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The Turkish Competition Board has concluded its investigation into major streaming platforms including Netflix, Disney+, Amazon, and others through a commitment procedure that addresses exclusivity practices in content licensing and talent agreements. The decision introduces significant restrictions on how platforms can contract with producers, actors, directors, and screenwriters, while also protecting producers' access to government incentives and ensuring separation of key production roles.

Transactions meeting the criteria set out under Turkish merger control legislation are subject to mandatory notification to the Turkish Competition Authority and may not be implemented prior to receiving the clearance of the Turkish Competition Board.

With the publication of the Communiqué No. 2025/2 on Specialization Agreements ("New Communiqué") by the Turkish Competition Authority in the Official Gazette dated 26 June 2025 and numbered 32938, the previous Communiqué No. 2013/3 has been repealed.

The Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Mergers and Acquisitions Requiring the Approval of the Competition Board (the "Amending Communiqué"), prepared by the Competition Board, entered into force on February 11, 2026.

The Turkish Competition Board recently imposed administrative fines on both a consultancy company and its executive for facilitating price-fixing arrangements between driving schools.

We would like to share our Quarterly Competition Law Bulletin to provide our views regarding the recent updates in the Turkish competition law ecosystem.

February 2026 – In January, the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") signalled a dynamic year ahead for competition enforcement in 2026 through a series of investigation announcements.

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The Turkish Competition Board's strict approach to this singular case is setting the stage for the regulation of digital markets. As the first of its kind in Turkey and one of the first worldwide, ...

Competition authorities around the world have intensified their investigations on digital markets. In that vein, digital advertising is one of the sub-sectors

In its reasoned decision dated 16.01.2025 with number 25-02/72-40 on Meram Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. ("Medaş"), the Turkish Competition Board (the "TCB") has examined the alleged infringement by Medaş of Article 6 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (the "Law No. 4054").

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 ..

On 4 March 2022, the Turkish Competition Authority's Communiqué No. 2022/2 on Amending Communiqué No. 2010/4 Concerning the Mergers and Acquisitions Requiring the Approval of the Turkish Competition Board,was published in the Official Gazette.

Communique No. 2022/2 ("Amending Communique") on the Amendment of Communique No. 2010/4 concerning Mergers and Acquisitions Subject to the Approval of the Turkish Competition Board ("Communique No. 2010/4") has been published in the Official Gazette dated 4 March 2022.

Under Turkish competition law rules, the Block Exemption Communiqué on Vertical Agreements creates a ‘safe heaven' against the enforcement of Article 4 of Law No. 4054 on Protection of Competition, which is akin to Article 101 of the TFEU.

Recently, the Turkish Competition Authority shared a Draft Amendment Bill ("Draft Bill") on Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition ("Law No. 4054") with various institutions for consultation.

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.

The TCA recently issued its reasoned decision concerning its investigation against Novartis Sağlık Gıda ve Tarım Ürünleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş., as a result of which the TCA held that the two undertakings did not violate ...