New Members Of The Turkish Competition Board Are Appointed: Quorum Established

Two of the three vacant positions on the Turkish Competition Board ("Board"), the competent decision-making organ of the Turkish Competition Authority ("Authority"), which have been vacant due to the expiration of the terms of office of three members as of June 24th, 2019, have now been filled.

The relevant Presidential Decree, numbered 2019/368, regarding the appointment of the new members of the Board was published in the Official Gazette, dated November 2^nd, 2019 and numbered 30936. The inauguration date of the newly appointed members of the Board was not spelled out within the Presidential Decree. As per Article 26 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition ("Law No. 4054"), the chairman and members of the Board could assume their positions only after taking an oath of office before the Supreme Court of Appeals following their appointment. In terms of timing, the application for the oath of office is deemed and treated as an urgent matter by the