Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu pointed out that radical changes were made in the domain name allocation process and stated that the domain names with the 'com.tr', 'org.tr' and 'net.tr' extensions have started to be allocated without documents, and the domain name allocation process has been facilitated. . Karaismailoğlu said, “The number of registered domain names with the '.tr' extension, which was approximately 2022 thousand until September 450, reached 24 with an increase of approximately 110 thousand in the first 560 hours with the commissioning of TRABIS. In a short period of 3 months, the number of domain names with the '.tr' extension increased by approximately 67 percent to 750 thousand," he said.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu attended the TRABİS Launch Ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony, Karaismailoğlu said that as of the end of June 2022, Turkey is among the first 20 countries in terms of the total number of internet users, and among the top 5 countries among European countries.
Karaismailoğlu said, “In our country, where there is such a high internet usage rate, necessary measures are taken to ensure the necessary conditions for effective and sustainable competition, to protect the rights and interests of consumers/users, to protect the society from the risks of the internet, to expand the use of more reliable, effective and conscious internet, and to continuously develop The internet domain name system also plays an important role in the internet industry.
FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES WERE MADE IN DOMAIN NAME ALLOCATION PROCEDURES
Karaismailoğlu stated that as a result of the legislation studies on domain names by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and the Information Technologies and Communication Authority, radical changes were made in the domain name allocation procedures.
“In other words, Turkey has implemented an understanding that is forward-thinking, cares about common sense, and applies the professionalism of the state as it should be, with our government for both development and national gains in the field of internet, as in every field. In order to develop a multi-stakeholder culture, meetings were held in which representatives of the private sector, civil society, academia and government, which constitute the internet society, participated in the domain name management, and the opinions of the relevant parties were received. Domain name management and domain name sales services were separated from each other, primarily in order to create a competitive and free market. In other words, 'Registration Bodies', which enables transactions regarding domain names for customers, and 'TRABIS', that is, '.tr' domain name system, were separated. With this amendment, it was aimed to protect consumer rights, to encourage the improvement of service quality, to provide and protect a free and effective competition environment. Again, as a natural consequence of this model, the possibility of transferring the domain name they own between the Registrars has been provided by the new regulations. One of the most important innovations brought by the regulations is the undocumented allocation of domain names with 'com.tr', 'org.tr' and 'net.tr' extensions, which were allotted with documents in the pre-TRABIS period. Thus, the domain name allocation process has also been simplified. As a result of this, the number of registered domain names with the '.tr' extension, which was approximately 2022 thousand until September 450, reached 24 with an increase of approximately 110 thousand in the first 560 hours with the commissioning of TRABIS. As of today, in a short period of 3 months, the number of domain names with the '.tr' extension in our country has reached 67 thousand with an increase of approximately 750 percent. As in the past 20 years, we are very excited to present a first in this field to your use, as we have brought together countless innovations and services to the nation, took historical steps to improve Turkey's international reputation, and are accustomed to breaking records in every field in the history of the Republic.”
TRANSACTIONS ON DOMAIN NAMES ARE NOW SAFE AND FASTER
Noting that they already foresee that the number of domain names with the ".tr" extension will increase significantly with this innovation, Karaismailoğlu said, "With the regulations we have made as the Ministry, we have ensured the establishment of a dispute resolution mechanism in line with international practices so that domain name disputes can be concluded quickly in accordance with the nature of the industry. With this new mechanism, disputes about domain names can be resolved in a shorter time and by expert referees. This area, which has not had any legislation until today, has gained a regulatory framework. With the work we have done, transactions related to domain names are now on a safer and faster basis.”
DEMAND FOR “.TR” EXTENDED DOMAIN NAMES WILL INCREASE
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Karaismailoğlu emphasized that cyber security cannot be ignored in an age where the effects of digitization are felt all the time, and said, “With the opening of TRABIS, we have taken a very important step to protect our reputation. With TRABIS, the allocation of domain names with the '.tr' extension will be done online and undocumented as much as possible. Prior to this, there were situations such as '.tr' domain names being allocated under strict rules, high domain name fees, and excessive bureaucratic procedures. Thousands of people were buying domain names with the '.com' extension instead of 'com.tr' and millions of dollars were going to private companies abroad. With TRABİS, this problem has disappeared. Now, the demand for domain names with the '.tr' extension will increase.”
EXPENDITURE ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE WORLD WILL REACH 2023 TRILLION DOLLARS IN 2,3
Pointing out that technology is necessary not only for today but also for structuring the future, Karaismailoğlu noted that global spending on informatics and artificial intelligence systems is expected to reach a volume of 2025 billion dollars in 190. Pointing out that the worldwide expenditures on digital transformation services are expected to reach 2023 trillion dollars in 2,3, Minister of Transport Karaismailoğlu said that at this point, it is not possible to have a say in the long term by using products produced by others. Expressing that they continue their production activities especially for high technology sectors such as communication and defense with this awareness, Karaismailoğlu said:
“We are preparing in the best way, both in terms of infrastructure and our citizens, for the big leaps that occur every 10 years, but are shortened by innovations such as the use of metaverse, NFT, blockchain and cryptocurrencies. At the beginning of these studies, national applications and solutions in communication technologies take the first place. We will reinforce the historical distance we have made by launching Türksat 2021B and 5A into space in 5, with a new historical step by launching Türksat 2023A, which was developed entirely with domestic and national means, into space in 6. We also carry out a considerable amount of work simultaneously in the field of 5G. With the implementation of projects such as 5G Core Network, 5G Virtualization and Software Defined Network and 5G Radio, we will connect not only people but also objects faster. In order for our mobile operators to prepare for 5G, we have given them many time permits to try the products developed by domestic and foreign manufacturers on their mobile networks. We continue trials in 18 provinces, including Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. We made Istanbul Airport an airport with 5G. We will continue to carry out 5G studies on such campuses in the coming days. Every development in the field of 5G also lays the groundwork for 6G, a top technology. I would also like to remind you that we will be among the few countries that use 5G with domestic and national means with the works we have implemented through ULAK and eSIM. We are aware of the infrastructure power that 5G will offer in order for our country, which is in the process of growth based on investment, employment, production, exports, current surplus, and experiencing historical transformation in the economy, to reach its goals much faster. I would like to state that all the necessary steps regarding 5G have been taken with great care and common mind simultaneously with our work on 6G. All the work that our country has put into practice in this area, the historical steps it has taken, actually in a time not too far away from Turkey; It will return as investments in fields such as robotics and automation, artificial intelligence, edge computing, internet of things, blockchain, quantum computing.”
WE DIVERSIVED DIGITAL WAYS
Karaismailoğlu stated that as the Ministry and BTK, together with all stakeholders, they built and diversified Turkey's digital roads and made them even more capable, and said, “Our goals regarding information and communication technologies, which are also included in our 2023 Strategic Vision; It includes positioning our economy in the global top ten, transforming into an information-based society, becoming an international hub for ICT, sustaining ICT-based economic growth, and providing high-speed broadband access for all. The digital economy is based on rapid access to and efficient use of communication infrastructure and services. Mobile communication services, fiber infrastructure and broadband internet services have reached a level that can compete with the world in many different types of services.”
E-TRADE VOLUME INCREASED TO 348 BILLION TL
Touching on the developments in the information and communication technologies sector, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu stated that in the first 2022 months of 6, the e-commerce volume increased by 116 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 348 billion TL. Underlining that the number of broadband internet subscribers, which was 2003 thousand in 23, has reached 91,3 million today, Karaismailoğlu said, “When we look at our population, the fixed broadband prevalence rate is approximately 22,2 percent, while the mobile broadband prevalence rate has approached 86 percent. The annual increase in the total number of internet subscribers was 4,5 percent. Our fiber subscribers exceeded 5,2 million and grew by more than 20 percent annually. In terms of fiber infrastructure, the fiber length has reached 488 thousand kilometers, an increase of approximately 10 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. We are working hard to further increase this length. In addition, expanding broadband subscriptions, especially fiber internet subscriptions, is one of the priorities of our Ministry.”
Emphasizing that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attaches great importance to domestic and national production, Karaismailoğlu stated that they aim to become a self-sufficient country that can produce with domestic and national resources, especially in high-tech sectors such as communication and defense, in the medium and long term. Expressing that 5G and beyond technologies are on the agenda of the Ministry, Minister of Transport Karaismailoğlu said that they are directing the works according to the sector's needs with projects that bring all stakeholders together by cooperating with universities and industry on the supply of domestic and national products in 5G. Emphasizing that they discussed the future of the information technologies industry in the titles of domestic production, high technology and global brand, Karaismailoğlu continued his speech as follows:
“We will turn our country into a high-tech production base. In order to encourage domestic production, we established the Communication Technologies Cluster within OSTİM under the coordination of our Ministry and Information Technologies and Communications Authority. We started the 'End-to-End Domestic and National 14G Communication Network (UUYM3G) Project' with 5 HTK member companies and 5 mobile operators. In the project, the first phase of which was completed as of March 2021, we are developing 5G core network, 5G base station, 5G-specific management, service and software products that are critical for 5G infrastructures. We completed an important phase of the project on June 23, 2021. The R&D processes of the products have been completed, their prototypes have been prepared, and now we continue to work on the products to be used as commercial products. In the second phase of the project, we will produce domestic products. We aim to make Turkey a country that not only consumes technology, but actually designs, develops, produces and markets it to the world. In this regard, we attach special importance to the training of qualified human resources that our country needs in 5G and beyond. We implemented the 5G and Beyond Joint Graduate Support Program. Again, as the Ministry and BTK, through the BTK Academy we have established; We provide free training to our children and youth in different categories such as software, hardware and cyber security in the field of informatics.”
NUMBER OF USERS REGISTERED ON THE TRAINING PORTAL EXCEEDED 1 MILLION
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Karaismailoğlu stated that they brought young people together with managers who came to an important point in their careers within the scope of BTK Academy Career Summit 22, and pointed out that the number of people who registered to the education portal is increasing day by day, and that the education portal has more than 1 million registered users. Saying, “Cyber security risks are increasing and diversifying with the technological developments and prevalence of use,” Karaismailoğlu drew attention to the fact that cyber security has become a part of national security and a factor that directly affects the welfare of countries.
WE BRING 2G SERVICE TO 575 thousand 4,5 SETTLEMENTS
Minister of Transport, Karaismailoğlu, said, “Within the National Cyber Incidents Response Center, we protect our cyber homeland with effective works carried out 2/100 with our more than 6 SOMEs across the country, and up to 500 cyber security experts. Middle-aged and older generations know very well what Turkey has been through in the field of electronic communication and where they came from. While the volume of the information and communication technologies sector was around 7 billion TL in 24, the sector size increased by 2003% compared to the previous year and reached approximately 20 billion TL last year. We prepared the 'National Cyber Security Strategy and Action Plan' in cooperation with the public, private sector, non-governmental organizations and universities. With universal service projects, we delivered 41G service to 266 settlements. The work to bring more universal service to 2 settlements continues. We have developed the ULAK 575G base station as a result of the studies carried out entirely with domestic and national resources.”
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE USING THE E-GOVERNMENT GATE EXCEEDED 61,5 MILLION
Karaismailoğlu stated that 937 services of 6 institutions are provided electronically with the E-Government Gateway, which contributes to the benefit of citizens from public services in a more transparent way, and that the number of people using the E-Government Gate exceeds 732 million. "Our citizens can now access many services with just one click, without going to public buildings," said Minister of Transport, Karaismailoğlu, "There is no doubt that, as in transportation, our country's communication infrastructure is planned with the mind of the state, evaluated on academic and scientific grounds and implemented with public-private sector collaborations. we spend We will continue to do whatever is necessary for the development of both the transportation and communication sectors, taking into account our country's interests.”
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