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flag Turkey begins offshore oil exploration off Somalia with drillship Çağrı Bey in April 2026.

flag Turkey has deployed its deep-sea drillship Çağrı Bey to Somali waters for its first overseas offshore oil exploration mission, beginning in April 2026. flag The vessel, accompanied by Turkish naval forces, will drill at the Curad-1 site, 370 kilometers from Mogadishu, following a 2024 production-sharing agreement and prior seismic surveys. flag The move marks a key step in Turkey’s strategy to boost energy independence, aiming for 500,000 barrels per day of oil and gas by 2028. flag The mission reflects growing Turkish involvement in Somalia’s resource-rich maritime zones amid regional security concerns and expanding defense and energy cooperation.

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