February 2026 – In January, the Turkish
Competition Authority (“TCA”) signalled a dynamic year
ahead for competition enforcement in 2026 through a series of
investigation announcements.
In addition to these newly launched investigations, the TCA
published its sector inquiry report on handheld terminals conducted
in 2025, as well as a review of last year's merger and
acquisition landscape, effectively offering a snapshot of key
competition law developments in 2025. Alongside these publications,
the TCA released a number of reasoned decisions spanning a wide
range of sectors, from cosmetics and consumer durables to
labour-related practices in the pharmaceutical industry.
Taken together, these decisions highlight several recurring
enforcement trends, including (i) the increasingly active and
effective use of the settlement mechanism, (ii) close scrutiny of
resale price maintenance (“RPM”)
practices, and (iii) a strict approach toward abuses of dominant
position. This
