Turkey's Fatih drillship sailed off from Istanbul for a drilling mission in the Black Sea on Friday.
Fatih's mission will start on July 15 in the Black Sea at a location called Tuna-1.
Turkey will also begin oil exploration in the Mediterranean Sea within 3 to 4 months as part of an accord with Libya.
The Turkish Petroleum Corporation applied to Libya to carry out oil exploration in its licensed area in the Mediterranean.
