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Turkey · asset class
Oil & Gas Fields in Turkey
Turkey has 10 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 51st-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 6 operating and 4 under construction or proposed. The largest is Sakarya 1 Gas Phase (Türkiye).
The largest owner-operators are Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakligi (10) — Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakligi alone is named on 100% of them. Half of Turkey's oil & gas fields in service predate 2023 (median commissioning year of the 6 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Raman Oil Field (Türkiye), dating from 1958. 4 are in the pipeline, led by Çaycuma Gas Field (Türkiye), proposed. They account for 2% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Turkey.
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Largest oil & gas fields in Turkey
Who owns Turkey's oil & gas fields
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s1
- 1960s1
- 2020s4
Median commissioning year 2023 · oldest Raman Oil Field (Türkiye) (1958) · newest Sehit Esma Cevik Oil Field (Türkiye) (2023) · 6 of 10 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Çaycuma Gas Field (Türkiye)2022 · proposed
- Goktepe Gas Field (Türkiye)2025 · proposed
- North Sakarya Gas Field (Türkiye)2021 · proposed
- Sakarya 2 Gas Phase (Türkiye)2023 · proposed
How Turkey compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 50. Bolivia11
- 51. Mozambique10
- 52. Peru10
- 53. Turkey10
- 54. Cuba8
- 55. Côte d'Ivoire7
- 56. Namibia7
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Turkey?
- OverWatts maps 10 oil & gas fields in Turkey — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 51st-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Turkey?
- Sakarya 1 Gas Phase (Türkiye), operated by Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakligi.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Turkey?
- Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakligi is named as owner or operator on the most — 10 of 10 (100%). Next are .
- How old are Turkey's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 2023, across the 6 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Raman Oil Field (Türkiye) (1958); 4 came online in the past ten years.
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in Turkey?
- 4 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Çaycuma Gas Field (Türkiye), Goktepe Gas Field (Türkiye) and North Sakarya Gas Field (Türkiye).