Yesterday, the Turkish Competition Authority
("Authority") has published its annual
report ("Annual Report") regarding 2023.
A summary of the Annual Report is provided below for your review
and further details may be reached through this link.
In the Annual Report, it is indicated that a total of 370 cases
were concluded in 2023; 145 of these were related to
anti-competitive conducts, 8 of them constituted of individual
exemption and/or negative clearance applications, and 217 were
merger control cases. When the cases finalized in 2023 are compared
with 2022, it is safe to state that there was an increase in the
number of competition violation cases.
The Annual Report noted that most of the 145 cases concerning
anti-competitive conducts occurred in the food industry, the
machinery industry and health services. Additionally, it is
emphasized that information technologies, platform services,
chemicals, mining, healthcare services, and automotive industry as
well
