Article 4 of Code No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition
("Code") prohibits agreements, concerted
practices, and decisions that restrict competition. The Regulation
on Active Cooperation for Detecting Cartels ("Existing
Regulation") published in the Official Gazette dated
15.02.2009 and numbered 21142 has been in force for more than 14
years to reveal cartels, which are considered the most serious
competition violations in competition law, involving agreements
and/or concerted practices that indicate price-fixing among
competitors, market allocation, limiting the supply quantity, and
collusive behavior in tenders, and to specify the principles and
procedures regarding the non-imposition or reducing of fines
specified in the Code for undertakings, undertaking executives, and
employees actively cooperating with the Competition Authority
("Authority"). As a result of the need
to update the regulations related to active cooperation in light of
the changes in the
