What is Blockchain Technology? What isn’t?: Literature Review

Year 2019, , 203 - 217, 31.07.2019

Mustafa Tanrıverdi , Mevlüt Uysal , Mutlu Tahsin Üstündağ

https://doi.org/10.17671/gazibtd.547122

Cited By: 23

Abstract

Information
and communication technologies that change our ways of doing business and our
habits today continue its role without interrupting the pace. It is important
that countries, policymakers, researchers and the technologies that are heavily
influenced by the business world to adapt these rapid changes and to include
technologies that will contribute in business processes. At this point, the
concept of blockchain, in which we speak the digital coins, resembles the
concept of internet that emerged in the late 20th century. Blockchain
technology differs from the existing database logic and distributes the powers
of the central authority to each node in the chain and provides the authority
and responsibility sharing. It is important to understand the concept of blokchain  not only related to digital money, but also
with its properties like distributed structure, data security and transparency
in combination with technologies such as consensus protocols, security
structures and smart contracts. When the literature is examined, it is seen
that even the researchers do not understand the technology and structure of the
blokchain and try to produce the wrong models and solutions to the needs. It
should not be forgotten that research using the advantage of the innovation
effect of this technology should give due attention to the proper use and
integration of the blockchain structure and contribute to the competitive
business world. Therefore, the aim of this study is to introduce the technology
correctly through a comprehensive literature review, to eliminate the
deficiency in the national literature and to help researchers to think about
the subject by introducing good practices from different fields.

Keywords

blockchain, literature review, smart contracts, consensus protocols

Blokzinciri Teknolojisi Nedir ? Ne Değildir ?: Alanyazın İncelemesi

Abstract

Günümüzde iş yapış
şekillerimiz ve alışkanlıklarımızı değiştiren bilgi ve iletişim teknolojileri
hızını kesmeden rolünü devam ettirmektedir. Bu hızlı değişime ülkeler, politika
belirleyiciler, araştırmacılar ve bunlardan ciddi şekilde etkilenen iş dünyasının
ayak uydurması ve katkı sağlayacak teknolojilerin iş süreçlerine dahil edilmesi
önemlidir. Bu noktada dijital paralarla adını konuşur olduğumuz blokzinciri
(blockchain) kavramı ortaya çıkış şekli ve hızı 20.yy sonlarında ortaya çıkan
internet kavramına benzemektedir. Blokzinciri teknolojisi mevcut veri tabanı
mantığından farklı olarak merkezi otoritedeki yetkilerin zincirdeki her bir
düğüme dağıtılarak yetki ve sorumluluk paylaşımını sağlamaktadır. Blokzinciri kavramının
insanların algıladığı gibi sadece dijital paralarla ilgili olmadığı, dağıtık
yapısı, veri güvenliği ve şeffaflık gibi özelliklerinin yanında barındırdığı uzlaşma
protokolleri, güvenlik yapıları ve akıllı sözleşmeler gibi teknolojiler ile birlikte
kullanımının anlaşılması önemlidir. Alanyazın incelendiğinde araştırmacıların
bile blokzinciri teknolojisini ve yapısını doğru anlamadığı, ihtiyaçlara yanlış
model ve çözümler üretme çabasında oldukları görülmektedir. Bu teknolojinin
yenilik etkisinin avantajını kullanarak yapılan araştırmaların, blokzinciri
yapısının doğru kullanımı ve entegrasyonuna gerekli özeni verip rekabetçi iş
dünyasına katkı sağlaması gerektiğini de unutmamak gerekir. Bu nedenle bu
araştırmanın amacı kapsamlı bir alanyazın taraması ile teknolojiyi doğru tanıtmak,
ulusal alanyazında yer alan eksikliği gidermek ve farklı alanlardan iyi
uygulamaları tanıtarak araştırmacılara konu üzerinde düşünmelerine yardımcı
olmaktır. 

Keywords

blokzinciri, alanyazın taraması, akıllı sözleşmeler, uzlaşma protokolleri

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