UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2014

TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda	001-34574	None
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

16803 Dallas Parkway Dallas, Texas	75001
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 220-4323

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 19, 2014, the board of directors of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (the “Company”) accepted the resignation of Ian J. Delahunty from his position as president, effective as of May 27, 2014. The resignation was not the result of any disagreements with the Company regarding its operations, policies, practices or otherwise. Mr. Delahunty will remain employed with the Company in an advisory capacity until a date to be mutually determined between the Company and Mr. Delahunty.

The board of directors plans to appoint Todd C. Dutton as president and James R. Huling as chief operating officer on May 27, 2014.

Mr. Dutton, 60, has served as president of Longfellow Energy, LP (“Longfellow”), a Dallas, Texas-based independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company owned by the Company’s chairman and chief executive officer, N. Malone Mitchell 3^rd and his family, since January 2007, where his primary responsibility is to originate and develop oil and natural gas projects. He brings 37 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry, focusing on exploration, acquisitions and property evaluation. He has served in various supervisory and management roles at Texas Pacific Oil Company, Coquina Oil Corporation, BEREXCO INC. and Riata Energy, Inc. Mr. Dutton earned a B.B.A. in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Oklahoma.

Mr. Huling, 52, has served as chief operating officer of Longfellow since May 2012. From 2007 until May 2012, Mr. Huling served as president of Kiamichi Energy Corporation, a Fort Worth, Texas-based consulting and production company that he founded. He brings nearly 30 years of experience in reservoir engineering, drilling, and completion operations and production optimization. Mr. Huling began his career with Kerr-McGee Corporation and subsequently held engineering and operational roles with Encore Acquisition Company, Riata Energy, Inc. and Ovation Energy Partners before founding Kiamichi Energy Corporation. Mr. Huling earned a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

Mr. Dutton and Mr. Huling will also continue to serve as officers of Longfellow.

On May 22, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of Mr. Delahunty and the planned appointment of Mr. Dutton and Mr. Huling. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release dated May 22, 2014, issued by TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 22, 2014

TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD.
By:	/s/ Jeffrey S. Mecom
	Jeffrey S. Mecom
	Vice President and Corporate Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release dated May 22, 2014, issued by TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.

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