Türkiye produced 23.1 million barrels of oil and more than 1.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the first half of 2026, with the Gabar and Sakarya fields accounting for most of the output, the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry said.
Türkiye has launched its first overseas offshore drilling campaign, deploying the ultra-deepwater drillship Çağrı Bey to drill the Curad-1 well offshore Somalia, marking a significant expansion of its upstream footprint beyond domestic waters.
Türkiye is seeking to carry out oil and natural gas exploration activities in different regions in the world through partnerships, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said.