Erdogan hails new oil find ahead of COP31 speech

ANTALYA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will head to Antalya, the site of the UN’s COP31 climate talks, on Tuesday after celebrating the discovery of new oil fields.

Erdogan is expected in the Mediterranean city on the eve of two days of speeches by heads of state and government at the annual summit, where nations are under pressure to do more to tackle climate change.

On Monday, the Turkish leader hailed the discovery of two oil fields in the Gabar mountain region — potentially containing 135 million barrels of crude — as “good news.”

Production in the southeast region will exceed 100,000 barrels per day by the second half of 2027, he said on X.