TAKM

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TAKM
Organization of the Eurasian Law Enforcement Agencies with Military Status
Formation25 January 2013
Type Law enforcement co-operation organization (Gendarmerie)
Headquarters Ankara, Turkey
Membership
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan
Former members: Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
Term president
Gen. Servet YÖRÜK (Turkish Gendarmerie)

The TAKM, or Organization of the Eurasian Law Enforcement Agencies with Military Status (Turkish: Avrasya Askerî Statülü Kolluk Kuvvetleri Teşkilatı, is an intergovernmental military law enforcement (gendarmerie) organization of three Turkic countries (Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan) and, formerly, Mongolia. The initialism TAKM came from the founder countries' names. [1]

The TAKM is considered as an alternative for the FIEP. [2]

Member states

In 2014, Mongolia quit the organization and Kazakhstan applied for membership. [3]

DateCountry
25 January 2013 [4] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Gendarmerie General Command Founders
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Internal Troops
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Internal Troops
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Internal Troops

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