The Turkish Competition Board ("Board") has ruled to return documents obtained via a dawn raid on the basis that the documents are protected by attorney-client privilege (Decision Number 15-42/690-259, 2 December 2015).

The growth of the Turkish economy in unprecedented rates during the course of the last decade have generated a strong demand for consumer goods.

Germany's Bundeskartellamt has opened an investigation to decide whether PayPal has taken advantage of its dominant position by using most-favored-nation clauses that limit competition...

In May, the European Parliament—which recently reached a provisional agreement with the Member States regarding the Digital Markets Act (DMA)—met with several Big Tech ...

Cappadocia, a touristic spot in Central Anatolia with its renowned natural formations called fairy chimneys, is an attraction point for adventurers who seek to get a different vantage point from a hot air balloon ...

US, UK and EU competition authorities FTC, DOJ, CMA and European Commission have issued a statement affirming their commitment to safeguarding competition within the artificial intelligence ("AI")...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has issued a final rule to ban non-compete agreements nationwide, aiming to promote competition protect workers' freedom to change jobs...

The Competition Authority ("the Authority") has published its 2024-2028 Strategic Plan ("the Strategic Plan") with the aim of adapting to the rapidly evolving dynamics of digital markets...

Communiqué regarding Commitments to be submitted in preliminary investigations and investigations for agreements, concerted practice and decisions as well as abuse of dominant positions has been entered into force as published on Official Gazette dated 16.03.2021 and numbered 31425.

The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DoJ) brought an antitrust lawsuit against Visa due to Visa's exclusionary and anticompetitive behaviour leading to monopolisation...

The European Commission has approved Paramount Skydance Corporation's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, but only after securing significant commitments regarding film distribution partnerships in the European Economic Area. The decision addresses competition concerns in theatrical distribution markets, particularly focusing on Paramount's existing joint venture with Universal and the potential market concentration that would result from combining three major studios' distribution operations.

The amount of administrative fines arising from the anti-competitive behaviors of the undertakings may not exceed 10 percent of the annual gross revenue.

Pursuant to the Presidential Decree number 2022/426 published on the Official Gazette of September 3, 2022 (No. 31942), the Presidency resolved that the three (3) vacancies on the Turkish...

Sony PlayStation is accused of abusing its dominant position by overcharging millions of gamers as well as developers and publishers for six years.

The EU competition authority, European Commission has imposed fines totaling approximately 458 million euros on 15 major car manufacturers and the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association ("ACEA")...

This article concerns the proposed settlement reached between the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division ("DoJ") and Greystar Management Services LLC ("Greystar")...

Communique regarding Practices not significantly restricting competition entered into force as published in Official Gazette dated 16.03.2021 and numbered 31425.

On December 27, 2024, the "Regulation on Administrative Fines to be imposed for Agreements, Concerted Practices and Decisions Restricting Competition and Abuse of Dominant Position" ("Regulation") entered into force.

The Turkish Competition Authority (the “TCA”) announced on 7 April 2026 that it has launched a comprehensive sector inquiry into the artificial intelligence ecosystem. In its announcement, the TCA emphasizes that rapid developments, particularly in terms of generative AI, point to new competitive dynamics shaped around data, computing power, and platform ecosystems, and that this transformation is fundamentally reshaping market dynamics.

The Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) has recently announced two significant initiatives concerning digital markets: (i) a sector inquiry into the artificial intelligence (“AI”) ecosystem and (ii) a study titled “Competition Policies in the Digital Era”. Taken together, these two initiatives demonstrate the TCA’s continued efforts to closely monitor developments in digital markets and to proactively shape competition policy in this rapidly evolving area.