Transfer of shares to a third party may cause harm to the existing shareholders and create undesired consequences for them.

Recently the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) announced a new reasoned decision in relation to Turkish beer market and has preserved the rule for beer coolers.

The Turkish Competition Authority (the "TCA") reviews the merger control thresholds every two years.

The Board's reasoned decision regarding the allegations that the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality had violated the Law No. 4054 through certain activities regarding the right of way, was published on the Authority's official website.

On October 1, 2011, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan held the signing ceremony for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Tokyo.

As per the Turkish competition rules, vertical agreements are governed by Article 4 of the Competition Act No.: 4054 ("Competition Act") and the Block Exemption Communiqué No: 2002/2 on Vertical Agreements ("Communiqué").

The Turkish Competition Board has concluded a major investigation into the tyre manufacturing and distribution sector, imposing record administrative fines totaling TRY 3.6 billion on numerous undertakings. The investigation examined alleged anticompetitive practices including price coordination, information exchange, resale price maintenance, and territorial restrictions across both horizontal and vertical relationships in the automotive tyre market.

The Turkish Competition Authority's approach to determination of a "single continuous infringement" is yet to be a consistent one since the TCA is observed to consider different conditions in its precedents.

In the recent years, the Privatization Administration of the Prime Ministry of the Republic of Turkey (the "Administration") has given priority to the privatization of several electricity distribution companies (the "Distribution Company") which are state-owned economic enterprises actively involved in the electricity market in Turkey.

On 20 April 2010, the European Commission (the "Commission") adopted the Regulation No. 330/2010 on the "application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices", the so called new Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation ("VBER") which exempts certain distribution agreements from competition law rules prohibiting restrictive agreements.

The Turkish competition watchdog, TCA, has put its signature under a milestone decision for the distribution practices of Anadolu Efes, the leading beer brand, holding the dominant position in Turkey.

Son yıllarda internet ile ilgili tartışmaların merkezinde bulunan şebeke tarafsızlığı kavramı mobil iletişim hizmetleri için ayrı bir önem arz etmektedir.

23 Mayıs 2015 tarihine kadar yürürlükte olan Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti menşeli "muhtelif mafsal halkalı zincirler ve aksamı" için 1.200 ABD doları/ton tutarında dampinge karşı önlemin mevcut haliyle uygulanmaya devam edilmesine karar verilmiştir

There comes a point where trademark registration is not enough to protect a company’s intellectual property rights from infringement.

Following the developments in the EU and the publication of the Motor Vehicles Sector Inquiry Report, the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) initiated revision studies concerning the Block Exemption Communique on Vertical Agreements and Concerted Practices in the Motor Vehicle Sector Communique ..

The Turkish Competition Board has partially lifted commitments previously imposed on Yemeksepeti, finding that the online food delivery market has evolved from a near-monopoly to a competitive multi-player environment. This decision examines how binding commitments may be reassessed when market conditions materially change, and explores the treatment of most-favoured-nation clauses under both antitrust and abuse of dominance provisions.

When legislators establish merger control policies, they can choose to make merger control filing a mandatory or voluntary task.

On 4 December, the Council approved new rules to help protect the EU against unfair trade practices.

Developments in technology have significantly changed the way in which cartel participants communicate with each other.

he first half of 2026 confirmed that the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) has no intention of slowing down when it comes to enforcement. From its real test of algorithmic pricing to interim measures against global tech platforms, the Turkish Competition Board (“Board”) covered remarkable ground in just six months.