The Military ranks of Turkmenistan are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan. Being a former Soviet state, Turkmenistan shares a rank structure similar to that of Russia.
Commissioned officers[]
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.
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| General-polkovnik | General-leýtenant | General-maýor | Polkovnik | Podpolkovnik | Maýor | Kapitan | Uly leýtenant | Leýtenant | Kiçi leýtenant | Harby talyp
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| Admiral | Vice Admiral | Counter admiral | Captain 1st rank | Captain 2nd rank | Captain 3rd rank | Captain Lieutenant | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Junior lieutenant
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| Colonel General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Senior Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Junior Lieutenant
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Enlisted[]
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.
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| No equivalent | No equivalent | Starşina | Uly seržant | Seržant | Kiçi seržant | No equivalent | Hatarçy
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| Senior warrant officer | Warrant officer | Starshina | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Junior sergeant | Gefreiter | Private
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References[]
The original article can be found at Military ranks of Turkmenistan and the edit history here.