X0704 D LIVE 0001092289 TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD. AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER ISTANBUL W8 TURKEY NONE +90 212 317 25 00 BERMUDA TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM CORP. TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM CORP Other Bermuda Exempted Company With Limited Liability true N. Malone Mitchell, 3rd AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER Istanbul W8 TURKEY None Executive Officer Director Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Issuer Scott C. Larsen AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER Istanbul W8 TURKEY None Executive Officer Director Executive Vice President and Director of the Issuer Jonathan J. Grider AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER Istanbul W8 TURKEY None Executive Officer Chief Accounting Officer of the Issuer Jeffrey S. Mecom AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER Istanbul W8 TURKEY None Executive Officer Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the Issuer Gary T. Mize AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER Istanbul W8 TURKEY None Executive Officer President and Chief Operating Officer of the Issuer Matthew W. McCann AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER Istanbul W8 TURKEY None Director Alan C. Moon AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER Istanbul W8 TURKEY None Director Michael D. Winn AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER Istanbul W8 TURKEY None Director Mel G. Riggs AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER Istanbul W8 TURKEY None Director Bob G. Alexander AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER Istanbul W8 TURKEY None Director Brian E. Bayley AKMERKEZ B BLOK KAT 5-6 NISBETIYE CADDESI 34330 ETILER Istanbul W8 TURKEY None Director Oil and Gas $25,000,001 - $100,000,000 06 false 2011-06-07 false true true The Issuer's common shares were issued to Mustafa Mehmet Corporation ("MMC") in connection with the Purchase Agreement dated April 23, 2011, by and among TransAtlantic Worldwide, Ltd. and MMC. 0 37000000 37000000 0 18,500,000 of the Issuer's common shares were issued under the Purchase Agreement. The common shares were valued at $37,000,000 based on the closing price of the Issuer's common shares on June 7, 2011. false 1 0 0 0 true false TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD. Jeffrey S. Mecom Jeffrey S. Mecom Vice President and Corporate Secretary 2011-06-10