.TR

ℹ️ ➤ TLD characteristics

ℹ️ ➤ Contact requirements

ℹ️ ➤ Create

ℹ️ ➤ Transfer in

ℹ️ ➤ Renew

ℹ️ ➤ Restore

ℹ️ ➤ Registrant change

ℹ️ ➤ Transfer out

ℹ️ ➤ Contact properties

ℹ️ ➤ Naming policy

ℹ️ ➤ Documents requirement policy

TLD Characteristics

Contact Requirements

Create

1: Create a contact with the registrant's contact data. For instructions on how to create a contact, go to the Create a new contact knowledgebase article.
2: Add contact properties for .TR (RegistryTR) to the Registrant contact. For instructions on adding contact properties for .TR to a contact, go to the Add properties section of this knowledge base article.
3: Request the create through our portal. For instructions on requesting a create, go to the Create domain(s) knowledge base article.
4: Once requested, the create will complete real-time.

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Important:

Creates that require documents to be completed will remain suspended until the required documents have been provided to and approved by the registry. Our support staff will contact you (our reseller) through email if documents are required. For more information on document requirements for .TR, go to the Documents requirements section of this knowledge base article.

Transfer in

1: Create a contact with the registrant's contact data. For instructions on how to create a contact, go to the Create a new contact knowledgebase article.
2: Add contact properties for .TR (RegistryTR) to the Registrant contact. For instructions on adding contact properties to for .TR a contact, go to the Add properties section of this knowledge base article.
3: Request the transfer through our portal. For instructions on requesting a transfer, go to the Transfer domain(s) knowledge base article.
4: Once requested, the transfer will be completed in 24.

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Important:

Transfers that require documents to be completed will remain suspended until the required documents have been provided to and approved by the registry. Our support staff will contact you (our reseller) through email if documents are required. For more information on document requirements for .TR, go to the Documents requirements section of this knowledge base article.

Renew

1: To request a renewal, follow the instructions in the Renew domains knowledge base article.

Restore

1: To request a restore, follow the instructions in the Restore domains knowledge base article.

Registrant change

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Important:

Registrant changes for .TR domains are not possible until further notice from the Registry.

Transfer out

1: Make sure no server or client transfer prohibited status is active for the domain to be transferred.
2: To start the outgoing transfer, contact the gaining registrar for information on their incoming transfer procedure.

Contact properties

To add contact properties for .TR (RegistryTR) to a contact, go to the Contact properties knowledge base article and follow the instructions up until step #2. Once you've selected the .TR (RegistryTR) contact properties option, the below options will show up on screen;

1: ID card no. number (IDCARD-OR-PASSPORT-NUMBER): In this field, provide the Turkish Citizen number belonging to the registrant

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Important:

The ID card no. property is only required for Turkish citizens/residents. If the registrant is a natural person outside of Turkey or a company, this field may be ignored.
11-digit number with a specific format, where the first digit cannot be zero. The number is a unique personal identification number for Turkish citizens and is also used as the tax ID number (TIN) for both citizens and foreigners residing in Turkey.

2: Tax Office (TAX-OFFICE): In this field, provide the name of the tax office that provided the tax number

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Important:

Mandatory for all companies

3: Registration Goal (optional): In this field, provide the registration goal if you've provided the registration goal as 'Other' from the dropdown list.

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Important:

Mandatory for all companies

4: Click 'Save properties' to confirm adding properties to the contact. Once saved, you can use this contact as the registrant contact for creating/transferring in .TR domains.

Contact properties metadata description

🇹🇷 Naming policy

1️⃣ Restricted names

The following names may only be allocated under .gov.tr. Applications for other subdomains require a public-benefit assessment:

Turkiye / Türkiye
Ataturk / Atatürk
Turk / Türk
Republic of Turkey
T.C.
Any related or derivative names

2️⃣ Province & district allocations

The following can be allocated under .gov.tr:

Province names → allocated to provincial governorships
District names → allocated to district governorships
Conflicting requests follow a first-come, first-served rule

3️⃣ Public-benefit evaluation

For province or district names requested under subdomains other than .gov.tr, allocation depends on public-benefit evaluation.

4️⃣ DETSİS institutional names

Domain names containing the full names or known abbreviations of public institutions listed in DETSİS may only be allocated to the relevant institution.

Applications from other parties require Agency evaluation

5️⃣ CMB-licensed institutions

Domain names containing names of Capital Markets Board (CMB)–licensed investment institutions may only be allocated to those institutions.

6️⃣ BRSA-licensed institutions

Domain names containing the names of BRSA-licensed financial institutions may only be allocated to:

Banks
Financial leasing companies
Factoring companies
Financing companies
Financial holding companies
Asset management companies
Foreign bank representative offices in Turkey
Organizations licensed under Banking Cards & Credit Law No. 5654

7️⃣ Restricted financial terms

The following terms may only be allocated to the institutions listed under rules 5 and 6:

finance
financing
bank / banka
lease / leasing
finansalkiralama
factoring

Other applicants require Agency evaluation.

8️⃣ Other restricted names

For all other restricted names, eligibility is based on:

Intended use of the domain name
Public-benefit contribution
Appropriate subdomain placement

📄 Document requirements policy

1️⃣ Articles 4/5/6 from the naming policy

Activity permit from SPK (CMB) or BRSA
IAA request letter signed by an authorized representative
Proof of representation authority for the transaction

2️⃣ Articles 4/3/7 & non-institution applicants from the naming policy

A declaration of intended domain use
Supporting information and documentation

3️⃣ WHOIS check to determine the need for documents

Use the registry WHOIS tool to determine if documents are required:
➤ https://www.trabis.gov.tr/whois

Documents required output

No documents required output