Christianity in Turkmenistan

[1] The Russian Orthodox Church is officially recognized and constitute the largest religious minority.

[2][1]The Church is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Archbishop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

[6] All religious groups have to register, and unregistered activity is illegal.

[7] It was noted that restrictions have tightened since 2016, the same year Turkmenistan was ranked the 26th worst place in the world to be a Christian.

[8] In particular, people who were not Sunni or Russian Orthodox reported some harassment, and Muslims who had converted to Christianity face social pressure.