MTA to drill geothermal exploration well at Menemen in Izmir, Türkiye
MTA-Diyarbak?r, Geothermal drilling rig (source: diyarbakir.bel.tr)
Carlo Cariaga
4 Mar 2026
MTA will conduct geothermal exploration drilling at Menemen in Izmir, Türkiye, with the possibility of later offering the site through a tender process.
The General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) plans to conduct an exploratory drilling in the Menemen district of Izmir, Türkiye to determine the site’s geothermal resource potential. The project is reported to have an investment cost of approximately 10 million TL (approx. USD 227,400).
The study, to be conducted within the scope of Western Anatolia Geothermal Energy Exploration, will take place in a 5,400 square meter section of license area number 1693, within the boundaries of Buruncuk Neighborhood in Menemen district. As part of the project, it is planned to drill a geothermal exploration well coded 35-IMB-1 to a depth of approximately 2,750 meters.
Core samples will be taken during the drilling process, and geophysical well log measurements will be performed. Following technical evaluations, the well will be sealed and site rehabilitation will be carried out.
If geothermal fluid is discovered as a result of the studies, it is planned that the license registered in the name of the MTA General Directorate will be transferred to investors through a tender process within the framework of the relevant laws and regulations.
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Source: Enerji Günlügü via our Turkish language platform JeotermalHaberler
