Turkmenpochta

Turkmen Post
Türkmenpoçta
Туркменпочта
Turkmenpochta

Type	Government Company
Industry	Postal services, courier
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Mäti Kösäýewa street 16, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Key people	Shokhrat Khojaniyazov (CEO)
Services	Letter post, parcel service, EMS, delivery, freight forwarding
Owner	Government of Turkmenistan (100%)
Parent	Ministry of Communications
Website	www.turkmenpost.gov.tm

Turkmen Post (Turkmen: Türkmenpoçta, Russian: Туркменпочта, 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. Its headquarters are located 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.

The government of Turkmenistan exercises rigid control over mail service. Parcels and letters are usually opened by custom authority officials and mail delivery is unreliable. Businesses use international courier services, such as Federal Express and DHL, but in 2005, these firms were closed by the government.

Building

In Ashkhabad on April 1, 2011 a "Turkmenpochta" office, and nearby, the building of the Ministry of Communications (Turkmenistan) was constructed.

See also

• Postage stamps and postal history of Turkmenistan

External links

• Official website