People's Council of Turkmenistan

People's Council of Turkmenistan
Halk Maslahaty
	Emblem of Turkmenistan
Agency overview
Formed	21 January 2023 (current form)
Preceding agency	1992–2008 (the highest representative body), 2021–2023 (upper chamber);
Type	Supreme constitutional authority
Jurisdiction	Government of Turkmenistan
Headquarters	Ashgabat
Agency executives	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Chairperson; Kasymguly Babaýew, Chief of Staff;

The People's Council of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Halk Maslahaty, [xɑlq mɑθlɑxɑt̪ɯ]; "People's Council") is Turkmenistan's independent "representative body" exerting supreme constitutional authority. It includes in its membership, but is not considered part of, the legislature. Among other things, it is empowered to amend the constitution. Its chairperson is appointed by the president and is designated the "National Leader".^[3]^[4]^[5] State media referred to the People's Council as the "supreme organ of government authority".^[3] From 2018 to 2023 it was the upper chamber of Turkmenistan's Parliament, the "National Council" (Turkmen: Milli Geňeş).

^ "Türkmenistanyň Milli Geňeşiniň Halk Maslahatynyň KARARY Türkmenistanyň Milli Geňeşiniň Halk Maslahatynyň Başlygynyň orunbasary hakynda" (in Turkmen). Türkmenistan. 15 April 2021.
^ Председатель Халк Маслахаты Туркменистана совершил рабочую поездку по столице и в город Аркадаг Ахалского велаята (in Russian), Туркменистан сегодня, 4 February 2023
^ ^a ^b Cоздан высший представительный орган народной власти – Халк Маслахаты Туркменистана (in Russian), Neytralny Turkmenistan, 22 January 2023
^ Халк Маслахаты стал самостоятельным законодательным органом, а парламент однопалатным (in Russian), RFE/RL, 23 January 2023
^ Указ Президента Туркменистана О Председателе Халк Маслахаты Туркменистана (in Russian), Туркменистан сегодня, 21 January 2023

[halk8-1] "Türkmenistanyň Milli Geňeşiniň Halk Maslahatynyň KARARY Türkmenistanyň Milli Geňeşiniň Halk Maslahatynyň Başlygynyň orunbasary hakynda" (in Turkmen). Türkmenistan. 15 April 2021.

[babayev-2] Председатель Халк Маслахаты Туркменистана совершил рабочую поездку по столице и в город Аркадаг Ахалского велаята (in Russian), Туркменистан сегодня, 4 February 2023

[abolishNT-3] Cоздан высший представительный орган народной власти – Халк Маслахаты Туркменистана (in Russian), Neytralny Turkmenistan, 22 January 2023

[abolishRFE-4] Халк Маслахаты стал самостоятельным законодательным органом, а парламент однопалатным (in Russian), RFE/RL, 23 January 2023

[leader-5] Указ Президента Туркменистана О Председателе Халк Маслахаты Туркменистана (in Russian), Туркменистан сегодня, 21 January 2023

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