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Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said, "We will drill in 6 new locations in the Black Sea for exploration. One of them is within the borders of Rize... A drilling we plan to do off the coast of Çayeli. We will look for the hydrocarbon source that we think is 4 thousand-4 thousand 500 meters." Bayraktar also noted that offshore drilling of Çayeli was for oil purposes.

An important memorandum of understanding was signed between Türkiye’s TPAO and ExxonMobil's subsidiary ESSO Exploration International Limited. The agreement, which includes new search areas in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, will also cover other potential international areas to be mutually agreed upon.

Domestic oil production, which was 38 million barrels per year in 2024, reached 47.9 million barrels in 2025 with a 26 percent increase. In natural gas, Türkiye's total production, which was 2.3 billion cubic meters per year in 2024, increased by 39 percent to 3.2 billion cubic meters in 2025. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said, “We made a significant move in domestic oil and natural gas production in 2025. We will use our domestic resources more efficiently in 2026.”

Within the scope of YEKA GES-2025 competitions organized by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, contracts were signed for projects with a total capacity of 650 megawatts in 8 different areas. As a result of the competitions, a contribution of approximately 102 million Euros was made.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar announced a new natural gas supply agreement with Azerbaijan for a total of 33 billion cubic meters. Pointing out that the supply will start in 2029 and will last for 15 years, Minister Bayraktar said that the gas will come with the pipeline.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar announced the details of the drilling operation that Çağrı Bey Drilling Ship will carry out in Somalia. 

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar announced that Çağrı Bey Drilling Ship will go to Somalia in February and will carry out Türkiye's first deep-sea exploration drilling abroad. Minister Bayraktar announced that the twin of Osman Gazi Floating Production Platform will also come to Türkiye in 2028.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said, "2026 will be a new record year in renewables."

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said, "Türkiye is now moving more strongly towards a period when it will be a player abroad in energy and mines."

Türkiye's electricity installed power increased to 121 thousand 782 megawatts as of the end of November. Evaluating the electricity data of November, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar pointed out that the installed capacity of renewable energy exceeded 75 thousand megawatts and left an important stage behind. Minister Bayraktar said, "1/3 of our established power consisted only of wind and sun."

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar made a "Caspian" proposal to the Turkish world. Pointing out the importance of the 'Green Energy Corridor' project, which envisages transporting the electricity from renewable energy to be produced in Central Asia to the west of the Caspian, Minister Bayraktar said, "We are working together with Azerbaijan, Georgia and Bulgaria on this issue. In addition, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan also signed an agreement among themselves," he said.

Türkiye, which has made over 150 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas agreements until 2045 in order to ensure supply security in natural gas, is strengthening its infrastructure with new investments in accordance with this. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that they increased Türkiye's daily gasification capacity from 32 million cubic meters to 161 million cubic meters and said, "We want to increase the gasification capacity of 161 million cubic meters to 200 million cubic meters. Two more new FSRUs can enter our system," he said.

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources will host the Fifth Meeting of Energy Ministers of the Turkic Council (TDT) in Istanbul on December 9-10. Minister Alparslan Bayraktar will hold bilateral meetings with guest ministers to discuss current and potential cooperation opportunities.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar was received by President Şevket Mirziyoyev in Uzbekistan, where he went for the "Sustainable Energy Program for New Uzbekistan". Stating that the issue of mines was also on the agenda in the meeting, Minister Bayraktar said that they aim to progress in the field of mining by working together with Uzbek companies. Bayraktar pointed out that the trade volume between the two countries is 2 and a half billion dollars and said, "With these studies, we will go far beyond this. We will go together as a very important partner in the development adventure of Uzbekistan." said.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that the General Directorate of Mineral Exploration and Exploration (MTA) is the power of mining in the field, and the General Directorate of Eti Mining Enterprises (ETI MADEN) is the flag carrier of Türkiye in the world mining league, and said, "We will achieve the century of mining in Türkiye together in the Turkish Century."