Exhibit 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. dated April 29, 2010 on Form S-1 (File No. 333-163976) of our Auditors’ Report dated March 30, 2010 on the consolidated balance sheets of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. as at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009 and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, which report appears in the Form 10-K of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. dated March 30, 2010.
We also hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
Chartered Accountants
Calgary, Canada
April 29, 2010
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