This summer young Christians from across Türkiye had the opportunity to encounter God in a new way and make new friends as they travelled to Smyrna, Western Türkiye, for the annual Youth Revival festival, sponsored by SAT-7 TÜRK. Hopes were high among the festival’s organisers that it would mark a significant shift for attendees between the first half of the […]
On 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 […]
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 […]
On Friday, 17 February, a team from SAT-7 TÜRK went to the area affected by the disastrous earthquake on 6 February to inform Turkish-speaking Christian viewers in Türkiye and around the world regarding the physical and mental status of people in the area and to document the latest status of the Christian cultural heritage. The team coordinated interviews with churches […]
6 February 2023 (Updated 7 February) Staff at SAT-7’s Turkish TV studios are deeply shocked and request prayer for their country following Monday’s two massive earthquakes. In a short statement, SAT-7 TÜRK said, “We are shocked and very sad. Currently, in many provinces, people are waiting for help under the rubble. The weather is cold and resources are limited… Please […]
These are worrying times for young people in Türkiye. Inflation hit a peak of 85.5 per cent in October and at least one in five young adults have no work to go to. Many are unhappy and concerned about the future: how to get a place at university, how to find work and earn a reasonable living. Türkiye’s young people […]
“Nora…. hey, Nora! Is that you? Oh, I’m so excited! You don’t know me, but I know you. You’re one of my favourite presenters on SAT-7 TÜRK!” Bahar* is a really devoted viewer of SAT-7 TÜRK. She watches all the programmes and knows the names of all the presenters, camera operators, directors, and lighting crew. Her favourite presenter is Nora […]
Testimonies recently received by SAT-7’s Turkish-language channel show how deeply its message of God’s love is impacting people’s lives. “I take joy in watching your channel. Because I am watching, my entire household has turned against me. But no matter what happens, I will continue to watch,” one viewer says. The viewer shares that he was “biased” against Christians, like […]
30 May 2022 The pioneering Christian media work of SAT-7 Founder and President, Dr Terence Ascott, has been recognised in the presentation of a Labib Madanat Kingdom Impact Award. The award honours “men and women whose self-sacrificing and courageous endeavours have conferred eternal benefit on thousands and thousands of people in the Greater Middle East, helping them on their journey […]
Dr Terence Ascott, the Founder and President of Middle East and North Africa media ministry, SAT-7, will be sharing the story behind his new book Dare to Believe! Stories of Faith from the Middle East at a series of UK events beginning in May. After arriving in the Middle East, initially to start a literature ministry from Beirut in 1973, […]
