ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law | 29 Nov 2023
"On 4 March 2022, the Turkish Competition Authority published Communiqué No. 2022/2 on the Amendment of Communiqué No. 2010/4 on ..."
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law | Turkey | 23 Nov 2023
Earlier this year, the Turkish Competition Board evaluated allegations that DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret AŞ (Trendyol) violated article 6 of Law No. 4054. Trendyol had been accused of abusing its market power in multi-category e-marketplaces within the market for online food and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) by way of cross-subsidisation. It had entered into agreements......
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law | Turkey | 26 Oct 2023
In 2022, the Turkish Competition Authority published the Turkish Competition Board's reasoned decision regarding whether the undertakings operating in the ophthalmic (corrective) lens production and wholesale market violated article 4 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition by determining prices together. This article explains the board's assessment and the criteria it took into......
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law | Turkey | 28 Sep 2023
This article provides an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board's decision in which it examines the allegations made by an applicant against a manufacturer of fire detection systems and its authorised service provider. The board's assessment aimed to determine whether the manufacturer and its service provider abused the dominant position by engaging in discriminatory practices through......
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law | Turkey | 31 Aug 2023
The Turkish Competition Authority's focus on anti-competitive practices regarding resale price maintenance (RPM) continues, with two recent investigations into companies launched on the grounds that they had violated article 4 of Law No. 4045 on the Protection of Competition. This article aims to provide a brief overview of the board's recent decisions with a focus on whether RPM violations......
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law | Turkey | 23 Aug 2023
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey ("Constitutional Court") published on June 20, 2023 (Tuesday) its reasoned decision dated March 23…