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Turkish Competition Authority
("Authority") has been watching the
multi-category e-marketplaces, which have become the main actors of
e-commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic, and continues its research
at great speed with a view to identify and eliminate the
competitive concerns that the increasing digitalization may create
in the sector. In this context, with the decision of the
Competition Board ("Board") dated 11
June 2020 and numbered 20-28/353-M, a sector inquiry has been
initiated with the aim of understanding the dynamics of the
e-commerce sector, identifying possible competitive concerns in the
sector and determining solutions such as policy-regulation changes
to address them. On 7 May 2021, the Authority published its
preliminary report ("Preliminary
Report") of the sector inquiry regarding the
e-marketplace platforms on 07.05.2021. With the finalization of the
findings within the scope of the Preliminary Report, the Authority
published on
