.cy
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.cy is the country code top-level domain
(ccTLD) for Cyprus
. Registration is limited to residents of Cyprus or companies and organizations registered with the government there; the personal or business registration number is required on registration. Some additional restrictions exist for various subdomains, but .com.cy is unrestricted to Cypriot entities.
The so called Turkish Republic of Norther Cyprus, a de facto, but not de juris, independent state, established in 1983, after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
in 1974, uses the ccSLD of .nc.tr, which in reality is a second-level domain
of the ccSLD .tr for Turkey
.
Country code top-level domain
A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
(ccTLD) for Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. Registration is limited to residents of Cyprus or companies and organizations registered with the government there; the personal or business registration number is required on registration. Some additional restrictions exist for various subdomains, but .com.cy is unrestricted to Cypriot entities.
The so called Turkish Republic of Norther Cyprus, a de facto, but not de juris, independent state, established in 1983, after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion in response to a Greek military junta backed coup in Cyprus...
in 1974, uses the ccSLD of .nc.tr, which in reality is a second-level domain
Second-level domain
In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
of the ccSLD .tr for Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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Second level domains
- ac.cy - Academic and research institutions.
- net.cy - Internet or Network service providers.
- gov.cy - Governmental institutions.
- org.cy - Not for profit organisations.
- pro.cy - Professional organizations.
- name.cy - Natural persons.
- ekloges.cy - Organizations or persons related to elections.
- tm.cy - Officially registered trademarks.
- ltd.cy - Private and public limited companies.
- biz.cy - Any other registered company.
- press.cy - Organizations and entities connected to the press.
- parliament.cy - The Cyprus Parliament and associated entities.
- com.cy - Commercial entities (unrestricted registration for Cypriot entities).