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<div class="SubheadingText" style="color:#00254A;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;"><b style="color: #00254a; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify; background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></b></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">In January, the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN's Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) finalized three of its twelve recommendations. The group is currently completing a supplemental report that includes revised recommendations for the accountability mechanisms that must be in place or committed to prior to the IANA Stewardship Transition.</span></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div>
<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US">Once approved, the CCWG-Accountability will submit the proposal to the ICANN Board for transmission to NTIA along with the ICG Final Proposal.</span></div>
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<span class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" lang="EN-US">From 18 to 19 January 2016, ICANN hosted the second </span><span class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" lang="EN-US"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(122, 117, 120); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HpIUXyF-Ao2PJx1y24uQRWVUCjLRo77a8V2BZjQvAFV4_8aEpXc73rY9vTZzzd6B48iEVnlSkDPTGB5jAf2gzO4gc0EH3mYg9jczYcnSn2IDQFhSh9hk71_voLp1YcjcB04DFw0xGPoiG7k_r7SKlHpeJr3zx7zdrTMmYXzmnI31kA7TPMEUSw==&c=5ePRPN7nmmQ7KineNWJCjDtopnRu3-_PWbxzeZzOjv5spINJvLIlTQ==&ch=8iupVB3hehgIBO0dZz6eG75buflHDUp9Rpqk3vXYNHAPKi_h3Bv0Ag==" linktype="1" alt="http://www.turkeydnsforum.org/" target="_blank">Turkey DNS Forum</a></span><span class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" lang="EN-US"> (TRDNSF), which was attended by more than 100 participants. They discussed the current Internet landscape in Turkey and the potential for continued growth. </span><br /></div>
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<div class="SubheadingText" style="color:#00254A;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;"><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;" lang="EN-US"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ffffff;" lang="EN-US"> The second Turkey DNS Forum was a good opportunity to discuss regional and local market dynamics in parallel with global changes. The forum also gave us an overview of the issues in the DNS market and inspired the participants with new ideas and market opportunities. Participants looked at challenges and opportunities, as they considered Turkey's digital economy, policy and regulatory impacts, and the entrepreneurial environment.</span></div>
<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ffffff;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div>
<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ffffff;" lang="EN-US">Over its 23-year existence, .TR ccTLD has registered over 375,000 domains, with the potential for further expansion. However, a lack of awareness of the DNS market in Turkey is the main obstacle to its growth. But there is good news. Two new gTLDs were announced in January - .ist and .istanbul. According to the Istanbul Municipality, the new gTLDs will bring innovations and boost Turkey's online presence. </span></div>
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<div class="MainText" style="color:#7A7578;font-family:Source Sans Pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ffffff;" lang="EN-US">In 2013, ICANN established its regional headquarters for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in Istanbul, which will help bring ICANN closer to the Internet community in Turkey. And with activities like the DNS Forum, awareness of ICANN will only increase.</span></div>
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