Blokzinciri Teknolojisi Nedir ? Ne Değildir ?: Alanyazın İncelemesi

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. 

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

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.

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