Bitcoin in Turkey

[katulana]

Turkey has confirmed that Bitcoin is legal
  The 2013 release concludes that bitcoin is not considered electronic money under Turkish law and therefore supervision can not be made within the framework of the law.
  Although Turkey has not updated its official view on bitcoin since 2013, the Turkish Banking Supervision Authority and the Supervisory Authority have announced that they will seek to prevent the use of the methodology. Alternative spending such as bitcoin, ethereum and surfing for illegal gambling activities is an initiative aimed at suppressing the black gambling market.
  In August last year, Turkey's BTCturk trading floor announced a shutdown due to its inability to find bank partners - suggesting that regardless of the legal status of Bitcoin in Turkey, Domestic financial institutions remain hesitant to cooperate with businesses.
  Project MiaVita Beytepe has been involved in a number of market properties that have been listed for sale in exchange for bitcoin in recent months. In the last week, a house in Austin, Texas was sold in exchange for bitcoin. A London home was also offered for sale at a minimum bid of 500 bucks last week. Earlier this month, Michelle Mone and Douglas Barrowman announced plans to sell 1,133 Dubai apartments in exchange for bitcoin, along with the Bitpay and Knox Group, with 40 tower apartments set to become Dubai's first apartments. valuation and sale in exchange for an electronic payment solution. This year also has two properties located in the Canadian city of Coquitlam listed on Craigslist of Hong Kong in exchange for bitcoin.

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[Angela28]

Turkey, has announced that the luxury apartments can be bought with Bitcoin that is the good news from Turkish investors you can be happy when I hear the good news that I love to buy home by bitcoin

[God]

Unfortunately, i do not think that Turkey is going to change much in here, it might be a good country, but it does not affect the global economic system, so maybe this is unrelevant for most of the people in here (including me) But it's good for turkey users.

[tristana443]

This means that many countries and costumes will continue to trade bitcoin. In only a few statistics, only 45% of respondents believe that digital money will soon become the primary means of payment on the Internet.

[kirkarsedat]

Turkey is the largest place where so many people support Bitcoin. 45% of respondents believe that digital currencies will soon become the main means of payment on the Internet

[omorfi]

There are some restaurants that accept bitcoin as payment. I have seen some construction companies selling apartments for the bitcoin. In the near future i hope to see a few sellers who sell goods for bitcoin.

[antisocial77]

There are not so many shops accept bitcoin but many universities has started education about cryptocırrency which is more important than accepting bitcoin.

[Distraction]

In Turkey, there are a lot of people that use especially Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. When we consider the big interest in Bitcoin in Turkey, the number of places that people can use Bitcoin will rise over time.

[Nadziratel]

I read a number of answers to the question in astonishment. I'm living in Turkey. There are not many places in our daily lives that accept payments with BTC yet.

In addition, any regulations made by the government of Turkey yet. However, in many jurisdictions Bitcoin was accepted as monetary value. Therefore, interpreting, we can say that Turkey is positive cryptocurrencies perspective.

For example, a cryptocurrencies trading platform signed sponsorship with a football club. Thus, no information about Bitcoin in many parts of Turkey, could meet with Bitcoin.

BtcTurk, Turkey’s leading Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange, signed sponsorship deal naming the club ‘BtcTurk Yeni Malatyaspor’ for the 2019–2020 Süper Lig Cemil Usta Season.

[Danslip]

BTC is absolutely legal in Turkey, l don't live in Turkey. But I'm living near Turkey. Turkey has one of the biggest platform, which called BTCturk and definitely there are many places, where accepted BTC, you can make own research, there are many names of places on google and it is getting grow. Turkey is a very kind crypto currency, above 100 big companies accept bitcoin as payment. IT, Consulting, Education, E-commerce, Entertainment, Home Decoration, Photography, Hardware, Accommodation, Law, Construction, and many more sectors are among them.

[Pepz79]

I can't pay with btc in my country as well..

[momchilandonov]

I think it's not too fast

[Tonteus]

I hope bitcoin will become popular in Turkey. They have a pretty good market and worthy of attention

[Artemis3]

Yes, Bitcoin is valid in Turkey while shopping. You can shop nearly anything with Bitcoin in Turkey. From the last year, this change has started in Turkey.

This is not true, because I am going often to Turkey and i have never found a shop that accepts Bitcoin in Turkey. Maybe you can do that in Istanbul, but the rest of Turkey doesn't have it.

Do you know if any shops at the (new) Istanbul airport accepts bitcoin? The way things are going here, i myself might be visiting there for connection flight in the following months, simply because Turkish Airlines had become such a world class passenger carrier. Of course, if said airline accepted bitcoin, it would save me the annoying exchanging step...

[bright4mech]

The world is moving faster and technology is improving, for a bitcoin usage as shopping in turkey, that is good news and welcome development from crypto industrial, and very soon bitcoin will be more values.

[rodel caling]

If you are looking for shops that transact with bitcoin, I think you search on google. Then, I read somewhere on the forum that Argentina now accept bitcoin and can transact globally. This means more countries and outfits are going to get on to the bitcoin business.

In no time, bitcoin growth will be unstoppable.

Yeah you right now right mate nice advise, Google through online is the best and fastest way to find what we need about. Turkeys people is continue to support about bitcoin and I happy for that, because they know what Bitcoin potential as new form of money to make easy way to pay things in the store in the future I possible possible bitcoin is useful in payment system worldwide and country and companies accept bitcoin.

[auntyjmary]

Many shops are accepting bitcoin both online and physical shops.Things have really changed now, it is a common thing to see many shops accepting bitcoin as mode of payment for various business transactions. Many people are gradually accepting bitcoin as potential currency that can be used just like fiat currency.

[fullhdpixel]

You cannot go to any shop and just tell them that you want to pay with bitcoin if the owner has not agreed to implement bitcoin payment system into his business, so automatically, your request is the one that becomes invalid for any shop you approach, but for some of the shops that has started accepting cryptocurrency of bitcoin as payment, I think it is valid because they will still eventually change it back to fiat.

Most merchants and people that are aware of bitcoin would have actually implemented the system already, but I guess that are still quiet scared of the government, which is why they have kind of refused to implement the usage until the air is cleared about it legally, but with time we spend more, people will continue to accept bitcoin at their own level pending when regulation comes.

[thecryptogandalf]

I actually see a great potential in Turkey. I live in Turkey and I had chances to live in Europe for a while at the same time. One thing I have realised is that the usage of banking apps, attitude towards to Crypto etc  is more positive in  Turkey. People have more tendency to adopt it. Most of the people really think that crypto is a good investment and it can be the future. The reason for being more open to crypto and other technological developments can be the young population and economical situation in Turkey. Because people are not better off economically in average when we compared with the people in Europe so they are looking for better opportunities and they have  willingness to adopt it.  I study business finance and one my lecturers gave us many articles about blockchain and cryptos. She told us to read it and she wanted us to debate it during the whole class. From those perspectives, I believe Turkey has the potential.
But there is also political instability and government can just take one decision and everything  can be upside down. Yes, we know that cryptos are not affected from political turmoil etc but it still can be the risk for crypto in Turkey because government can suddenly give a decision against crypto.

[illnino]

In Turkey, there are a lot of people that use especially Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. When we consider the big interest in Bitcoin in Turkey, the number of places that people can use Bitcoin will rise over time.

I have heard, people buy real estate in Turkey with Bitcoin, and they are very active in it. You can buy a good house there only for 9 BTC, which is a very cool price for it. Besides, according to statistics, 1/5 of the population of this country owns cryptocurrencies, and do not only hold BTC but use it all the time, showing good experience in dealing with Bitcoin and other altcoins.