Constitution of Turkmenistan 1992, as amended to 2016
Religious Law
  • English

    We, the people of Turkmenistan, …
    Guaranteeing the rights and freedoms of each person and citizen, and seeking to ensure civil tranquility and unity in the society, to substantiate the basis of democracy and democratic, legal, secular state,
    we adopt the present Constitution – the Basic Law of Turkmenistan. (Preamble)

  • Russian

    Мы, народ Туркменистана, …
    гарантируя права и свободы человека и гражданина,
    стремясь обеспечить спокойствие и единство в обществе, утвердить основы народовластия и демократического, правового, светского государства,
    принимаем настоящую Конституцию – Основной Закон Туркменистана. (Преамбула)

  • Turkmen

    Biz, Türkmenistanyň halky, …
    adamyň we raýatyň hukuklaryny we azatlyklaryny kepillendirip,
    jemgyýetde asudalygy we agzybirligi üpjün etmäge, halk häkimiýetiniň hem-de demokratik, hukuk, dünýewi döwletiň esaslaryny berkarar etmäge çalşyp,
    Türkmenistanyň Esasy Kanunyny – şu Konstitusiýany kabul edýäris. (Preamble)

Religious Law
  • English

    Turkmenistan is a democratic, legal and secular state in which the government takes the form of presidential republic. … (Art. 1)

  • Russian

    Туркменистан - демократическое, правовое и светское государство, в котором государственное правление осуществляется в форме президентской республики … (Статья 1)

  • Turkmen

    Türkmenistan - demokratik, hukuk we dünýewi döwlet bolup, onda döwleti dolandyrmak prezident respublikasy görnüşinde amala aşyrylýar. … (1-nji madda)

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Constitution of Turkmenistan 1992, as amended to 2016 (English). We are aware amendments to the present constitution were adopted in 2017, 2020 and 2023. To date, no English consolidated version is available publicly. Translation efforts are underway. According to Art. 21: “Turkmen language shall be the state language of Turkmenistan. …”

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