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

Confidentiality agreements, sometimes called secrecy or non-disclosure agreements, are contracts entered into by two or more parties in which some or all of the parties agree that certain types of information that pass from one party to the other or that are created by one of the parties, or in some cases by all of the parties, will remain confidential. Confidentiality agreements perform several functions. First and foremost, they protect sensitive technical or commercial information from disclo

Tüketici Hakem Heyetlerine yapılacak başvurulardaki parasal sınırlarda yapılan değişiklik, 1 Ocak 2019 tarihi itibariyle yürürlüğe girecektir.

Türkiye'deki taşınmaz maliklerinin her yıl ödemekle yükümlü olduğu emlak vergisinin hesaplanmasında, taşınmazların emlak rayiç değerleri esas alınmaktadır.

More than eleven years have passed since the Electricity Market Law numbered 46281 (the "EML") was enacted with the purpose of establishing a financially strong energy market, operating subject to private law provisions in a competitive environment, and securing the supply of sufficient, safe, uninterrupted, economical, environmentally friendly, and high-quality electrical energy.

Blockchain is a notable emerging technology to watch in 2019. In this article, we will walk you through the basics of blockchain technology and smart contracts, explain why arbitration is beneficial in smart contract disputes, ...

An association of undertaking is a “common roof” built to shelter and bring together the competitors in a market. These structures provide a space for dialogue, education and representation. Yet, beneath this roof, the close proximity of rivals creates a unique legal friction in terms of competition law risks.

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.

Commonly preferred in the Turkish financial market, a commercial enterprise pledge constitutes an essential exception to the rule of the transfer of physical possession of the pledged movables to the pledgee set forth under the Turkish Civil Code.

Islamic finance is growing at a considerable pace throughout the world.

A few years ago, the Turkish Capital Markets Board (the “CMB”), the independent governmental authority regulating and monitoring the capital market activities in Turkey, prepared a bill amending the existing Law on Capital Markets No. 2499.

Liberalization of the regulations governing the insurance sector commenced in the 1980s, in parallel with legal reform of other financial sectors.

Rapid urbanization in Türkiye, driven by socio-economic changes, increases the demand for new construction - especially in major cities facing high population density and pressure for urban regeneration. Urban planning efforts aiming to meet this demand must include not just new buildings but also public service areas like roads, parks, schools, and healthcare facilities to ensure healthy urban development.

Privatization of existing highways and construction of new roads, bridges and tunnels, massive PPP projects in the healthcare sector, and the tender for the 3rd Bosporus Bridge spiced up the PPP and privatization activities in 2011.

Rekabet Kurumu (“Kurum”), 7 Nisan 2026 tarihinde yapay zekâ ekosistemine yönelik kapsamlı bir sektör incelemesi başlattığını duyurdu. Duyuruda, özellikle üretken yapay zekâ alanındaki hızlı gelişmelerin; veri, hesaplama gücü ve platform ekosistemleri etrafında şekillenen yeni rekabet dinamiklerine işaret ettiği ve bu dönüşümün piyasa dinamiklerini köklü biçimde etkilediği vurgulanıyor.

In the IMF Letter of Intent dated 7 July 2006, the Turkish Government stated that "the Banking Regulatory and Supervision Agency ("BRSA") shall continue to bring its supervision closer to best international practice.

This article deals with important changes for all traders involved in importing and exporting, using the tariff preference regime. In this context, it is necessary to remember that the so-called Euro-Mediterranean Partnership aims to create free trade between the EU and its Mediterranean partners and amongst the partners themselves by 2010. The conclusion of association agreements between the EU and its partners, granting reciprocal trade preferences, is an important step toward this free trade

The past decade has witnessed a giant leap forward in the Turkish energy sector since the 2001 enactment of the Energy Market Law.

The Law on Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources for the Purpose of Generating Electrical Energy was adopted on 18 May 2005. This article provides as overview of the general provisions of the Law, as well as other supporting legislation regarding renewable energy resources. However, the legislation on biofuel will not be taken into account.

The Information Technologies and Communication Authority ("ITC Authority") has prepared a draft Regulation on Internet Domain Names ("Draft Regulation") and subjected it to public opinion.