Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (2nd R), Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar (2nd L) and Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya (R) attend the send-off ceremony of the Oruc Reis seismic research vessel, developed by Turkiye with domestic and national facilities, while Oruc Reis depart for Somalia through Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 05, 2024. The vessel is scheduled to arrive off the coast of Somalia in late October to conduct seismic surveys for oil and natural gas in three areas where Turkiye has secured exploration licenses, the ministry said in a statement.