An oil field with a reserve of 150 million barrels was discovered in Sirnak province in the south-east of Turkey.

APA reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said this after the government meeting.

"We have discovered an oil field with reserves of 150 million barrels near Gabar mountain.

It is one of the 10 largest dry deposits discovered in 2022.

The value of the reserves is about 12 billion dollars," Erdogan said.