Türkiye to use blockchain-based digital identity for online public services
Shortly after the Turkish central bank completed the first CBDC tests, Türkiye announced a blockchain-based digital identity application. Türkiye, formerly known as Turkey, plans to use blockchain technology for online public services logins. 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 blockchain-based digital identity to access 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 ci...