Ashgabat, October 23, 2026 – The Europe Today: President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov on Wednesday attended the opening of a newly built complex of buildings and facilities at a military unit of the country’s Armed Forces, Turkmen state media reported.
The complex has been designed to cover both the service and living needs of military personnel. Alongside barracks, a canteen and a medical unit, it includes sports facilities, an administrative building, an obstacle course for combat training, a parking area and buildings for household and social services. A military orchestra performed at the inauguration ceremony.
At the administrative building, the President was briefed on modern weaponry and unmanned aerial vehicles currently in service with the Turkmen Armed Forces. He also inspected living and working conditions across the site, including the barracks, medical unit and canteen, as well as the facilities provided for sports and leisure.
A key feature of the project is two new two-storey residential buildings offering 96 apartments for service members and their families. The flats come fitted with heating and air-conditioning systems and modern furnishings, while the surrounding area has been developed with a children’s playground, a shop, a hall for holding traditional sadaqah gatherings and a car park.
During a visit to one of the residential buildings, President Berdimuhamedov handed over the keys of a new apartment to service member N. Kovusov and spoke with his family, before posing with them for a commemorative photograph.
The President also presented the keys to a fleet of new vehicles assigned to the complex, which are intended to meet the unit’s operational needs and reinforce its logistical capacity.
