.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]
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| Introduced | 29 May 2015 |
|---|---|
| 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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