Is prostitution legal in Turkmenistan?
Illegal
Prostitution is illegal but common, with poverty and family pressure driving women into the trade.
Turkmenistan is one of 105 countries classified “Illegal” for sex work — 48% of the 219 with data. (Also searched as prostitution.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Prostitution in Asia
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Uzbekistan
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but common, especially in major cities, with inconsistent law enforcement and some police harassment.
- Iran
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Iran with punishments ranging from fines to execution, and visible street prostitution in major cities.
- Azerbaijan
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Azerbaijan but common, with brothel-keeping punishable by up to 6 years imprisonment.
- Afghanistan
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal with 5-15 year imprisonment, though practiced in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif.
- Tajikistan
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal but related activities like soliciting and brothel keeping are prohibited, with penalties including imprisonment.
- Kazakhstan
- Legal & regulated Prostitution itself is legal in Kazakhstan, but facilitating it through brothels or rings is illegal.
Other laws in Turkmenistan
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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