[2] The flag was described on the Article 83 of the Constitution : The state flag of the Turkmen Socialist Soviet Republic consists of a panel of scarlet color, with an aspect ratio of 1: 2.In the upper left corner of the cloth, the yellow color of the sickle and hammer is placed with the handles down.[4] The flag of the Turkmen SSR is described in Chapter X, Article 122 of the constitution : The state flag of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic consists of a red cloth, in the left corner of which, at the top of the shaft, is written in golden letters “T.S.S.R.".The Article 122 was changed in accordance to this decree: The state flag of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic consists of a red cloth, in the left corner of which, at the top of the shaft, is written in golden letters “T.C.C.P.".The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is 1:2.In accordance with this decree, the Constitution of the Turkmen SSR was amended.The five-pointed star fits into a circle with a diameter of 1⁄8 of the flag's width, touching the upper side of the square.The distance of the vertical axis of the star, sickle and hammer from the shaft is 1⁄4 of the width of the flag.
First version of the flag (6 October 1926 - 2 March 1937)
Second version of the flag (2 March 1937 - 19 July 1940)
Third version of the flag (19 July 1940 - 1 August 1953)
Fourth version of the flag (1 August 1953 - 23 September 1974)
Fifth version of the flag (23 September 1974 - 19 February 1992)