"Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus can't be excluded from the energy equation in the region", the ministry said, as quoted by the Anadolu news agency.
On Saturday, Turkish media reported that Ankara was planning to carry out drilling operations in the northern part of the island, which is controlled by Turkey but still claimed by the Republic of Cyprus as its exclusive economic zone.
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The contested area in the Eastern Mediterranean is believed to be rich in hydrocarbon reserves and has long been the subject of conflicting jurisdictional claims between Turkey and Cyprus. Ankara disputes the unilateral drilling of the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot administration, contending that the Turkish Cypriots have equal rights to the island's natural resources.