.tr is the

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, p ...

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top-level domain A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and distributed naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the ...

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ccTLD A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It ...

) for

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...

. It is administered by trABİS (under the Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Turkey) and managed by the Computer Center DNS Group of the ICT Authority. The domain was formerly administered by NIC.tr and managed by the Turkey Internet Society (the local chapter of ISOC) until September 2022. ''.nc.tr'' and ''.ct.tr'' are used as

second-level domain In the Domain Name System The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and distributed naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected ...

s for the

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, w ...

, which is a self declared state and not recognised by the

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, and as such has no country code assigned.

Statistics

As of March 2017, around 15.53% of all the .tr domains were served via secured HTTPS protocol, with the Let's Encrypt Authority X3 being the most popular SSL certificate. Microsoft-IIS is the most popular web server, serving 35.31% of the .tr domains, followed by Apache serving 35.14% of the total .tr domains.

Domains

Second-level

nic.tr, formerly the official registry's domain, is the only second-level domain under this TLD. However, current registry TRABIS states that, restricted registrations directly at the second level will start one year after their incorporation date, which is 14 September 2022.

Third-level

Several third-level domains are present under .tr: * gov.tr (reserved for the

Government of Turkey The Government of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Hükûmeti) is the national government of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country loc ...

and state institutions/organizations) * mil.tr (reserved for the

Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current C ...

; retired in 2010 and replaced by tsk.tr) * tsk.tr (reserved for the

; used since 2010) * k12.tr (reserved for schools approved by the Ministry of National Education) * edu.tr (reserved for higher education institutions approved by the Council of Higher Education) * av.tr (reserved for freelance lawyers, law firms and attorney partnerships) * dr.tr (reserved for medical doctors, medical partnerships, hospitals, and healthcare services) * bel.tr (reserved for provincial, district, and town municipal organizations and governments) * pol.tr (reserved for the General Directorate of Security and police) * kep.tr (reserved for Registered Electronic Mail Service Providers EPHSauthorized by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority) * com.tr (intended for commercial entities) * net.tr (reserved for network operators/providers, as well as internet-related access services such as portals, e-mail, etc) * org.tr (reserved for nonprofit entities such as foundations, associations, and non-governmental organizations) * info.tr (intended for informational websites) * bbs.tr (reserved for entities providing BBS services) * nom.tr (reserved for individual/personal use) * tv.tr (reserved for entities in the television industry) * biz.tr (intended for commercial entities) * tel.tr (reserved for use in connection with Turkish telephone numbers) * gen.tr (general use) * web.tr (general use) * name.tr (reserved for individual/personal use)

External links

IANA .tr whois information

References