State Border Service of Turkmenistan

State Border Guard Service of Turkmenistan
Türkmenistan Döwlet Serhet Gullugy
Emblem of the State Border Guard Service
Agency overview
FormedAugust 11, 1992 (1992-08-11)
Preceding agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionTurkmenistan
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
HeadquartersAshgabat
Agency executive
  • Colonel Ýazgeldi Bäşimowiç Nuryýew, Chief of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan, Commander of Border Troops
Parent agencyMinistry for National Security

The State Border Service (SBS) (Turkmen: Döwlet Serhet Gullugy, DSG) also commonly known by its paramilitary force as the Turkmen Border Troops (Türkmenistan Serhet Garawul) is a border guard agency of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan. It is currently a public service department of the government of the country and is under the command of the Ministry for National Security of Turkmenistan.

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