Supreme Court of Turkmenistan


The Supreme Court of Turkmenistan is a constitutional institution in Turkmenistan. It is one of three Turkmen institutions to exercise governmental power and is the highest ranking court in the country. Established in 1992 after the adoption of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, the Suprem Court currently consists consists of 22 judges who are appointed by the President of Turkmenistan for a 5-year term. It is the successor to the Supreme Court of the Turkmen SSR. The associate judges are divided into three different chambers, each specifically focusing on civil, criminal, and military law. The Supreme Court is affiliated to different regional munincipal, provincial courts, district and city courts, as well as the Supreme Economic Court.
The main tasks of the court include interpreting the Constitution and reviewing the constitutionality any decision made by the Assembly of Turkmenistan. The Supreme Court of Turkmenistan has the ability to review appeals against court and arbitral awards.
The court consists of the following divisions:
The Supreme Court is headquartered at 86 Ali-Shir Nava'i Street in the capital of Ashgabat.

Chairmen of the Supreme Court

The Chairman of the Supreme Court of Turkmenistan is appointed President of Turkmenistan with the consent of Mejilis for a period of 5 years. The chairman is a judge by profession and organizes and manages the work of all national courts.
Term startTerm endName
March 19914 August 1992Halykberdy Ataev
10 August 199228 August 1996Amanmurad Kakabayev
28 August 19966 January 1999Ata Rakhmanov
6 January 199912 November 2002Ovezgeldy Ataev
15 November 200213 June 2007Yagshigeldy Esenov
13 June 20073 March 2008Chary Khodzhamuradov
3 March 20085 October 2011Yaranmurad Yazmuradov
5 October 201131 August 2013Amanmurad Hallyev
31 August 20131 June 2017Begench Charyev
1 June 2017PresentGylychmyrat Hallyev