Below is a list of page protections/unprotections. See Misplaced Pages:Lists of protected pages and Misplaced Pages:Protection policy for more information.
- 07:16, 9 February 2021 Newslinger talk contribs changed protection settings for Istanbul (indefinite) (indefinite) (Persistent sock puppetry) (hist) Tag: Twinkle
- 13:13, 18 December 2018 EdJohnston talk contribs changed protection settings for Istanbul (expires 13:13, 18 December 2020) (indefinite) (Persistent vandalism) (hist)
- 21:02, 6 April 2014 HJ Mitchell talk contribs protected Istanbul (expires 21:02, 6 April 2015 (UTC)) (indefinite) (Persistent vandalism) (hist)
- 15:08, 27 August 2013 Bencherlite talk contribs changed protection settings for Istanbul (expires 11:56, 8 February 2014 (UTC)) (expires 00:00, 9 September 2013 (UTC)) (Provisionally selected for TFA on 8th September - it will only run if Istanbul is selected the previous day to host the 2020 Olympics) (hist)
- 11:56, 8 August 2013 Future Perfect at Sunrise talk contribs protected Istanbul (expires 11:56, 8 February 2014 (UTC)) (expires 11:56, 8 February 2014 (UTC)) (persistent edit-warring and ban evasion through dynamic IPs) (hist)
- 11:28, 3 January 2013 Bencherlite talk contribs changed protection settings for Istanbul (expires 13:28, 26 March 2013 (UTC)) (expires 00:00, 13 January 2013 (UTC)) (removing full move protection, no longer scheduled as TFA) (hist)
- 15:08, 2 January 2013 Bencherlite talk contribs changed protection settings for Istanbul (expires 13:28, 26 March 2013 (UTC)) (expires 00:00, 13 January 2013 (UTC)) (Forthcoming TFA (12 Jan 2013)) (hist)
- 13:28, 26 September 2012 Future Perfect at Sunrise talk contribs protected Istanbul (expires 13:28, 26 March 2013 (UTC)) (expires 13:28, 26 March 2013 (UTC)) (renewed IP block evasion) (hist)
- 05:47, 17 June 2012 Future Perfect at Sunrise talk contribs protected Istanbul (expires 05:47, 17 September 2012 (UTC)) (expires 05:47, 17 September 2012 (UTC)) (continued socking) (hist)
- 03:16, 9 May 2012 Drmies talk contribs protected Istanbul (expires 03:16, 9 June 2012 (UTC)) (expires 03:16, 9 June 2012 (UTC)) (Persistent sock puppetry: ip hopping blocked editor) (hist)
- 11:37, 12 January 2010 Graham87 talk contribs moved protection settings from MediaWiki talk:Istanbul to Istanbul (MediaWiki talk:Istanbul moved to Istanbul: revert)
- 11:18, 13 December 2009 Future Perfect at Sunrise talk contribs protected Istanbul (expires 11:18, 13 January 2010 (UTC)) (expires 11:18, 13 January 2010 (UTC)) (too much Shuppiluliuma activity) (hist)
- 14:41, 22 June 2009 Future Perfect at Sunrise talk contribs moved protection settings from Constantinople (Turkey) to Istanbul (Constantinople (Turkey) moved to Istanbul: rv obviously disruptive page move)
- 08:47, 7 June 2009 Future Perfect at Sunrise talk contribs protected Istanbul (expires 08:47, 7 July 2009 (UTC)) (expires 08:47, 7 July 2009 (UTC)) (persistent editing by banned user through IPs and throwaway accounts) (hist)
- 20:42, 23 March 2009 Future Perfect at Sunrise talk contribs protected Istanbul (expires 20:42, 30 March 2009 (UTC)) (expires 20:42, 30 March 2009 (UTC)) (lame edit war over images.) (hist)
- 18:02, 11 July 2008 NawlinWiki talk contribs changed protection settings for Istanbul (no reason to move this page w/o discussion (expires 16:35, 30 December 2008 (UTC))) (hist)
- 16:35, 30 June 2008 Hiberniantears talk contribs protected Istanbul (Shuppiluliuma still using dynamic IPs to evade indefinite block (expires 16:35, 30 December 2008 (UTC))) (hist)
- 12:56, 9 January 2008 Future Perfect at Sunrise talk contribs protected Istanbul (repeated POV vandalism by dynamic IPs (expires 12:56, 16 January 2008 (UTC))) (hist)
- 01:50, 7 November 2007 WJBscribe talk contribs removed protection from Istanbul (Protected 7 months - trying unprotection) (hist)
- 17:36, 29 March 2007 Future Perfect at Sunrise talk contribs protected Istanbul (Shuppiluliuma again ) (hist)
- 04:38, 19 March 2007 Khoikhoi talk contribs removed protection from Istanbul (time) (hist)
- 02:01, 14 February 2007 Nishkid64 talk contribs protected Istanbul (Shuppiluliuma using dynamic IP to evade indefinite block from Misplaced Pages. ) (hist)
- 09:35, 13 November 2006 Khoikhoi talk contribs removed protection from Istanbul (time) (hist)
- 01:37, 9 October 2006 Alex Bakharev talk contribs protected Istanbul (Edit warring from IPs ) (hist)