Competition and Antitrust

ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law is committed to providing its clients with high-quality legal services. We combine a solid knowledge of Turkish law with a business-minded approach to develop legal solutions that meet the ever-changing needs of our clients in their international and domestic operations. Our competition law and regulatory department is led by our partner, Mr. Gönenç Gürkaynak, along with four partners, nine counsel and 42 associates.

In addition to unparalleled experience in merger control issues, ELIG Gürkaynak has vast experience in defending companies before the Turkish Competition Board in all phases of antitrust investigations, abuse of dominant position cases, leniency handlings, and before courts on issues of private enforcement of competition law, along with appeals of the administrative decisions of the Turkish Competition Authority.

ELIG Gürkaynak represents multinational corporations, business associations, investment banks, partnerships and individuals in the widest variety of competition law matters, while also collaborating with many international law firms.

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ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law is an eminent, independent Turkish law firm based in Istanbul. The firm was founded in 2005. ELIG Gürkaynak is committed to providing its clients with high-quality legal services. We combine a solid knowledge of Turkish law with a business-minded approach to develop legal solutions that meet the ever-changing needs of our clients in their international and domestic operations. Our legal team consists of 90 lawyers. We take pride in being able to assist our clients in all fields of law. Our areas of expertise particularly include competition law, corporate law, M&A, contracts law, white collar irregularities and compliance, data protection and cybersecurity law, litigation and dispute resolution, Internet law, technology, media and telecommunications law, intellectual property law, administrative law, real estate law, anti-dumping law, pharma and healthcare regulatory, employment law, and banking and finance law.
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Content The Turkish Competition Authority’s Investigative Powers
Practice Guide
Content Organizational Structure of the Turkish Competition Authority
Practice Guide
Content Function of the Turkish Competition Authority
Practice Guide
Content Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Competition Law”)
Practice Guide
Content Secondary Key Legislative Texts and the Board’s Precedents
Practice Guide
Content Influence Of EU Competition Law Over Turkish Competition Law
Practice Guide
Content The Appointed New Chairman And Members Of The Turkish Competition Board Have Been Published On The Official Gazette
Practice Guide
Content Right to Information Application Form
Template
Content Restrictive Agreements
Practice Guide
Content Horizontal Agreements
Practice Guide
Content Vertical Agreements
Practice Guide
Content Definition of “Cartel” and Recent Cartel Cases
Practice Guide
Content Resale Price Maintenance
Practice Guide
Content Leniency Program
Practice Guide
Content Block Exemption Communiqué
Practice Guide
Content Bid-Rigging and Debarment
Practice Guide
Content Burden of Proof
Practice Guide
Content Concerted Practices: Definition and Criteria
Practice Guide
Content The Board’s Approach
Practice Guide
Content Bilateral Exclusionary Conduct
Practice Guide
Content Information Exchanges with Competitors
Practice Guide
Content Price Fixing
Practice Guide
Content Vertical Agreement Networks
Practice Guide
Content Exclusivity
Practice Guide
Content Market Sharing
Practice Guide
Content Commercially Sensitive Information
Practice Guide
Content Preventing Potential New Entrance to the Market
Practice Guide
Content Full Immunity and Reduction of Fines
Checklist
Content Abuses through IP Rights
Practice Guide
Content Limiting Production or Fixing Production Quotas
Practice Guide
Content Tying and Leveraging
Practice Guide
Content Loyalty Rebates
Practice Guide
Content Margin Squeeze
Practice Guide
Content Below-Cost Pricing/ Predatory Pricing
Practice Guide
Content Refusal to Supply
Practice Guide
Content Definition of Abuse and the Board’s Approach
Practice Guide
Content Raising Competitor’s Costs
Practice Guide
Content Above–Cost Discounts
Practice Guide
Content Price Discrimination
Practice Guide
Content Market Definition (Relevant Market - Relevant Geographic Market – Natural Market)
Practice Guide
Content Market Foreclosure
Practice Guide
Content Selective Pricing
Practice Guide
Content Dominant Position: Measuring Market Power
Practice Guide
Content Definition of Dominant Position and the Board’s Approach
Practice Guide
Content EXEMPTIONS: An Overview
Practice Guide
Content Negative Clearance
Practice Guide
Content Sector-Specific Exemption
Practice Guide
Content Application for Exemption
Practice Guide
Content Individual Exemption Regime
Practice Guide
Content Block Exemption Regime
Practice Guide
Content Individual Exemption/ Negative Clearance Application Form
Template
Content Monetary Sanctions against Firms and Individuals
Practice Guide
Content Invalidity/ Unenforceability of the Agreement
Practice Guide
Content Appeal Process: Administrative Jurisdiction Procedural Law
Practice Guide
Content Full-Fledged Investigation
Practice Guide
Content Preliminary Investigation: Scope and Procedures
Practice Guide
Content Confidentiality Request Checklist
Checklist
Content File Access Request Form
Template
Content Right to Information Application Form
Template
Content Civil Law Liability (Treble Damages)
Practice Guide
Content Appeal Process: Stages of the Procedure
Practice Guide
Content The Newly Introduced Significant Impediment Of Effective Competition Test (“SIEC Test”) Which Replaced The “Dominance Test”
Practice Guide
Content Creating Or Strengthening Dominant Position
Practice Guide
Content Purchase and Supply Agreements
Practice Guide
Content License Agreements
Practice Guide
Content Non-Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions
Practice Guide
Content Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions
Practice Guide
Content Full-Function Joint Venture(s)
Practice Guide
Content Non-Full-Function Joint Ventures
Practice Guide
Content Non-Restriction of Competition
Practice Guide
Content Joint Ventures
Practice Guide
Content Privatizations
Practice Guide
Content The Notification Form
Practice Guide
Content Consequences of Non-Compliance with Notification Rules
Practice Guide
Content Significant Impediment of Effective Competition in the Relevant Market
Practice Guide
Content Procedures for Offering Remedies
Practice Guide
Content The Concept of “Ancillary Restraint”
Practice Guide
Content Non-Competitive Clauses
Practice Guide
Content Merger of Two or More Independent Companies
Practice Guide
Content Acquisition of Control
Practice Guide
Content Notification Procedure
Checklist
Content Merger Control Notification Form
Template
Content Commitments Form
Template
Content Sole Control
Practice Guide
Content Joint Control
Practice Guide
Content Change of Control on a Lasting Basis
Practice Guide
Content Structural Remedies
Practice Guide
Content Behavioral Remedies
Practice Guide
Content The Concept of “Ancillary Restraint”
Practice Guide
Content Non-Competitive Clauses
Practice Guide
Content Purchase and Supply Agreements
Practice Guide
Content License Agreements
Practice Guide
Content Merger of Two or More Independent Companies
Practice Guide
Content Acquisition of Control
Practice Guide
Content Sole Control
Practice Guide
Content Joint Control
Practice Guide
Content Change of Control on a Lasting Basis
Practice Guide
Content Procedures for Offering Remedies
Practice Guide
Content Structural Remedies
Practice Guide
Content Behavioral Remedies
Practice Guide
Content Non-Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions
Practice Guide
Content Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions
Practice Guide
Content Joint Ventures
Practice Guide
Content Privatizations
Practice Guide
Content Full-Function Joint Venture(s)
Practice Guide
Content Non-Full-Function Joint Ventures
Practice Guide
Content Non-Restriction of Competition
Practice Guide
Content The Notification Form
Practice Guide
Content Consequences of Non-Compliance with Notification Rules
Practice Guide
Content Notification Procedure
Checklist
Content Merger Control Notification Form
Template
Content Significant Impediment of Effective Competition in the Relevant Market
Practice Guide
Content The Newly Introduced Significant Impediment Of Effective Competition Test (“SIEC Test”) Which Replaced The “Dominance Test”
Practice Guide
Content Creating Or Strengthening Dominant Position
Practice Guide
Content Recent Cases
Practice Guide