Turkish Country - Code Domain Name System On The Eve Of A New Era

• The long-awaited TRABIS System, which replaces the Nic TR system, will become effective in the near future
• The most important change is that extensions such as 'com.tr', 'org.tr', 'net.tr' will be allocated on a 'first come, first-served' basis
• A new dispute resolution mechanism is due to come into effect

Since 1998 Nic TR, under the Middle East Technical University, has been authorised by ICANN to register and manage '.tr' domain names. Recently, it has been announced that the long-awaited TRABIS System, which replaces the Nic TR system, will become effective in the near future. This will bring some important changes to the allocation and transfer of domain names and to dispute resolution.