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On 4 March 2022, Communiqué No. 2022/2 (the "Communiqué") amending Communiqué No. 2010/4 on Mergers and Acquisitions was published.

With regard to the fine calculation, the Board first considered recidivism as an aggravating factor since the Board had fined Turkcell for RPM also in 2005.

Turkish Competition Board ("Board") published the reasoned decision (16.03.2016; 16-10/159-70) on a preliminary investigation against Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.Ş. ("TÜPRAŞ") based on Akaryakıt Ana Dağıtım Şirketleri Derneği's ("ADER") allegations that TÜPRAŞ's turnover premium system

In 2019, the TCA decided to initiate a preliminary investigation of six undertakings operating in the fertilizer sector in order to examine recent price increases.

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.

Sony Turkey is a Turkish subsidiary of Sony Corporation and is active in consumer electronics.

The Authority has recently published the Board's reasoned decision in the Çekok Gıda case (dated 03.07.2017, and numbered 17-20/318-140) regarding its ex-officio preliminary investigation based on the allegations that eight undertakings had violated Articles 4 and 6 of the Law No. 4054 by (i) concluding agreements between the relevant undertakings and ..

Therefore, in order to be able to supply Novartis products to its customers, Çınar attempted to purchase Novartis products from other pharmaceutical warehouses.

Daiichi Sankyo İlaç Ticaret Ltd. Şti. ("Daiichi"), a globally active company in the distribution, sale, marketing and importation of pharmaceutical products, and Aksel Ecza Deposu A.Ş. ("Aksel"), a drug wholesaler, entered into a vertical exclusivity agreement ("Agreement").

The Turkish Competition Authority is equipped with a broad range of powers to determine the material facts of a case and assess allegations concerning violations of Turkish competition law.

On 7 January 2026, the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") published its Mergers and Acquisitions Overview Report for 2025 ("Report") on its website.

The Turkish Competition Board has outlined principles for assessing competition law violations regarding indirect information exchanges in terms of hub and spoke exchanges.

Turkey's Competition Authority ("Authority") recently published a report on mergers and acquisitions examined by the Competition Board ("Board") during 2016 ("Report").

Following the publication of the Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry Preliminary Report on 10 August 2026, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) held a stakeholder workshop on 21 September 2026 to assess the preliminary findings, observations, and policy recommendations set out in the report. The workshop brought together public institutions, undertakings operating in the pharmaceutical sector, industry representatives, academics, and other stakeholders to evaluate the preliminary findings from different perspectives.

The Competition Roundup offers a comprehensive overview of Turkish competition law during 2016, as well as insight on trends and developments in Turkey during the period.

The investigation concerns allegations that MUYA Poliüretan Kauçuk Sanayi ("MUYA"), a Turkish manufacturer and distributor of slippers and footwear in the women's, men's, children's and medical categories, has imposed resale price restrictions on its authorised distributors across Türkiye, including those operating via e-commerce platforms, and has restricted the passive sales of its dealers.

The European Commission ("Commission") has designated Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft as gatekeepers for the first time under the Digital Markets Act ("DMA").

In February, the Turkish Competition Board (the "Board") approved 14 merger control filings and published 8 reasoned decisions.