Turkey to start using blockchain-based ID for online services

Shortly after the Central Bank of Turkey will complete the first test of its CBDC, Turkey launched a blockchain-based digital identity application.

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Turkey plans to use blockchain technology to log into online public services. e-Devlet, Turkey’s government digital portal used to access a wide range of public services, uses blockchain-based digital identities to verify Turkish citizens’ logins.

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay announced during the Digital Türkiye 2023 event that citizens will be able to access e-wallet applications using blockchain-based digital identities, reports Cointelegraph Turkey.

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Oktay called blockchain-based applications a revolution in e-government efforts and added that online services are becoming more secure and accessible thanks to blockchain technology. Users can store digital information on their cell phones.

“A login system that works in the realm of digital wallet applications will allow citizens to log in to e-Devlet with a digital ID created on the blockchain network,” Turkey’s vice president said.

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Turkey has announced several blockchain-encouraged projects in recent years, but very few have come to fruition so far. The country’s plans for a national blockchain-based infrastructure date back to 2019. But aside from a few proof-of-concept projects and a central bank digital currency trial that came after some delays, its blockchain-based ambitions are what they have hopes.

Turkey’s Konya cultural center has been developing a project for a city currency that citizens will use to pay for public services, but no further progress on this has been communicated to the public in the past two years.