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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described Turkey’s ongoing offshore oil exploration project along Somalia’s coastline as a “historic operation,” saying Ankara expects results within the next six to nine months if weather and sea conditions remain favourable.

Speaking about the project, Erdoğan said the drilling campaign marks the first deep-sea offshore oil exploration mission carried out by Turkey outside its own territory, underlining Ankara’s expanding strategic and economic footprint in Somalia.

The Turkish leader said the exploration process was progressing smoothly and expressed optimism that the operation could uncover commercially viable oil reserves off the Somali coast.

“Our hope is to deliver good news to the brotherly Somali people, who have endured years of instability and famine,” Erdoğan said, referring to the long-awaited prospect of Somalia benefiting from its untapped natural resources.