In general, competition authorities of many countries are considered to be effective guarantors of transparency on matters concerning public access to official information.

Communiqué Concerning the Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board was amended on 24.02.2017.

A very recent secondary legislation by the Turkish Competition Authority concerning the Turkish merger control regime further signals that modernization of the Turkish merger control regime will be one of the top priorities of the Turkish Competition Authority in 2013.

The Turkish Competition Authority ("Competition Authority" or "Authority") has announced on July 20, 2017, on its official website, that its "Draft Guidelines on Vertical Agreements" ("Draft Guidelines"), which aims to revise the Block Exemption Communiqué on Vertical Agreements No. 2002/2 ("Communiqué No. 2002/2") and the Guidelines on Vertical Agreements ("Guidelines") has been made available for public notice and comment.

Turkey has updated and amended its block exemption for R&D agreements. R&D agreements which meet the criteria are exempt from a general legislative prohibition on agreements, concerted practices and decisions which limit competition.

The reasoned decision of TCA, concerning Siemens's abuse of its dominant position in the markets for the service and spare parts for the Siemens brand medical diagnostics and imaging devices, has recently been published.

As expected, Turkish Competition Authority’s Communiqué No. 1997/1 on Mergers and Acquisitions Subject to the Permission of the Competition Board has been replaced with Communiqué No. 2010/4 on Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board ("Communiqué No. 2010/4").

The 15th Administrative Court of Ankara ("Court") has recently rendered a decision in which it annulled the Board's decision[2] not to initiate an investigation regarding the allegations that Maysan Mando Otomotiv Parçaları San. ve Tic. A.Ş. ("Maysan Mando") had distorted competition by way of (i) refusing to supply, and (ii) colluding with the competitors of Tok Oto Market ("Tok Oto") in order to exclude Tok Oto from the downstream market.

On October 26, 2022, the Turkish Competition Board published its reasoned decision dated June 23, 2022 and numbered 22-28/443-180, upon its preliminary investigation initiated against six undertakings ...

With the 2008 amendments to the Law on The Protection of Competition, numbered 4054 , the "Law", the Turkish Competition Board the "Board" enacted a leniency and immunity programme for infringing companies.

The Merger Control Communiqué of the Turkish Competition Authority, entered into force on January 1st , 2011, brought some drastic changes to the merger control procedure that are accompanied by some confusion amongst companies.

In last 10 years, energy experts have been working keenly on the establishment of a new private and competitive electricity market in Turkey.

Unlike EU competition law practice, where the issue of ancillary restraints is considered only at the request of a notifying party, the precedents set by the Turkish Competition Authority have long established that it must evaluate and render an opinion on the existence or non-existence of the ancillary status of any non-compete obligation in the transaction documents of all notifications.

Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency ("Agency") is noted as the competent authority to enforce the Regulation.

This is not the first time Qualcomm has been under scrutiny.

Globalization is one of the significant aspects that shape daily commercial life.

This Monthly Updates aims to provide a brief explanation on the amendments to the Law and highlight the essential novelties introduced therein.

The administrative monetary fines under the Turkish competition law regime are regulated by Article 16 of the Law No. 4054 on Protection of Competition.

The Board evaluated the ratio of Maysan Mando products within the Complainant's overall sales.

On January 10, 2016, advertisers in Turkey will for the first time be permitted to suggest the superiority of their products and services using direct references to a competitor's trademark or name.