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ARTICLE · 22 JUNE 2023

Communiqué Amending Internet Domain Names Communiqué Has Been Published!

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Following the announcement of the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (" BTK ") dated 19 August 2022, ".tr" Network Information System (" TRABIS ") as of 14 September 2022.") started its activities.

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The Internet Domain Names Communiqué ("Communiqué"), governing the procedures and guidelines for the selection and operation of Domain Registrars (DRs) and the use of ".tr" internet domain names (IDNs) under the Internet Domain Names Regulation ("IDN Regulation"), was published in the Official Gazette on 21 August 2013 and is numbered 28742. The Communiqué Amending the Internet Domain Names Communiqué ("Communiqué Amending the Communiqué"), which envisages some changes in the content of the Communiqué, entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette on 10 June 2023 and is numbered 32217.
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After the announcement on 19 August 2022 by the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (ITCA), the ".tr" Network Information System (TRABIS) started its activities as of 14 September 2022. On this occasion, within the scope of the IDN Regulation, the articles whose enforcement were postponed until TRABIS became operational entered

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