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Kanal Hayat: Numbers which DO tell the story!

We are often suspicious of the numbers and statistics which bombard us every day, from advertisers and government agencies.

But occasionally there are figures which really do give an accurate picture of something very special. Just like these…

  • in 2010 Kanal Hayat, our partner's Turkish Christian TV station, had responses from over 200,000 people, an astounding number in a country that is 97% Muslim.   (NEW - click here to view Youtube video about Kanal Hayat.)                                there is a white text line here there is a white text line her

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  • this amounts to 1 in every 266 adults in Turkey or typically 90 people in a town with a 25,000 population.  There are dozens of communities this size and bigger in Turkey with no known Christians. There is a white text line here there is a white text line here there is a white

  • this is 300% more responses than in 2009. Responses are also received from all over the Middle East and further afield. There is a white text line here there is a white text line here there is a white

  • Kanal Hayat's committed follow-up team took hundreds of phonecalls, thousands of texts and emails.   There is a white text line here there is a white text line here there is a white

  • 180,000 people visited our accompanying website and downloaded over 26,000 full programmes.   There is a white text line here there is a white text line here there is a white

  • Over 90% of the responders are Muslim and most are under 40. Most are asking to know more about Christ.

Most responders are men. It is much more difficult for women to make contact in Turkish society. But our new range of programmes for women, made by Vizyonkumru and funded by WorldShare, is making a difference.

Undoubtedly there are very many people who view the programmes but areunwilling or unable to respond. No previous outreach in Turkey has reached so many people.          

In 2010, many people found Christ through Kanal Hayat’s broadcasts, and joined local churches – a courageous step for Turks. At least one new church was founded through Kanal Hayat’s work.

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Kanal Hayat also broadcasts in Azeri (where programme-making is enabling churches from different traditions to work together in fellowship) and Turkmen (almost the only non-government-controlled broadcasts in this language. 

Encouraging response is received from both these language groups. Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan... these are all countries under threat from militant Islam. A battle is raging for the hearts of their citizens. 

But here’s a different figure, no less important: in 2011, WorldShare needs to raise £50,000 to pay our share of the rental for the satellite channel to show these programmes.

Without that funding the channel will stop broadcasting.

This is a priority challenge for 2011. We must not allow Kanal Hayat’s good work to cease. Your help will be very welcome. To find out more, and make a donation, please click here now.

NEW April 27th, 2011 was another milestone day for Kanal Hayat, as the first-ever Christian TV show in Turkey to be aired live (rather than pre-recorded) was broadcast. Guests were able to watch presenter Isik Abla and a variety of studio guests, and call in with live questions. The programme was aired on Kanal Hayat and on another satellite channel which has mainly Farsi programmes.

Kanal Hayat - channel frequency
Hotbird 7A 13.0º East
11411 Ghz Horizontal
27,500 SR
5/6 Fec