Which Satellite system for English Channels in Turkey - Update

The quest for English satellite channels has hit a rut.

The Thor satellite was beaming down a huge range of English speaking channels, but just like the Nile Sat which stopped their huge range in Jun/July, Thor has done the same. The free to air channel have started to disappear over the past months, with only 5 now remaining making Thor a lost cause.

The problem is the subscription. As these satellites are not in Turkey you cannot arrange a subscription here. It may be you can arrange it from the UK.

Later last year, the D-Smart system changed is free to air services, meaning a minimum of 70TL per year. A monthly channel package starts from about 20TL per month.

The Free alternatives are:

Astra now stands out as the best free to view option with the following channels:
  • Euronews
  • Renault TV
  • Algezia English
  • NHK World
  • Russia Today
  • France 24
  • EWTN Europe
  • CNN Int
  • CNBC -E
  • BBC World
  • Bloomsberg Europe
Hotbird comes in second with the following channels:
  • Euronews
  • Algezia English
  • Russia Today
  • France 24
  • BBC World
  • Bloomsberg Europe
Turksat has a number of English channels also:
  • CNBC-e (American sit-coms)
  • Cartoon Network
  • E2 (Mainly available in either English or Turkish)
  • TNT (Films - English available if programs original language is English)
On the date of writing this a single dish system, which includes a satellite decoder, the cabling and the dish, supplied and installed is 470TL . A two dish system is 690TL which means you can combine satellite transmitting services, increasing the number of English channels available.
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