Boundaries Of The Turkish Competition Authority’s Investigative Powers: Case Handlers vs. Personal Property

Dawn raids are a key form of investigative tool for the competition authorities. Officials may have broad powers to inspect corporate and residential premises, to seize and/or copy documents, e-mails and other records, and to interview employees. European Commission's ("Commission") investigative powers had undergone a dramatic change with Regulation 1/2003 back in 2004¹ and it seems that the Turkish Competition Authority ("Authority") intends to follow its European counterpart in terms of investigatory authority after almost a decade: The draft law ("Draft Law") to amend Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition ("Competition Law") which was brought before the Presidency of the Turkish Parliament in January 2014², if enacted, will grant additional extended investigative powers to the Authority including the power to inspect not just the undertakings', but also their employees' books, documents and data, preserved in "premises of any nature". Under Competition