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Turkey News
Turkey is a southwestern Asian country with a population of 80 million people and an area of 783 thousand kilometers. Turkey is a big and influential developed economy with the 17th largest nominal GDP and has a leading position in exports of such goods as agricultural products, vehicles, construction materials and consumer electronics. The strongest companies in Turkey are mostly from financial, telecommunication and construction industries. The Turkish banking sector is one of the most robust and widespread financial sectors in the Middle East. Bitcoin is not regulated in Turkey. Turkish authorities don’t consider Bitcoin to be a currency or electronic money. However, Bitcoin is pretty popular in Turkey, as both its usage and demand are growing. The Turkish lira-Bitcoin exchange BTCTurk offers the exchange of Bitcoin and foreign currency in the Istanbul airport in Bitcoin ATMs.
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Binance announced a partnership with Turkey’s major bank, and Changpeng Zhao told the details to Cointelegraph.
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To avoid recession of national economics Turkey is planning to become the crypto and blockchain hab in Eurasia: What has been done and what to expect in the fut...
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Blockchain.com Exchange launches Turkish Lira gateway as Turkey becomes a hot spot for global crypto exchanges.
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The Turkish city of Konya, a major cultural and historical center of the country, is developing its own coin and blockchain ecosystem for public services.
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Huobi joins Turkey’s leading blockchain initiative to support local cooperation.
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Emin Gün Sirer's AVA Labs partnered with BlockchainIST Center in Turkey.
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Capital Markets Board of Turkey, the country’s securities regulation agency, has plans to step up guidance and oversight of crypto transactions in 2020.
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Turkish Takasbank has launched its BiGA Digital Gold platform to provide banks with a blockchain-based system for digital gold transfers.
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Mobile payments service MenaPay announced support for Twitch donations with their MenaCash stablecoin.
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Binance, the second largest exchange by daily trading volume, has extended trading pairs for the Turkish lira and the Russian ruble.
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Iran’s President proposes creating a Muslim cryptocurrency as one of measures to confront the economic dominance of the United States.
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Huobi completes its executive team in Turkey by appointing ex-Deloitte exec Alphan Gogus as the new general manager.
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is looking for managerial staff to establish its offices in Istanbul, Turkey.
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