.istanbul
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| Introduced | Officially introduced in 2016 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Generic top-level domain |
| Status | delegated |
| Registry | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |
| Sponsor | MEDYA A.Ş. |
| Intended use | See article |
| Actual use | Launched January 27, 2016 |
| Structure | Registrations are being taken directly at second level |
| Documents | ICANN registry agreement |
| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| Registry website | .istanbul |
.istanbul and .ist are approved top level domains (TLD) for the Internet. It is a community-based sponsored top-level domain by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and subsidiary Medya A.Ş.[1] According to the Medya A.Ş., .istanbul will improve awareness on İstanbul's historical heritage and help economic growth by allowing unlimited and open registration of the names.[2][3]
Along with TLDs such as .cat and .asia, .istanbul and other new TLDs fall into the new category of GeoTLDs.
See also
References
- ^ "Istanbul becomes a new web domain name". Aa.com.tr. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ "About nic.istanbul".
- ^ "Istanbul gets its own Internet domain name". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
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