Flag of Turkmenistan Date Flag first adopted: 24th January, 2001
Description: Green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five tribal guls (designs
used in producing carpets) stacked above two crossed olive branches; a white crescent moon representing Islam
with five white stars representing the regions or welayats of Turkmenistan appear in the upper corner of the
field just to the fly side of the red stripe.