Two-Minute Recap Of Recent Developments In Turkish Competition Law

March 2020 - February was another month where Turkey’s digital economy was in focus. The month’s main highlight was the conclusion by the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) of its Google Shopping investigation.

In another important development, the Ankara Administrative Court annulled the controversial 2018 excessive pricing decision of the TCA against the online platform Sahibinden.com. It was stated in the judgment of the Ankara Administrative Court that; the TCA failed to provide detailed economic evidence and could not meet the sufficient standard of proof for excessive pricing. This judgment is expected to provide very important insights on the two on-going excessive pricing investigations against Port Akdeniz (a Mediterranean port) and Biletix (Ticketmaster in Turkey).