Turkish President Erdogan picks crypto professor to serve on central bank board: report

Fatma Ozkul has has been A Lecturer has Marmara University In Istanbul Since 2012, with A academic to focus on accounting, finance, audit, blockchain And digital assets.

Turkey President Reception Tayyip Erdoğan has would have appointed teacher Fatma Ozkul, A expert In crypto assets And blockchain technology, has THE central banks monetary body.

According to has Bloomberg, A decree nomination Ozkul was released on Dec. 22. She has has been A Lecturer has Marmara University In Istanbul Since 2012, with A academic to focus on accounting, finance, And audit. Her research area extends has blockchain technology And digital assets, having written A book on crypto active accounting In 2022, Remarks her university profile.

Ozkul East THE most recent member of Turkey central bank Monetary Policy Committee, of which primary duty East has together THE reference interest rate has control inflation. THE Committee raised THE from the country interest rate by 2.5 percentage points has 42.5% on Dec. 21, After Turkey inflation rate overcome 61.98% In November.

Erdoğan would have shape A new economic team After winner Turkey general election In Can, appoint as A governor of THE central bank ancient Golden Man Sachs banker Hafize Gaye Erkan. In 2022, THE central bank with success led THE initial test of It is own digital currency, THE Digital Turkish Read.

THE economic landscape has has been stimulate crypto adoption In THE country. A report Since blockchain analytic farm On-Chain Analysis watch that Türkiye has