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Sponsored top-level domain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
.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 Istanbul's historical heritage and help economic growth by allowing unlimited and open registration of the names.[2][3]
Introduced | 29 May 2015 |
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TLD type | GeoTLD |
Status | delegated |
Registry | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |
Sponsor | MEDYA A.Ş. |
Intended use | Entities associated with Istanbul |
Actual use | Active as of January 27, 2016 |
Structure | Registrations are being taken directly at second level |
Documents | ICANN registry agreement |
Dispute policies | UDRP |
DNSSEC | Yes |
Registry website | .istanbul |
Along with TLDs such as .cat and .asia, .istanbul and other new TLDs fall into the new category of GeoTLDs.
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