Istanbul Dijital Medya Tic A.S is the sponsor and Afilias is the backend provider for the .ist extension.
Registration periods
Phase | Dates |
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Landrush | March 24, 2016 at 18:00 UTC to May 5, 2016 at 16:00 UTC |
General availability | Begins May 10, 2016 at 16:00 UTC |
These domain names can have up to 63 characters, with a minimum of 1 character, and can contain letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 3rd or 4th characters of the domain name). You cannot register domain names with special characters such as & and #.
Features | Availability |
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Registration length | 1 – 10 years |
Renewal length | 1 – 10 years |
Transfers to | ✓ |
Transfers away | ✓ |
Private Registration | ✓ |
Protected Registration | – |
Backorders | – |
Bulk Registration | ✓ |
Account change | ✓ |
Contact updates | ✓ |
IDNs | – |
Who can register .ist domains?
Anyone can register .ist domain names on a first-come, first-served basis.
Renewals
We’ll attempt to auto-renew your .ist domain on its expiration date. We’ll park .ist domain names after the first failed billing attempt. If the domain isn’t renewed within 40 days following expiration, we cancel it and remove it from your account.
Nameserver requirements
Two nameservers are required for .ist domains to resolve, and a maximum of 13 nameservers is allowed. DNSSEC, IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.
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