Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Rochman Randy
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/05/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD. [TAT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
16803 DALLAS PARKWAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ADDISON, TX 75001		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Shares 189,585
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Convertible Note   (1) 07/01/2017 Common Shares 36,764 $ 6.8 D  
Series A Convertible Preferred Shares   (2) 11/04/2024 Common Shares 686,310 (3) $ 1.0928 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Rochman Randy
16803 DALLAS PARKWAY
ADDISON, TX 75001		   X      

Signatures

Meredith V. Kennedy, Attorney-in-Fact 12/15/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The 13.0% Convertible Note due 2017 (the "2017 Notes") in the principal amount of $250,000 is convertible into the Issuer's Common Shares at any time after July 1, 2015.
(2) Each 12.0% Series A Convertible Preferred Share (the "Series A Preferred Share") is convertible at any time after approval of the listing of the Common Shares on the NYSE MKT and the Toronto Stock Exchange, at the option of the holder.
(3) The reporting person disposed of $750,000 of the 2017 Notes in exchange for 15,000 shares of Series A Preferred Shares in an issuer exchange offer. The 15,000 Series A Preferred Shares are convertible into 686,310 shares of the Issuer's Common Shares.
 
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