Will Turkey Be Able To Catch Up With The Class-Action Related Developments In EU?

A new EU Directive (published in December 2014) ^[1] introduced collective redress as an additional tool to deter undertakings from infringing competition rules. While some of the EU countries allow victims to claim compensation for damages suffered, the European Commission requires Member States to bring into force the rules and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive by 26 December 2016. As an accession country, Turkey remains in an undetermined condition, since the debate on collective redress in Turkey is marked with obstacles on both the merits and procedural issues.

Legislative Process and Developments in EU

The green light which eased the way for developing the EU Directive came in the mid-2000s by the publication of a Green Paper^[2]. Specifically, on the issue of limited access to evidence, the debate on damage calculation and the discussions on applicable law were the outlined obstacles to an efficient system for bringing claims for