Stratejik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi

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Blockchain technology has been on the agenda lately in Turkey as result of discussions about cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. As a matter of fact, Blockchain is much more than a technology which enables the criptocurrencies.  Every day and other a new industry adaptates Blockchain technology to its process. Blockchain technology, which is based on a chain mode and cannot be broken, allows operation without being connected to a center. In Blockhain technology, data is stored on all users' computers in a distributed manner, and since there is no central database, the risk of loss or stealing dissappear. Recently, the journalism and publishing sector has been experiencing some new developments based on Blockchain technology. With the influence of the new media, journalism has become a sector that is constantly losing money and journalistic organizations have no other choice than depending on advertisements.  Poor quality and fake news content have offended the reader. The promising fractional payment format for breaking out of the crisis of journalism is possible with Blockchain technology. It is predicted that the security and quality of the news will increase due to Blockchain, which is indelible and available to keep records that third parties cannot reach. With news platforms using Blockchain technology, it is predicted that censorship will become impossible. Using descriptive methods in this study, the possible effects of Blockchain technology on journalism have been analyzed with examples from the main formations that adhere to this technology journalism in the world. This study is important in terms of being the first academic publication in Turkish about blockchain journalism.