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1st? Ist? lst?
Title has now changed to show that it is Ist. Sans Serif fonts can be confusing :-)
This is an extension ripe for phonetic use - does this document say anything regarding limitations to registration outside of Istanbul or Turkey?
There's an English link in the top right; English page says:

> The Central Registry Agency services offered as "open" and "unrestricted", which enable everyone around the world to register a name in the top level domains .istanbul and .ist

I see, thank you. The English link didn't work on mobile.
Currently, however, the registration is limited to Turkish individuals for their full name, Companies registered in Turkey, foreigners with a residence in Istanbul until the end of March. After that, all restrictions will be lifted, according to the IHS[1] (a hosting company operating in Turkey)

[1] (Turkish) https://www.ihs.com.tr/istanbul-alan-adi-domain-tescili.html...

The second I saw this I wanted great.ist just to really make people go "WTF?" Sadly, someone beat me to the punch..
"ist" also is the third person singular conjugation of the german verb equivalent to the english "to be", allowing you to spell stuff like

pilif.ist/doof

Couldn't you just say it's German for "is"? :)
I prefer my .is domain, it was shorter and english feels more "international" :D
My first reaction was [I]slamic [St]ate? Guess that would have been too controversial.
looks like someone registered terror.ist though.
Frequently get a Not Found page error when searching. Anyone else?
So only Turkish TMs can apply .ist domain for the whole March.
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is there anyway to get a domain through a Turkish company early?
Looks like it's been open for a while already, most of the good "-ist" dictionary words are already taken. Would have loved to get "minimal.ist"!
Which is strange, they seem to require a certificate if you actually want to register a .ist domain.

http://www.atakteknoloji.com/en-US/default.aspx?Load=9&domai...

It says "certificate required".

javascript off, chr.ist is available.

javascript on... no longer available.

I guess the good lord does not look kindly upon javascript? Hanging out for too long with the Perl Monks, perhaps?

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The reaction.ist and the activ.ist in me just won the fight with the passiv.ist in me by replying to you.