Turkmen Naval Forces

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.

History
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.