Türkiye, formerly known as Turkey, plans to use blockchain technology to log into online public services. e-Devlet, Türkiye's digital government portal used to access a wide range of public services, will use a blockchain-based digital identity to verify Turkish citizens during login.
Fuat Oktay, Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye, announced during the Digital Türkiye 2023 event that citizens will be able to use a blockchain-based digital identity to access the e-wallet application. Cointelegraph Turkey reported.
Oktay called the blockchain-based application a revolution for e-government efforts, adding that online services will be more secure and accessible with blockchain. Users will be able to keep their digital information on their mobile phones.
“With the login system that will work within the scope of the e-wallet application, our citizens will be able to enter the e-Devlet with a digital identity created on the blockchain network,” the Turkish vice president said.
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Türkiye has been announcing various blockchain-powered projects for several years, but very few of them have come to fruition so far. The country's plans for a national blockchain infrastructure date back to 2019. However, apart from a few proof of concept projects and the central bank digital currency proof executed after several delays, the fruits of blockchain-based ambitions have yet to come.
Konya, the cultural center of Turkey, was developing a city currency project to be used by citizens to pay for utilities, but no further updates have been shared with the public in the past two years.
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