Türkmenistan has its own Citizenship Law. Citizenship can be acquired, retained and fortified in accordance with the law.

A citizen of Türkmenistan may not be turned over to another state or deported from Türkmenistan and deprived of his right to turn his motherland.

Citizens of Türkmenistan are guaranteed the protection and patronage of the state, both in the territory of Türkmenistan and beyond its borders.

Foreign citizens and/or stateless persons enjoy the rights and freedoms of citizens of Türkmenistan unless otherwise prescribed by law.

The Türkmenistan state grants the right of asylum to foreign citizens persecuted in their countries for political, national or religious convictions.

Property is inviolable in Türkmenistan. Türkmenistan confirms the right of private ownership of the means of production, land and other material and intellectual assets. These may likewise belong to individuals, corporate bodies and the state. The state guarantees equal protection and equal conditions for the development of all types and forms of property.

The state guarantees the freedom of belief and worship for all religions and their equality before the law. Religious organizations are separate from the state and are not permitted to interfere in state affairs. The state educational system is separated from religious organizations and is of a secular nature.

Everybody has the right to define his attitude towards religion, to profess any religion or not to profess any, either