State Border Service of Turkmenistan

State Border Guard Service of Turkmenistan
Türkmenistan Döwlet Serhet Gullugy
State Border Guard Service of Turkmenistan; Türkmenistan Döwlet Serhet Gullugy
	Emblem of the State Border Guard Service
Agency overview
Formed	August 11, 1992
Preceding agency	Soviet Border Troops;
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Turkmenistan
Specialist jurisdiction	National border patrol, security, and integrity.;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Ashgabat
Agency executive	Colonel Ýazgeldi Bäşimowiç Nuryýew, Chief of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan, Commander of Border Troops;
Parent agency	Ministry 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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