import-Export Expert Company, founded in the United States and headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It provides courier, package delivery, and express mail service, ...
is among the partners of Turkmenpost.
Since February 2025, Turkmenpost has implemented real-time parcel tracking through integration with the International Postal System (IPS) on the
Universal Postal Union
The Universal Postal Union (UPU, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations and facilitates a uniform worldwide postal system. It has 192 member states and is headquartered in Be ...
platform.
Building
In
Ashgabat
Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 ...
on April 1, 2011 a Turkmenpost office, and nearby, the building of the
Ministry of Communications (Turkmenistan)
The Ministry of Communications () was a governmental agency in Turkmenistan responsible for telecommunications, post, internet, television, and radio. The ministry was founded in 1991 and was abolished in connection with the creation of the Mini ...
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
Wire transfer, bank transfer, or credit transfer, is a method of electronic funds transfer from one person or entity to another. A wire transfer can be made from one bank account to another bank account, or through a transfer of cash at a cash ...
* 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 Ems or EMS may refer to:
Places and rivers
* Domat/Ems, a Swiss municipality in the canton of Grisons
* Ems (river) (Eems), a river in northwestern Germany and northeastern Netherlands that discharges in the Dollart Bay
* Ems (Eder), a river o ...
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.
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See also
*Postage stamps and postal history of Turkmenistan
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan (), also known as Turkmenia () is a country in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Rep ...
References
External links
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Postal organizations
Postal system of Turkmenistan
Logistics companies of Turkmenistan
Transport companies established in 1992
1992 establishments in Turkmenistan
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