# .istanbul domain prices at 17 registrars

> Cheapest 3-year total: \$62.81 at OVHcloud. Cheapest first year: \$20.19 at OVHcloud. Cheapest renewal: \$21.31 at OVHcloud. Median renewal: \$32.39.

## Prices (USD; 3-year total = first year + renewals at the regular price)

| # | Registrar | First year | Renewal /yr | Transfer | Restore | 3-year total | Checked | Source |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | [OVHcloud](https://tldbench.com/registrar/ovhcloud.md) | \$20.19 first year [€17.99] | \$21.31 [€18.99] | \$21.65 [€19.29] | \$57.23 [€50.99] | \$62.81 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | api: https://www.ovhcloud.com/fr/domains/tld/ |
| 2 | [Hover](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hover.md) | \$24.99 | \$24.99 | \$24.99 | — | \$74.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.hover.com/tld/buy-istanbul-domain |
| 3 | [Hetzner](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hetzner.md) | \$28.21 [€25.13] | \$28.21 [€25.13] | \$28.21 [€25.13] | — | \$84.63 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.hetzner.com/whois/ |
| 4 | [GoDaddy](https://tldbench.com/registrar/godaddy.md) | \$24.99 promo (list \$44.99) | \$29.99 | — | — | \$84.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:13 UTC | api: https://www.godaddy.com/domains |
| 5 | [Netim](https://tldbench.com/registrar/netim.md) | \$35.92 [€32.00] | \$26.94 [€24.00] | \$16.84 [€15.00] | \$99.89 [€89.00] | \$89.80 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | price_list: https://www.netim.com/en/domain-name/istanbul-domain |
| 6 | [NameSilo](https://tldbench.com/registrar/namesilo.md) (note: NameSilo's free Discount Program prices .com at \$12.00 to register and renew (retail \$19.99); it needs payment from pre-loaded account funds and doesn't cover transfers. We list the retail price.) | \$29.99 | \$29.99 | — | — | \$89.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.namesilo.com/pricing |
| 7 | [IONOS](https://tldbench.com/registrar/ionos.md) | \$30.00 | \$30.00 | \$30.00 | \$90.00 | \$90.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.ionos.com/domains/domain-name-prices |
| 8 | [101domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/101domain.md) | \$36.99 | \$28.99 | \$24.49 | — | \$94.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.101domain.com/istanbul.htm |
| 9 | [INWX](https://tldbench.com/registrar/inwx.md) | \$34.79 [€31.00] | \$34.79 [€31.00] | \$34.79 [€31.00] | \$99.03 [€88.23] | \$104.37 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | price_list: https://www.inwx.de/en/istanbul-domain |
| 10 | [Epik](https://tldbench.com/registrar/epik.md) | \$34.95 | \$34.95 | \$34.95 | \$129.00 | \$104.85 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.epik.com/tld/istanbul |
| 11 | [STRATO](https://tldbench.com/registrar/strato.md) | \$28.40 promo (list \$41.87) [€25.30] | \$39.06 [€34.80] | — | — | \$106.52 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.strato.de/domains/ |
| 12 | [Truehost](https://tldbench.com/registrar/truehost.md) | \$32.33 first year | \$38.21 | \$32.49 | — | \$108.75 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://truehost.com/domains/tlds/ |
| 13 | [Moniker](https://tldbench.com/registrar/moniker.md) | \$46.19 | \$35.05 | \$33.99 | \$192.95 | \$116.29 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.moniker.com/en/domain-prices |
| 14 | [TransIP](https://tldbench.com/registrar/transip.md) | \$49.95 [€44.50] | \$49.95 [€44.50] | — | — | \$149.85 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:03 UTC | page: https://www.transip.nl/domeinnaam-extensie/istanbul/ |
| 15 | [Gandi](https://tldbench.com/registrar/gandi.md) | \$43.15 | \$63.98 | \$24.64 | \$111.98 | \$171.11 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.gandi.net/en-US/domain/tld/istanbul |
| 16 | [REG.RU](https://tldbench.com/registrar/regru.md) | \$50.25 first year [RUB 4,124.00] | \$80.79 [RUB 6,630.00] | \$80.79 [RUB 6,630.00] | — | \$211.83 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | api: https://www.reg.ru/domain/new/prices/ |
| 17 | [united-domains](https://tldbench.com/registrar/united-domains.md) | \$55.00 [€49.00] | — | — | — | — | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.united-domains.de/istanbul-domain/ |

Converted prices show the registrar's own price in brackets, at the European Central Bank euro foreign exchange reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Taxes excluded. Stale prices are listed last and not ranked.

- Registrars whose prices are reseller tiers are left out; include_resellers=true on the API lists them.

## Price history

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## Facts

- Manager: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
- Registry operator: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
- Kind: tld; type: generic
- Delegated: 11 Jul 2015
- Minimum term: 1 year
- DNSSEC: signed
- IDN: no
- RDAP: https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/
- WHOIS: whois.nic.istanbul
- IANA: https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/istanbul.html

## Questions

### What is the cheapest .istanbul registration?

\$20.19 for the first year at OVHcloud (a promotion; it renews at \$21.31). 17 registrars sell .istanbul.

### How much does .istanbul cost to renew?

The cheapest renewal is \$21.31 a year at OVHcloud. Renewal is the price you pay every year after the first, so it matters more than the first-year price.

### What does a .istanbul domain cost over 3 years?

\$62.81 in total at OVHcloud (\$20.94 a year on average), counting the first year and the renewals at the regular price.

### Where is it cheapest to transfer a .istanbul domain?

Netim, at \$16.84. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration.

### What does it cost to restore an expired .istanbul domain?

Restoring a .istanbul name from the redemption period costs from \$57.23 (OVHcloud). 7 of 17 registrars publish a restore price.

JSON: https://tldbench.com/v1/tlds/istanbul/prices?years=3

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