Crypto News From Turkey: Oct. 24-Nov. 2

Here is the past week of crypto and blockchain news in review, as originally reported by Cointelegraph Turkey.

Erhan Kahraman, the editor who will lead the charge, said that Cointelegraph Turkey will expand the global presence of Cointelegraph in the region and will "Create a local knowledge base for newcomers to the crypto community, while also covering breaking news from around the globe, price analysis, and market updates for veteran traders."

Cointelegraph reported that Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ within the crypto community, will be attending and speaking at the Turkish Capital Market Summit, which will be held in Istanbul from Nov. 19-20, 2019.

Dr. Ali Taha Koç, the Head of the Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey and Arda Ermut, the Head of the Investment Office of the Presidency.

Gokhan Seckin, the CEO of digital ID firm Kimlic, will present CZ with a number of questions that are selected by the Turkish community.

BtcTurk CEO Özgür Güneri: Soccer is the right tool for reaching the massesHaving started its operations at the beginning of July 2013, BtcTurk was the first of five cryptocurrency exchange platforms in Turkey.

The CEO of BtcTurk, Özgür Güneri, said during an interview with Cointelegraph Turkey on Oct. 30 that Bitcoin ads displayed during Turkish soccer games are the right tool for reaching the masses.

The CEO of the Interbank Card Center Soner Canko, said during a YouTube podcast hosted by Özgür Güneri that the most important problem in the financial world is the trust between parties.

The CEO is seemingly convinced that this can be eliminated with blockchain technology, adding that cryptocurrencies are in demand because they provide a solution to this problem of trust in the world.

"When designing the future, we think about how we can make life safer, faster and simpler. For this reason, we have a very compatible structure with the world of crypto money. It does not matter whether the currency to be used is gold, silver, cash, card or crypto. The world's population will decide what will be used for shopping."