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T\u00fcrkiye, formerly known as Turkey, plans to use blockchain technology for online public services logins. e-Devlet, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Fuat Oktay, vice president of the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye, announced during the Digital T\u00fcrkiye 2023 event that citizens will be able to use blockchain-based digital identity to access e-wallet application,\u00a0Cointelegraph Turkey reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cWith 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 in the blockchain network,\u201d the Turkish vice president said.<\/p>\n Related: <\/em><\/strong>Turkey\u2019s central bank completes first CBDC test with more to come in 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n T\u00fcrkiye has been announcing several projects powered by blockchain for several years now, but very few of them have turned into realization so far. The country\u2019s plans for a national blockchain infrastructure<\/a> date back to 2019. However, aside from some proof-of-concept projects<\/a> and the central bank digital currency test<\/a> executed after several delays, the fruits of blockchain-based ambitions have yet to bear. <\/p>\n T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s cultural hub of Konya was developing a city coin project<\/a> to be used by citizens to pay for public services, but no further updates were shared with the public in the last two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n