Superteam Turkey Monthly Update: March & April 2024
Solana’s 4th birthday was celebrated 🥳 | 76 projects were submitted to the Renaissance Global Hackathon 💪 | Demo Day, HackSolana and 3. Mini Hackathon were held | Backpack X Space was blast!🥁
Superteam Turkey Community GDP has reached $188.814🎉
GDP is the North star metric for Superteam. It represents the value created for & by community members who found earning opportunities through Superteam.
Superteam Turkey community reached a total of $188.814 GDP through bounties and grants so far! Driving this number is a community of 106 members, 14 contributors, and more than 1700 lurkers on Discord.
Solana's 4th Birthday Was Celebrated in Four Cities🥳🎂
Solana turned 4 and celebrated in four cities in Turkey simultaneously!
These events, which bring together valuable names from the ecosystem, investors, and project owners, portrayed highly entertaining scenes reflecting Turkey's local culture.
🎂 Thank you to everyone who celebrated solana's 4th birthday with us around the world!
The Renaissance Hackathon Took The Stage by Storm 🚀
The Solana Renaissance Hackathon, powered by @ColosseumOrg, concluded on April 8th. During the hackathon, teams worked intensively to develop their projects.
And there's something unique about this hackathon: A subset of hackathon winners will be offered acceptance into @ColosseumOrg’s accelerator and receive $250k in pre-seed capital.
Builders can also win track prizes across:
🏆 The Grand Prize presented by @Symmetry_fi
📲 Consumer Apps by @solanamobile
🪙 DeFi+Payments by @orca_so
🏗️ DePIN by @ionet
🛠 Infrastructure by @pythnetwork
🎮 Gaming by @phantom
🤝 DAOs & Communities by @squadsprotocol
Let's see what we've accomplished together in Turkey during the global hackathon: 👀
Solana Mini Hackathon 🧑💻💻
Solana Mini Hackathon at @ituteknopark was an absolute blast! 70+ attendees poured their blood, sweat, and tears into every line of code for the upcoming @solana Renaissance Hackathon 🔥23 projects were developed. 19 projects participated in the jury presentation. 🥁
A huge thanks to @ituteknopark for their support, to our mentors @uygunbodur, @caglargokce88, @nurssyhn, @0xGurkan, @ZaferAyan, and to our esteemed jury members @_burcusan_, @real_0x, @cryptokelly53, @kasmiyouness1 and @muratkocuk.💐
Now, let's get to know the winners! 🥁
🥇 zk-Lokomotive
👥 @mehmetzsche @MuhammedAknc15 @baturalpguvnc @Akkayarecep9
They've crafted a good solution called ZK File Transfer, ensuring utmost security and privacy for file exchanges between parties.
Congratulations to the team for their $1750 prize win!
🥈 dDef
👥 @tukideniz , @V4HD3T, @AnilYagizKKU
Their creation, dDef, serves as a decentralized security layer on @solana, dedicated to safeguarding against potential network attacks.
Well-deserved winners of the $1250 prize!
🥉 Codadux
👥 @cengzhnkse
By leveraging web3 and Solana tech, they are offering a cutting-edge platform, Codadux empowers developers to showcase their talents and earn rewards.
Kudos for securing the $1000 prize!
🎖️ Honorable Mentions:
💛 Soldea (@0xMelisats)
Pioneering a platform on Solana, Soldea enables entrepreneurs to present projects and engage with micro-investors via tokenized shares, all governed by DAO-managed smart contracts.
💜 EduPass (@Ugur_coskun75, @theemirtrn, @sameterguc_)
With blockchain technology, EduPass gives a new take on job-seeking by safeguarding educational achievements transparently. Users enhance their profile by attending social events and acquiring certificates.
Huge congratulations to all participants for their dedication and innovative spirit! 🌟
HackSolana: Project Development Marathon 🏃
At HackSolana, over 25 participants showcased their skills by developing a project from scratch or integrating Solana into their existing web2 projects. 🚀
A big thank you to our instructor @murtiblock and to everyone who participated! 🤍
Congratulations to HackSolana winners! 🥁
1️⃣ @n_alt80708: 500$
2️⃣ @0xBabacan: 300$
3️⃣ @deusmur: 200$
Remember, this is just the beginning. We'll keep supporting and evolving projects! 💪
Solana Renaissance Global Hackathon Local Demo Day 🥁
As every year, we listened to the incredible projects specially crafted for the Renaissance Hackathon at Demo Day! 🔥
A heartfelt thank you goes out to the 20+ teams who showcased their projects, and to our esteemed judges
@TanselKayaTR, @NEbruGuven, @uygunbodur, @0xGurkan, @Web3Legatus from @castrumistanbul, as well as to @semih_thedux & @BlockchainXIst for their support 💙
Congratulations to winning teams. You can find the winning teams here. 💪
🙈👀 Now it's time to wait for the global hackathon results. We are eagerly anticipating May for the results!
Community News🎉
This time, our journey starts in Turkey and extends to Dubai. ✈️
🧑💻 Solana IRL Workshops
The Superteam Turkey members are continuing workshops all around Turkey!
Ankara
@BlockofChain and @0xVeliUysal organized the third event of the workshop series in Ankara, where they delved into the fundamentals of Solana and the depths of Rust language! 🏗️ 💙
Kocaeli
Superteam Turkey Member’s @betterCallGoktu, with support from Kocaeli University Computer Club (@koubk_41), led a Solana Workshop at Kocaeli University (@kou92official) 🔥
With each step, steadfastly bringing @Solana to every corner of Turkey! 🚀
Chainlik Türkiye Dinner 🍲
As Superteam Turkey, we were at the #ChainlinkTurkey iftar dinner!
It was a fantastic event where we met new people and introduced Superteam, with our team member @suleerkk. Many thanks to @ChainlinkTurkey for the invitation 💙
Solana Ecosystem Calls are in 5 cities IRL 📽️
The IRL Solana Ecosystem calls continue without slowing down. 🔥
We would like to thank Uygun & Altcointurk team, Emre, Ömer, Aydın and Veli for organizing the events.
If you also want to organize the event in your city, feel free to apply here with the event details!
UpRockCom is rocking the scene at @Solana Ecosystem Call! 📽️❤️🔥
Superteams Gathered at Dubai Hacker House! 🦸❤️🔥
Everything was going great until the flood disaster after the first day at Dubai Hacker House! 🤡
From Dubai with Floods!
Turns out, we ordered ocean views instead of desert vibes. 🌊😂
Project and Bounty 🪂
postgreChain shipped ⛵
The bridge project that brings together Solana and PostgreSQL has been released. This open-source extension streamlines the web3 onboarding of PostgreSQL-using companies looking to embrace blockchain technology. 🚀🪐✨ Shout out to Uygun Bodur.
Click here to access details about the project!
Bonk Bounty results have been announced 🥳
BonkBot is a fast Telegram bot for crypto trading, featuring auto-buy, referrals, and PnL Overview.
In this bounty, the mission was to create and post a Turkish product introduction video for BonkBot on Twitter to increase local awareness.
Congratulations! @hitasyurek, @0xkopil, and @kubarist have been announced as the winners!
You can access the winners' content here and learn more about BonkBot!
The Education Never Slows Down 🏄♂️🏄♀️
Turbin3
If you're a developer seeking freelance job opportunities in the web3 space, this news is just for you 🎉
Join the technical workshop program offered by @solanaturbine and access paid job opportunities!👇
Advanced Solana Bootcamp 🌟
The 6-week Advanced Solana Bootcamp has concluded, and our graduates have received their certificates and merch.
Congratulations to all of the graduates. 🥳
Take a Look Here! 👀
io.net X Hoodies X Superteam Turkey Twitter Space 🥁
io.net is a decentralized GPU network created to provide unlimited computing power to ML applications. It enhances the scalability, accessibility, and efficiency of computing.
Let's delve deeper into io.net in this broadcast. 👇
Armani Ferrante x Backpack x MadLads AMA 🔥
Click to listen to the entire broadcast conducted with over 250 live listeners!
If you prefer to read the summary of the broadcast, we'll take you here. We thank our member @ForzaNft for the summary of the broadcast.
That’s it for March & April, looking forward to May! 🎇
About Superteam Turkey
We help the most promising projects in the Solana ecosystem in Turkey launch and grow. We are organized as a co-operative of creatives, developers, and operators who are experienced in launching and growing technology businesses.
Our goal is to make Turkey one of the top countries contributing towards the growth of the Solana ecosystem. To achieve this, we will be introducing exclusive funding, mentoring and building opportunities for the members in collaboration with multiple global and local partners. 💻