Calling to Turkmenistan
- Do not include a leading ‘8’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Turkmenistan for domestic long distance calls and domestic calls to a mobile phone.
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Turkmenistan does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their own call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Turkmenistan (domestic dialing)
‘8’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area (geographic) code in Turkmenistan.
Local calling (within the same area code)
Dial only the local phone number. Do not include the trunk prefix ‘8’ or the area code.
| six digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘8’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 8 | two digits | six digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Turkmen phone numbers explained
Number details
Turkmen phone numbers are eight digits.
The first two digits are an area code.
Mobile numbers are dialed the same way as all other numbers in Turkmenistan.
An example of a Turkmen phone number
The Turkmen Airlines lists its phone number in Ashgabat as (993 12)39 17 17.
Number explanation
| 993 | 12 | 39 17 17 |
| country code for Turkmenistan | area (geographic) code for Ashgabat | local phone number in Ashgabat |
Local example – calling from another location in Ashgabat
Dial only the local six digit phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘8’ or the area code.
| 39 17 17 |
| local phone number in Ashgabat |
Long distance example – calling from Gaurdak, Turkmenistan (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘8’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 8 | 12 | 39 17 17 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Ashgabat | local phone number in Ashgabat |
International example – calling from outside Turkmenistan
To call from outside Turkmenistan, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Turkmenistan’s country code of ‘993’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘8’ in the call when calling from outside Turkmenistan.
| exit code | 993 | 12 | 39 17 17 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Turkmenistan | area (geographic) code for Ashgabat | local phone number in Ashgabat |
Calling from Turkmenistan
‘8 – wait for the tone – 10’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Turkmenistan.
Sources and more resources
- Turkmenistan Ministry of Communications – Turkmenistan’s telephone systems regulator. Available in Russian and Turkmen.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Turkmenistan (country code +993) National Numbering Plan – Details of Turkmenistan’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Turkmenistan – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Turkmenistan. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Turkmenistan – Entry for Turkmenistan in the British Telecom international directory.