As of 1 February 2017, the educational channel English Club TV is available on the network of Turkcell, one of the leading providers of telecommunication services in Turkey.

According to the research conducted by The British Council, the knowledge of English is required for more than 30% of the highest-paid jobs in Turkey.  Based on the English Proficiency Index (EPI) developed by English First, in 2016 Turkey took 51^st place among 72 countries. 24% of primary school students and 37% of general high school students believe they have a beginner or lower level of English. 10% of 18 primary school students and 6% of high school students think that their level of English is advanced.

Andrew Semchenko, the CEO of English Club TV Group, says: ‘We are very happy to make a deal with Turkcell TV+. It means that more and more people in Turkey will be learning English watching English Club TV channel. The people in Turkey are the most active viewers of English Club TV.  They have set a trend for the whole region so we always try to meet their expectations. Turkey is the 17th largest economy in the world and it has set ambitious targets to become one of the ten largest economies in the world by 2023. Being able to communicate in English may positively affect the country’s long-term economic growth. Moreover, English is essential in the tourism sector, as it is the language of international communication, and Turkey is a popular global tourist destination. I believe that English Club TV programmes will be useful for children as well as adults. Our TV schedule can meet the needs of all of our viewers. One of our key competitive advantages is a special slot for movies with subtitles and pre-teaching section that helps viewers improve their English.’

Barış Zavaroglu, Turkcell Digital Media &Entertainment Director says: “We are happy to provide English Club TV’s valuable content to our customers and we will continue to provide diversified services on our 4.5G platform, which has the widest spectrum. As Turkcell TV+, we offer a broad range of content with local and foreign TV channels and over thousand select-watch movies, sports and TV series. The users can also customize the TV schedule on different “Plus Saloons” delivering from movies to world’s most popular TV series, documentaries and exclusive sports content like English Premier League, NBA.”