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 ...

Both decisions are quite extraordinary from the perspective of the established customs and precedents of the TCA.

On 25 October 2017 the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) finalized its 18 month investigation and decided on Mey Icki (Diageo plc's subsidiary) case.

Bankalararası Kart Merkezi A.Ş. is a corporation and association of undertakings founded by 13 banks.

On 16 January 2018, the Turkish Ministry of Economy ("Ministry") published a new regulation which contains the rules and procedures regarding the application, allocation and usage of the tariff quotas...

On 3 October 2018, the Plenary Session of Tax Law Divisions of the Turkish Council of State issued its judgment reversing two decisions of the 7th Circuit of the Council of State, which annulled the communiqué ...

Article 12/1 of the Turkish Data Protection Law states the data controller shall take all necessary technical and organizational measures to provide a sufficient level of security.

The Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") has been very active in the last three months.

On October 15, 2018, the Plenary Session of the Administrative Law Chamber of the Council of State reversed the decision of the 13th Chamber of the Council of State, which annulled the Turkish Competition Authority's decision ...

Personal liability rules for the competition law violations and accordingly, the tracking systems to ensure that the damages caused are covered/compensated by the violating person...

Considering the foregoing, AGCM published a press release notifying that the investigation is concluded on 29 November 2018.

The Turkish Ministry of Economy ("Ministry") frequently intervenes in cases where imports take place at the expense of domestic industry.

The European Court of Justice's ("ECJ") recent Intel decision calls for a reflection on the impact that the court's assessment of evidence may have on Turkish competition law enforcement.

The Competition Letter of 2011 of the Competition Authority has been sent to undertakings. The letter mainly mentions the benefits of competition compliance programs and main features they should have.

Italian Competition Authority, Autorità Garante Della Concorrenza E Del Mercato ("AGCM"), has fined Apple and Samsung on 24 October 2018 due to "planned obsolescence" of their smartphones ...

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

The Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA"), in the framework of its market evaluation, includes every factor which could potentially influence the market structure.

The European Commission, being quiet active between the last week of June and first week of July 2017, initiated trade remedy investigations against various countries, including Turkey.

On 9 March 2019, the Turkish Ministry of Trade announced its final decision regarding the anti-circumvention investigation that had been initiated concerning imports of certain articulated link chain and parts thereof.

Mergers and Acquisitions Overview Report 2019 ("Report") was published at the official website of the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") on January 8, 2020.