Turkmen Naval Forces

Turkmen Naval Forces
Sailors during a parade in 2011
Active	1992 - Present
Country	Turkmenistan
Role	naval defense
Size	700 Servicemen and 16 Patrol Boats.
Headquarters	Ashgabat
Colors	Yellow, Blue, White
Commanders
Supreme Commander-in-chief	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Commander of the Navy	Major General Begench Gundogdyev
Insignia
Ensign

The Turkmen Naval Forces (Turkmen:Türkmenistanyň Harby-deňiz Güýçleriis) is the Navy branch of the armed forces of Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan's Navy Day is celebrated annually on October 9.

The Turkmenistan Navy was established in 1992. The naval forces are directed by the Border Guard Service. The main nabval base of Turkmenistan is Türkmenbas Naval Base located in the port of Turkmenbashi. In 2002, dozens of new patrol boats, such as Kalkan-Ms and Griff-Ts were purchased from Ukraine. A naval base in the Caspian Sea was created in 2009. In 2010, the Navy of Turkmenistan consisted of 16 patrol boats and 2000 servicemen.