Online platforms play a prominent role in innovation and influence growth.

The Turkish Competition Authority has recently published its Hyperconnect/Match Group decision where it approved the acquisition of Hyperconnect Inc. ("Hyperconnect") by Match Group Inc.

Article 7 of the Law prohibits merger or acquisition transactions which establish or reinforce a dominant position resulting in significant reduction in competition in the market for some good or service in part or whole Turkey.

In early 2015, the Turkish Competition Authority ("Authority") published a comprehensive research report considering the wholesale and retail electricity markets ("Sector Report"). The Sector Report separately considered the privatization process and competition-related issues arising at each market level.

Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Law”) was only enacted in 1994 and the Board announced that it had completed its establishment three years after. While we, practitioners, can still comment that the Law is yet to reach a level of maturity in its consistent application, one cannot help but be amazed as to how fast the impact of the Law has surpassed its travail through significant administrative and judicial decisions and created awareness at business communities. The developments

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

Most favoured customer ("MFC") practices became one of the hottest topics on the Turkish Competition Authority's (the "Authority") agenda especially with the rise of e-commerce businesses.

As the volume of e-commerce has been increasing, online platforms have become important suppliers/service providers.

This article examines the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) Yemek Sepeti Decision[1] (“Decision”), assessing a request for the removal of commitments made binding in 2021, under the “material change” condition of Article 43(4)(a) of Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Law No. 4054”).

Investigations regarding distribution and authorized supply companies ("ASCs") that the Competition Board has been conducting are nearing completion.

In Amendment, it has been stated that the expense sharing procedure to be agreed on jointly and unanimously will be applied for a maximum of five years.

One of the interesting antitrust cases in Turkey in 2017 is the investigation of the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) concerning 13 international banks, for their conducts in syndicated loan markets.

The Competition Board concluded its investigation with regard to the booking services provided by Booking.com B.V. and by Bookingdotcom Destek Hizmetleri LLC, operating as the Turkish representative of Booking.com.

The concept of undertaking is crucial as it determines the extent to which specific competition law provisions apply, a major example being the evaluation to be made under Article 4 of the Competition Act regarding agreements, concerted practices and decisions limiting competition.

The Turkish Commercial Code entered into force on January 1st, 1957, and for over 50 years since then while most of the European countries have adopted new codes or amended their regulations in accordance with the latest developments taking place in the world, the TCC has not been significantly amended.

The Competition Board (the "Board") has unconditionally authorized, in its decision dated 29.12.2011 and numbered 11-64/1656-586.

At the end of 2020, the Turkish Competition Board ("Board") finalized its assessment on the investigation regarding the price increases in the fertilizer industry...

Rekabet Kurulu has concluded its investigation into tire manufacturers and distributors in the automotive sector, examining coordinated pricing actions, information exchange, resale price maintenance, territorial restrictions, and labor market practices. The investigation resulted in administrative fines totaling 3.63 billion TL for violations of competition law, with behavioral obligations imposed to prevent future infringements.

The Competition Board ("Board") has recently published its reasoned decision in its reassessment of the Turkish Pharmacists Association (Türk Eczacıları Birliği) ("TPA") case, following the annulment decision ...

Merger control issues have substantial repercussions for deal timelines in M&A transactions.