What happened to Sahibinden.com? Who bought the Sahibinden domain?

Sahibinden.com, which has been inaccessible for hours, has become a trending topic on social media. It was alleged that the domain, for which the annual renewal payment was delayed, was purchased by a network company from Florida until 2025.

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What happened to Sahibinden.com? Who bought the Sahibinden domain?

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Access issues are being experienced on Sahibinden, Turkey's classifieds platform.

In the first statement regarding the matter, it was stated that a technical glitch had occurred.

Some accounts on social media shared posts claiming, "Sahibinden did not pay its domain name fee, and a foreign company has purchased the sahibinden.com domain name."

According to the allegations, the Sahibinden.com domain became available after its annual renewal payment was delayed and was purchased by Network Solutions LLC, a network company from Florida, until 2025.

Following that allegation, the following statement was made by Sahibinden.com:

"The reports in the media that the sahibinden.com domain name has been purchased by another person/company or that the domain name was not renewed do not reflect the truth.

The company from which we receive domain name services is continuing the necessary work to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Further information will be provided once the matter is resolved. We respectfully announce this to the public..."