On 25th November 2025 the EU’s sanctions programme targeting Turkey was extended until November 2026.
Sanction Name
Restrictive measures in view of Turkey’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean
First Imposed
November 11, 2019
Last updated
November 25, 2025
Targets
Asset Freeze and Travel Ban:
• Restrictive measures, including asset freezes and travel bans, against natural persons or entities responsible for, involved in or assisting drilling activities, which have not been authorised by the Republic of Cyprus, within its territorial sea or in its exclusive economic zone or on its continental shelf.
Exemptions
