| Turkmenpost Postal Service Company [1] | |
| Native Name: | «Türkmenpoçta» poçta aragatnaşyk kompaniýasy |
| Location City: | Mäti Kösäýewa street 16, Ashgabat |
| Location Country: | Turkmenistan |
| Industry: | Postal services, courier |
| Services: | Letter post, parcel service, EMS, delivery, freight forwarding |
| Type: | Government Company |
| Owner: | Government of Turkmenistan (100%) |
| Parent: | Ministry of Communications |
| Foundation: | [2] |
| Key People: | Shokhrat Khojaniyazov (CEO) |
| Num Employees: | 2000 |
| Area Served: | Turkmenistan |
Turkmenpost (Turkmen: Türkmenpoçta, 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. Turkmenpost employs about 2,000[3] people and has over 146 post offices, with its headquarters in Ashgabat.
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.
In any branch of Turkmenpochta, customers can send letters, parcels, money transfers in Turkmenistan, large-sized parcels, EMS-shipments and express transfers.
Turkmenpost provides services in five velayats, all cities and urban-type settlements of Turkmenistan.
The total number of branches of Turkmenpochta is 146. They are equipped with modern communication technology, where payments for services are accepted by non-cash method, bank cards and cash.
DHL Express is among the partners of Turkmenpost.[4] [5]
In Ashgabat on April 1, 2011 a Turkmenpost office, and nearby, the building of the Ministry of Communications (Turkmenistan)[6] [7] was constructed.
The postal company Turkmenpost provides the following services: