May continued to reflect the Turkish Competition Authority's ("TCA") proactive stance, in line with previous months.

25 Kasım 2025 tarihinde Resmî Gazete'de yayınlanan Elektrik Piyasasında Lisanssız Elektrik Üretim Yönetmeliğinde...

The Turkish Competition Authority has significantly expanded its enforcement activities, launching comprehensive sector inquiries into artificial intelligence and cement industries while initiating investigations across food, insurance, banking, and audit sectors. Recent decisions address critical issues including executive liability, gun-jumping boundaries, and killer acquisition assessments, marking a notable shift in Turkish competition law enforcement.

26 Haziran 2025 tarihli Resmî Gazete'de yayımlanan düzenleme ile ÇED Yönetmeliği'nde kapsamlı güncellemeler yapıldı.

In the world of competition law, providing accurate and timely information to a regulator is not just a formality—it is a critical legal obligation.

In August, the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") maintained its proactive stance, launching investigations across diverse sectors including cement, food, shipbuilding...

Eylül 2025 – 12 Eylül 2025 tarihinde yayınlanan Resmi Gazete ile Yargıtay İçtihatları Birleştirme Büyük Genel Kurulu'nun...

The Turkish Competition Authority maintained an exceptionally active enforcement agenda in April 2026, addressing competition concerns across digital payments, healthcare, retail, and technology sectors. Major developments included commitment decisions for Mastercard and Visa, cartel fines in household appliances, and the launch of comprehensive investigations into orthopaedics markets and software distributors, alongside significant policy updates to merger control guidelines and digital market strategies.

Turkey's technology law landscape underwent major shifts in April 2026, with the Competition Authority launching an AI sector inquiry, new age-gating rules for social networks, and nuclear facility cybersecurity regulations taking effect. The Turkish DPA's 2025 Activity Report revealed a 51% surge in complaints and over TRY 352 million in administrative fines, signaling intensified enforcement across data protection and digital compliance.

In June, the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") continued its proactive efforts, particularly addressing competition law concerns in sectors such as digital platforms...

December 2025 – November marked another dynamic month for the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA"), showcasing its unwavering commitment to robust enforcement.

On 24 November 2025, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority ("DPA") published the "Guideline on Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Protection of Personal Data...

The Turkish Competition Authority has issued several significant decisions in August 2026, including conditional approval of Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros., acceptance of commitments from ETS Tur regarding exclusivity practices in tourism, and administrative fines against Babymall for vertical restrictions. New investigations have been launched into TEVA's patent strategies and information exchange in plant protection markets, while the preliminary pharmaceutical sector inquiry highlights competiti

The Turkish Competition Authority intensified its focus on market structure and procedural enforcement in July 2026, conditionally approving major retail and food-sector transactions while imposing strict commitments on A101 and Cargill Türkiye. Simultaneously, the authority maintained its rigorous stance on procedural compliance, penalizing multiple companies for obstructing inspections and withholding information, while concluding investigations through settlements and commitment procedures.

Türkiye is an attractive and promising energy market, particularly due to its suitable geography and various natural resources. Its strategic location between the Middle East, Near East...

February was a significant month for competition law in Türkiye, marked by important developments including changes to secondary legislation, newly initiated investigations...

The Turkish Competition Authority maintained an exceptionally active enforcement agenda throughout May 2026, launching investigations into Meta's WhatsApp AI integration and imposing interim measures requiring Unilever to allocate freezer space to competitors. Significant developments included structural remedies mandating separation of casting agencies from production activities, settlements in labour market information exchange cases, and a landmark decision combining settlement and commitment mechanisms

October 2025 – In September, the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") continued to pursue an assertive enforcement agenda, initiating new investigations in the music streaming platform...

May 2026 – The Turkish Cybersecurity Board (the “Board”), established under the Cybersecurity Law, held its first meeting on 5 May 2026.

In October, the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") continued its firm commitment to safeguarding market integrity through a series of significant decisions.