Review Of The E-Marketplace Platforms Sector Inquiry

With the decision of the Turkish Competition Board ("Board"), the sector inquiry for e-marketplace platforms, which are important actors in the field of e-commerce, was initiated on 11 June 2020. E-marketplace platforms, which have a distinctive feature from traditional markets, have a very significant place in the context of the competitive ecosystem in the market due to their operation and their effects on the market and the consumer. In order to establish a healthy competitive environment, it has been stated that a sector inquiry has been initiated for e-marketplaces that have a platform economy. Within the disputes before the Board, it has been determined that "the sector has different competitive dynamics and, in this respect, it has a different and complex structure and operation than the traditional legal framework stipulates". As a result of the sector inquiry initiated, the Turkish Competition Authority ("Authority") published the "E-Marketplace Platforms