Turkmenistan

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 1/4 — Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 1/4
• ☐ Canada: level 2/4 — Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)

Health notices

• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Practical

• ☐ Plug type B/C/F, 220V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the right
• ☐ Emergency (police): 02
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 03
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 01

Laws that could get a tourist arrested

• ☐ Mandatory Identification — You are required to carry an identification document at all times. Police have the legal right to demand it.
• ☐ Photography Restrictions — It is illegal to photograph or record government buildings, police stations, border crossings, military installations, shopping malls, street markets, or airports.
• ☐ Recording Law Enforcement — Do not photograph or record law enforcement personnel without their consent. Doing so leads to interrogation.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Turkmenistan — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM