Law on Information About Private Life, enforcement

Law No. 519-V (20 March 2017), Arts. 28(2), 29, 31, 32

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In force since 1 July 2017.

An enforcement supervision rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 29 August 2026.

What it requires

An app processing Turkmen personal information is liable in accordance with Turkmen law for a violation of this Act, though the Act itself names no enforcing authority, states no fine schedule, and creates no private right of action. The Cabinet of Ministers may, but is not required to, establish a dedicated authority, and none is confirmed to exist.

What this law does

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Art. 28(2), read in extract, gives the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan only a discretionary power ("may," not "shall" or "must") to establish an authorized body for the protection of subjects' rights and determine its status and powers; no located source confirms that power has ever been exercised.

Absent that, Art. 29 assigns generic state bodies, within their existing competence, the powers to draft implementing regulations, hear complaints, and take measures to hold violators liable as established by other Turkmen law. Art. 31, read in full, is a single bare sentence naming no fine schedule, no authority, and no private cause of action. Art. 32 provides that disputes are resolved in the manner established by Turkmen legislation, again naming no forum.

Secondary reporting describes the Cabinet of Ministers and the Prosecutor General's Office as the de facto oversight bodies, with penalties described as very low and practical enforcement as essentially nonexistent, the weakest data-protection framework reported among the Central Asian states in this batch.

When LexLint raises it

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Read the law

official text, Human Rights Ombudsman of Turkmenistan (converted from the site's RTF publication)

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