Cooperation Between The Turkish Competition Authority And The Personal Data Protection Authority

Competition law and data protection law are both regarded as essential parts of digital markets and the digital economy. Although they are two separate disciplines, these disciplines have started to overlap, especially when it comes to digital markets where the economic value of data has started to be discussed in conjunction with the concept of big data. Indeed, in digital markets, data not only serves as data, but also is considered as a factor that ensures market power and/or dominant position. Especially after the Facebook decision by the German Competition Authority, the relationship between competition and data protection authorities and whether they can interfere with each other's jurisdiction has started to be discussed worldwide. With the recently announced cooperation protocol between the Turkish Competition Authority and the Personal Data Protection Authority, it has become a matter of curiosity whether this debate can be resolved more easily in the Turkish