Turkey and a big American company will work together. The company is ExxonMobil. They will look for oil and gas. This is in the sea near Cyprus.
Turkey's company is TPAO. TPAO and ExxonMobil signed a paper. This means they will search for energy.
Cyprus and its friends are worried. They say the sea areas are theirs. Turkey also says they are theirs. Turkey's minister said the deal is good. It will help find new energy.
TPAO is good at drilling deep. ExxonMobil has much experience. Turkey is looking in the Black Sea too. This new deal is near Cyprus.
This is happening when there is worry. Cyprus is in the EU. It says the energy is its. The EU and Greece do not agree. They say a deal Turkey made is not good.
ExxonMobil is a big US company. This work could make problems. An expert said Turkey wants to be strong in the sea. It is about more than just energy.
Turkey did not sign a UN paper. This makes the rules unclear. The world will watch this.