RV MTA Oruç Reis is a Turkish research vessel owned by the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) in Ankara and operated by its division of Geophysical Directorate for subsea geophysical exploration in shallow waters.

[1] Following the completion of tests and acceptance activities in April 2017, she will be commissioned to explore petroleum in the Mediterranean Sea.

The vessel features a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), which can perform observations and sampling at a depth up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).

Additional equipment allows survey of ocean current and analysis of physical, chemical and biological properties with the help of a CTD device for conductivity, temperature and depth.

[1] On August 13, 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that any attack on Oruç Reis will incur a "high price" and suggested that Turkey had already acted on that warning.