Turkish "Abdulhamid Khan" ship launches drilling in Mediterranean Sea

The fourth Turkish drilling vessel "Abdulhamid Khan" started drilling work in the Mediterranean Sea on August 17.

Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez made the announcement on Twitter on the same day, Caliber.Az reports.

“Our drilling vessel ‘Abdulhamid Khan’ started the first drilling operation at the Yörükler-1 well today [August 17],” Donmez tweeted.

Abdülhamid Han sondaj gemimiz Yörükler-1 kuyusunda bugün ilk sondajına başladı. 🚢

Karadeniz'in sevincini bu kez Akdeniz'deki yeni müjdelerle yaşatmaya kararlıyız.

Mühendislerimizin alın teri ve milletimizin duasıyla gemimizin bahtı açık, sondajı bereketli olsun. pic.twitter.com/ALywbiBGzi

— Fatih Dönmez (@fatih_donmez) August 17, 2022