Private-owned Istanbul Bahcesehir University has established the first blockchain research center in Turkey with the goal to make the cryptocurrency technology used in various sectors, Sabah daily reported on Friday.
Called Istanbul Blockchain and Innovation Center (BlockchainIST Cente), it will become fully operational in the upcoming academic year. The educational division will teach students about the capabilities of cryptocurrency technology. The Bahcesehir University will hire Turkish and international scholars and will allow testing of blockchain-based projects at the center.
“The purpose of the BlockchainIST project is to be the most important center of research and development and innovation in Turkey in which scientific studies and publications are made in blockchain technologies,” Bora Erdamar, the director of the new center, told Sabah.
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