istanbul-domain

Istanbul, the former Constantinople and thus former capital of the Byzantine Empire, was once conquered by Sultan Osman and their showpiece of the city, the Hagia Sofia was turned into a mosque - once a great shame for the Occident. Today, Istanbul is a city that is considered very progressive and the city in Turkey that can be most described as Western. The infrastructure of the city is very well developed. Many people have - due to the political situation in Turkey - only limited access to the WWW, but nevertheless the economic life pulsates strongly in the city on the Bosporus. Centuries-old mosques stand here right next to glittering office facades and luxurious shopping malls. And in addition to traditional Ottoman cuisine in small restaurants, there are trendy bars. This city on the Bosphorus is the metropolis in Turkey that represents a fascinating mix of traditional and modern culture and the only city in the world that is built on two continents and is therefore also considered geographically as a transition between Europe and Asia.

Award guidelines

With the top level domain .istanbul, this vibrant Turkish metropolis received a locally applicable domain extension and serves friends and supporters of the Turkish metropolis as a support for their digital business card. The registration of a domain address under this domain extension is quite simple and very liberal, because every private person and every company may register a domain address under this extension, regardless of where this person resides or the company has its headquarters.

Use and meaning

Nevertheless, the importance of the domain extension .istanbul is very low. Since the companies located in Turkey in general and also the companies located in this city on the Bosphorus have international relations, they usually also choose a domain extension for their website that is more international than this local domain extension. However, there are many tourism companies that happily choose such a domain extension because they maintain a number of holiday domiciles in this city on the Bosphorus. Nevertheless, the importance of this domain extension is very low, especially when it comes to the use of private individuals who are not allowed to write anything they want just like that as bloggers under the government that is currently ruling there.