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.com or .com.tr? Choosing a domain extension

When choosing a domain, the second question is the extension: .com, .com.tr or something else? The answer depends on your target audience.

.com

The most widespread extension in the world; it gives foreign visitors familiarity and trust. It generally suits tourism, yachting and multilingual businesses that address overseas customers.

.com.tr

Türkiye-focused. If you only do business in Türkiye it supports local trust; registration may need certain documents.

What to choose

  • If you take foreign customers: make .com the primary choice.
  • If you serve only local, Turkish-language customers: .com.tr may make sense.
  • Both: If possible register both and redirect one to the other so nobody else can take it.

For SEO

The extension itself does not decide rankings; site quality, speed and content do. Still, on a multilingual site language and country signals must be set correctly; see how to build a multilingual website.

Other extensions

There are .net, .org, .info or .travel and others; for most businesses .com or .com.tr is enough.

For basics see what is a domain and how to choose one. For registration and renewal use our hosting and domains service. To reach foreign customers see reaching foreign tourists online and, as an example from the yacht sector, the site of Cordelia Yachting.

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