Türkmen Edermen

The Special Task Force Türkmen Edermen (Valiant Turkmen in English) is a military unit of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan. It is a composite unit drawn from the armed forces and national law enforcement agencies such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Border Service, and the Ministry for National Security.[1] It primarily has a special operations role during war time situations. The main distinguishing feature of the battalion is high level of combat, theoretical and physical training.[2]

Symbols

The Turkmen Alabai, adorns the emblem of the Turkmen Edermen unit. It has also become a de facto unit mascot.[3][4]

Unit medal

On 5 September 2019, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow gave the order to create the special medal "Turkmen Edermen".[5] The corresponding decree was signed by the President on 30 November.[6] The decree stated that the medal would be awarded to soldiers of the Ministries of Defense, National Security, and Internal Affairs.[7][8] The medal has the shape of a circle with a total diameter of 45 millimetres, encrusted with stones. The 2 mm wide ring, covered with yellow enamel, which shapes the edges of the medal, is framed by 111 white zirconium stones each with a diameter of 1 mm.[9]

Equipment

Their equipment includes off-road vehicles made by American company Polaris Industries[10] as well as several modernized BTR-80 armored personnel carriers.[11]

See also

References
  1. "GB orders, inspects snap exercise of special service group Turkmen Edermen – News Central Asia (nCa)". www.newscentralasia.net. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. "Etalon".
  3. goşun, Milli. ""Türkmen edermen» ýörite maksatly toparlary ýaşlarda harby gulluga bolan höwesi artdyrýa"". Milli goşun (in Turkmen). Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  4. goşun, Milli. "Harby gullukçylaryň ebedi hemrasy". Milli goşun (in Turkmen). Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  5. goşun, Milli. ""Türkmen edermen" ýörite maksatly toparlary – dabaraly harby ýörişiň bezegi". Milli goşun (in Turkmen). Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  6. "Учреждена медаль "Türkmen edermen" (Отважный туркмен)" (in Russian). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  7. "Бердымухамедов учредил медаль Türkmen edermen". "СНГ СЕГОДНЯ" - последние новости стран СНГ читайте на SNG.TODAY. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  8. "В Туркменистане появилась новая медаль Türkmen edermen".
  9. turkmenportal. "В Туркменистане учреждена медаль "Türkmen edermen" | Общество". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  10. "Turkmenistan: A United Nations of weaponry | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  11. "Turkmenistan upgrades BTR-80 APC | September 2019 Global Defense Security army news industry | Defense Security global news industry army 2019 | Archive News year". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-12-24.


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