.bel.tr Domain: The Official .tr Extension for Municipalities
.bel.tr is one of the sub-domains under .tr, the country code extension of Türkiye, and it is allocated to municipalities recorded with the Ministry of Interior. The competent authority is the Information Technologies and Communications Authority (BTK), and allocations run through TRABİS within it. The purpose of the extension points straight at the citizen: an address ending in .bel.tr is a checked signal that the site belongs to a real municipality. Someone looking for a tax, permit or payment page does not have to guess which address is official.
Allocation is documented, and the single required paper is specific: an official request letter signed by the competent authority of the applicant municipality. The file reaches TRABİS through the chosen registrar; the Authority examines it and, if something is missing, asks for further information and documents through that registrar. Once the application is found in order, TRABİS makes the allocation and the outcome is reported back the same way. If the letter is not signed by the right office, the file counts as incomplete from the start — that is the detail that comes back most often.
The channel matters here in particular: although municipalities are public legal entities, .bel.tr is not among the extensions accepted by TRABİS-KK, the Authority's own registrar. Applications are filed by choosing one of the registrars listed on the Authority's site. The extension set aside for other public bodies is .gov.tr. Once your request letter is signed, check the availability of your municipality's name on the domain search page.
.BEL.TR Domain at a Glance
- Registry TRABİS — Information Technologies and Communications Authority (BTK)
- Eligibility Municipalities recorded with the Ministry of Interior
- Allocation type Documented — official request letter signed by the competent authority
- Application channel Registrars; TRABİS-KK does not accept applications for this extension
- Counterpart extension gov.tr for other public institutions and bodies
- Document Requirement View required documents
- Country Türkiye
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 5 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
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Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$2.59 /year -
Transfer
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Renewal
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Late Renewal
$1.70
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.bel.tr Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: for .bel.tr the post-expiry timeline is set by the registry, so it differs from one extension to the next. The diagram below shows the windows that actually apply to .bel.tr, day by day. One thing never changes, whichever extension you hold: renewing before the expiry date is always the cheapest and safest route.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .bel.tr address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Pending Delete Period (Pending Delete Period)
If the redemption window is missed too, the domain enters the final stage and waits to be deleted. Renewal and recovery are no longer possible here; when the period ends the registration is removed for good.
Domain Is Available Again
Once deletion completes, the domain leaves the system and anyone can register it — popular names are often taken the same minute by someone watching. Keep auto-renewal on so a name you care about never gets this far.
.bel.tr Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.bel.tr Domain Registration
- Document Requirement View required documents
- Country Türkiye
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 5 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.bel.tr Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Documents Required for a .bel.tr Domain
Frequently Asked Questions About .bel.tr Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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The extension is allocated to municipalities recorded with the Ministry of Interior. Municipal companies, associations and firms working with a municipality cannot apply for it. The restriction exists so that citizens can tell the official municipal site from the address alone. Other public bodies use gov.tr, police units use pol.tr and schools use k12.tr.
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One document is required: an official request letter signed by the competent authority of the applicant municipality. The letter is submitted to TRABİS through the registrar you choose and examined by the Authority. The detail that comes back most often is a letter issued by a unit without signing authority; TRABİS then asks for a further document and the allocation waits. Confirming the signing office up front shortens the process.
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The eligibility definitions differ: .bel.tr goes to municipalities, while .gov.tr goes to public institutions and bodies. The channel differs too. gov.tr applications are accepted by TRABİS-KK, the Authority's own registrar, and no fee is charged for those transactions; bel.tr is not among the extensions TRABİS-KK accepts, so it is obtained through one of the other registrars.
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Applications are filed by choosing one of the registrars listed on the Authority's site. Because TRABİS-KK accepts only edu.tr, gov.tr, pol.tr, tsk.tr and k12.tr applications from public bodies, municipalities cannot obtain bel.tr there. The signed request letter goes to the registrar, which forwards it to TRABİS, and the allocation follows the review.
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In documented allocation the paperwork is submitted through a registrar to TRABİS and examined by the Authority. If a gap is found, further information and documents are requested; the application is not simply refused. Where an application is rejected, the reasons and the gaps are notified, and a new application may be filed once they are closed. The risk is a longer exchange, not a permanent loss.
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The extension is transferable. Because TRABİS brought the move to the registry-registrar model, the domain can be carried between accredited registrars. A transfer does not remove the municipality's eligibility; the domain continues to belong to the municipality. The site and institutional email keep working throughout and the remaining registration period is preserved. Start on the domain transfer page.
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