EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, N. Malone Mitchell 3rd, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.; and
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
| Date: April 29, 2016 | /s/ N. Malone Mitchell 3rd | |||
| N. Malone Mitchell 3rd | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
