ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, October 6. Turkmenistan’s Dayhanbank State Commercial Bank secured the top position in the country for the amount of set up ATMs, Trend reports.
According to the Central Bank of Turkmenistan, Dayhanbank had 1,022 ATMs as of the beginning of September 2023.
Turkmenistan State Commercial Bank was second with 441 ATMs, while Turkmenbashi Joint-Stock Commercial Bank - third, with 356 ATMs.
The majority of Dayhanbank's ATMs are installed across various regions of Turkmenistan. Thus, most of the bank's ATMs are located in the Mary (275), Lebap (263), and Dashoguz (194) regions.
Turkmenistan State Commercial Bank and Dayhanbank have most of their ATMs located in Ashgabat (204 and 92, respectively).
Banks in Turkmenistan by the number of ATMs as of 01.09.2023:
| Bank: | ATMs |
| Dayhanbank State Commercial Bank of Turkmenistan | 1,022 |
| Turkmenistan State Commercial Bank | 441 |
| Turkmenbashi Joint-Stock Commercial Bank | 356 |
| Halkbank Joint-Stock Commercial Bank | 144 |
| Senagat Joint-Stock Commercial Bank | 92 |
| State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan | 50 |
| Rysgal Joint-Stock Commercial Bank | 20 |
| Turkmen-Turkish Joint-Stock Commercial Bank | 10 |
| Total number of ATMs | 2,135 |
Turkmenistan's financial sector is constantly expanding. In particular, mobile applications are being introduced, as well as the number of transactions, ATMs and terminals is increasing. For example, over the past six years, the number of ATMs in the country has increased from 1,886 to 2,139.