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The Board first evaluated the parties' activities in Turkey to determine the relevant product markets for the transaction.

Article 44/2 of the Act No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition ("ACP") grants parties to an investigation the right to request copies of any documents and evidence related to them...

he TCA also published the online oral hearing dates for Biletix, a subsidiary of Ticketmaster, and the Turkish Pharmacists Association, both of which are scheduled for December.

This guide explains how Limited Liability Companies in Türkiye can strengthen their capital by reallocating internal resources, outlining eligible sources, legal protections for shareholders...

The terms merger and acquisition, which can often be used interchangeably in practice, are known as "mergers and acquisitions" in international law.

Mergers and Acquisitions Overview Report 2019 ("Report") was published at the official website of the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") on January 8, 2020.

The Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Principles Regarding Portfolio Management Companies and Their Activities ("Communiqué") was published in the Official Gazette on 18 February 2023.

The Capital Markets Law is the primary legislation governing the Turkish capital markets. The Capital Markets Board, the independent governmental authority regulating and monitoring capital market activities through issuance of regulations and communiqués, prepared a bill for amending the Capital Markets Law with a view to bringing it in line with the relevant European Union legislation.

A leveraged buy-out is defined as an acquisition of a company financed largely with debt, where generally a small amount of capital is allocated.

On 28 August 2023, the Turkish Competition Authority decided that EssilorLuxottica S.A. violated competition laws by bundling ophthalmic lens and ophthalmic machinery together which led to the exclusion of competitors in the market.

This issue of the Competition & Trade Quarterly brings together the two parts of the bulletin. The competition section reviews eleven Turkish Competition Board decisions and announcements published during the second quarter of 2026 — merger control and joint-control assessments, conditional clearances secured through commitments, interim measures in the food sector, information exchange in labour markets, digital-platform commitments, and the criminal dimension of an ongoing cartel file.

Although it is the first thing that comes into mind, share acquisition is not the only way to acquire a target.

In Türkiye, the exhilaration of an M&A deal can tempt parties into progressing prematurely, sometimes before securing the necessary regulatory approvals.

In 2020, the Turkish Competition Authority (the "Authority") concluded a total of 178 merger control filings in Phase I. At the same time, the Authority was quite busy in 2020...

The year 2020 was a very interesting year for all of us, for obvious reasons. We hope you've had a wonderful holiday season and wish you a happy 2021.

The General Directorate of Foreign Investment shall be officially informed about any share transfer to the foreign investors.

The said decision came into effect on April 6, 2024, and will be applied in subsequent fiscal periods, including the fiscal period starting on January 1, 2024.

This article is prepared for demonstrating the role corporate governance issues play in mergers & acquisitions ("M&A").