Turkey's Communications Directorate has launched its first;government office in the metaverse, becoming the first public institution to do so.
The country is among the early adopters of Web3 and the metaverse in the Middle East and Eastern European region.
- The Communications Directorate aims to increase representation in relevant platforms by launching its Meta Office, accessible via mobile devices anywhere in the world.
- Turkey's digital transformation strategy, featuring Web3 and metaverse plans, was;launched in January 2022.
- In February 2022, Ankara University became Turkey's first higher education institution to;offer NFTs;courses.
- Turkey's DEVA (Democracy and Progress) party became;the first political party;to open an office in the metaverse earlier last year.
- According to;Gazete Duvar, 20,000 plots of land have been sold in the virtual universe in Turkey, with Istanbul dominating digital land sales.
- In September 2022, the UAE's;Ministry of Economy launched an;office in the metaverse.;