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Istanbul is considered the most populous city in Turkey and was once the capital of the Byzantine Empire and was once called Constantinople. The city is considered a metropolitan area and economic center. Istanbul is also considered the place where the Ottomans were victorious over the Byzantines after overcoming the Golden Horn outside the city and taking possession of the Hagia Sofia, the largest church in Christendom at the time. Geographically, Istanbul is 3 percent on the European continent and 97 percent on the Asian continent. The city is also situated between two sea areas, namely the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, more specifically on the Bosphorus. Until 1924, Istanbul was the seat of the Ottoman caliph. Istanbul accounts for around 40 to 50 percent of Turkey's total economic output. The city provides a good headquarters for the Turkish press and publishing industry and is considered an important financial centre. Tourism is considered to be a very important branch of the economy. The infrastructure of the city is accordingly considered to be well developed. For example, the city has two airports. And Istanbul also has its own domain extension, .ist.

Allocation

The domain extension .ist is an alternative extension for the longer domain extension .istanbul and is considered to be well suited for companies and individuals who feel connected to the city or like to report about this city. For the allocation, it is not decisive whether the private person has a residence or a company has a company headquarters or a branch office in Istanbul.

Use and meaning

Companies and individuals who would like to promote their city Istanbul can use the .ist domain to create a meaningful and targeted domain address. The .ist domain extension can, as already explained, be used as an alternative domain extension if a desired name for the domain under .istanbul should already be taken. However, the risk of confusion must be recognized as given if the website has not been well optimized. The domain extension is ideally suited for tourism companies that want to promote their local offers there and also for bloggers.