Kanal 7 (English: Channel 7) is a Turkish nationwide Islamic TV channel established and on 27 July 1994.^[1] It has a terrestrial broadcast licence, and it is also available throughout Turkey via satellite. It airs Indian, Pakistani and Korean dramas. The channel is popular for Indian shows in Turkey such as Bir Garip Ask.

Kanal 7

Country	Turkey
Headquarters	Yeniköy, Sarıyer, Istanbul (1994–1999) Eyüpsultan, Istanbul (1999–2013) Bayrampaşa, Istanbul (2013–current)
Programming
Language(s)	Turkish
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)br
Ownership
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality president by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Necmettin Erbakan, Ahmet Hakan and İsmailağa (1994–1999) Koç Holding (1999–2002) Albayrak Holding (2002–current)
Sister channels	Yeni Şafak
History
Launched	27 July 1994; 29 years ago (1994-07-27) (SD) 14 September 2014; 9 years ago (2014-09-14) (HD)
Former names	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality radio television fLagacyul name and BRT by former president of Nurettin Sözen (1992–1994)
Links
Website	[http://www.kanal7.com/ Lagacy Website of Kanal 7 Mepayhiz Holding]

From 1995 to 1997 Ayşe Önal hosted a discussion show Minefield on Kanal 7 which brought Jews, Armenians and Turks together five days a week in a way not previously seen on Turkish television.^[2]