Earthquake recovery in Türkiye and Syria
August 2023On 6 February at 4.17am local time, the first of two powerful earthquakes and thousands of aftershocks caused massive destruction across southeast Türkiye and northwest Syria. Over 55,000 people lost their lives and approaching 130,000 were injured. Estimates are that close to 18 million people have been impacted. SAT-7 TÜRK staff in our Istanbul studio have been deeply affected by what […]
Middle East Briefing – July 2023
July 2023The disturbing spectre of interracial conflict came to the fore in parts of the Middle East and North Africa this month. It was most extreme in reports of genocide from Darfur, Sudan, but evident too in events in Tunisia and in the ongoing conflict in the Holy Land. The conflict in Sudan that has displaced nearly 3 million people has […]
Earthquake recovery: 5 months on
Five months after the earthquake that devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria, a crew from SAT-7 TÜRK returned to the disaster zone to film a special one-hour documentary on the ongoing recovery efforts. Can Yazırlıoğlu visited his home province of Hatay to find out how people are coping and how the Church is helping those in need. One resident who […]
Viewers in danger
July 2023In recent months we have all been shocked and saddened by media reports of the violence in Sudan and the desperate plight of its citizens. Since April, more than 250,000 people have fled from the fighting into neighbouring countries, alongside nearly two million who are internally displaced. Many of them are in desperate need, lacking even basic food supplies, or […]
Virtual Bible teaching for isolated believers
A new SAT-7 PARS initiative is gaining momentum among Persian believers in need of Bible-based support and encouragement. Bible teaching sessions hosted on Zoom, held weekly, are proving invaluable to individuals who struggle to find biblical community or discipleship elsewhere. I am really grateful for the excellent teaching sessions which have refreshed me and given me new strength,” said Afarin,* […]
Sudan crisis: One family’s faith while fleeing
June 2023“We spent the evening of Good Friday at church in all-night prayer. The next morning, we woke up to a loud noise at 9am. We didn’t understand what was happening. Shrapnel broke the kitchen window.” So begins the story of Ingy Kamal, a mother from Khartoum who had to make the risky decision to leave Sudan with her family in […]
From outsiders to friends
June 2023Syrian refugees Fayez and Souha and Lebanese teenager Anthony tell SAT-7 how friendships have overcome prejudice and made a world of difference in their lives. “When we first met, we had a fight, but what matters now is that we became buddies and best friends.” Teenagers Fayez Farah (16) and Anthony Ghanem (15), from Syria and Lebanon respectively, both participated […]
Middle East Briefing – June 2023
June 2023Elections in regional big player, Türkiye, and a humanitarian disaster brought on by fighting in Sudan dominated this month’s Middle East news. Above: Nadia Adel’s family lived near the airport on Khartoum which quickly became a target of fighting. She and her daughters Lobna and Neama tell how God protected them during their escape to Egypt. Intense fighting between the […]