Road signs in Turkmenistan are similar to the road sign system of other post-Soviet states (e.g. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan) that ensure that transport vehicles move safely and orderly, as well as to inform the participants of traffic built-in graphic icons. They generally conform to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.[1] Turkmenistan acceded to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on June 14, 1993.[2]
Road signs in Turkmenistan are based on the ГОСТ 10807-78[3] [4] and ГОСТ 23457-86 Soviet standards (both of them are no longer valid in Russia) and are defined in Ýol hereketi we howpsuzlygy but with inscriptions in Turkmen language and in Latin script only.[5] However, there are road signs in Turkmenistan that are similar in design to Turkish ones and the FHWA or Arial typeface is used.[6] Road signs in Turkmenistan are a mix of post-Soviet and Turkish road sign systems.
Road signs are divided into 7 categories:
| Category name | Category name (in Turkmen) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warning signs | Turkmen: Duýduryjy belgiler|italic= | |
| 2 | Priority signs | Turkmen: Artykmaçlyk beriji belgiler|italic= | |
| 3 | Prohibitory signs | Turkmen: Gadagan ediji belgiler|italic= | |
| 4 | Mandatory signs | Turkmen: Buýrujy belgiler|italic= | |
| 5 | Information signs | Turkmen: Habardar ediji – görkeziji belgiler|italic= | |
| 6 | Service signs | Turkmen: Hyzmat belgileri|italic= | |
| 7 | Additional panels | Turkmen: Goşmaça maglumat belgileri (tabliçkalar)|italic= |