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.
The Turkish Competition Authority (“the TCA”) consists of the Turkish Competition Board (“the Board”), the Office of the President, Main Service Units, Auxiliary Service Units and Advisory Units.
TurkeyCompetition and Antitrust
The Turkish Competition Authority ("the
TCA") consists of the Turkish Competition Board
("the Board"), the Office of the
President, Main Service Units, Auxiliary Service Units and Advisory
Units. The main service units consists of six supervision and
enforcement departments, department of decision, economic analyses
and research department, information technologies department,
external relations and competition advocacy department, strategy
development department and cartel on-the-spot inspections support
division. Each supervision and enforcement department focuses on a
few select "sector(s)" under its job definition.
The Board consists of a total of 7 members, including the
Chairman and the Deputy Chairman. The Presidency consists of the
Chairman of the Board, the Deputy Chairman and Vice-Presidents.
Chairman of the Board/President of the TCA is the highest ranking
chief of the TCA and is responsible for the overall management and
representation of the TCA. Three Vice-Presidents are assigned to
assist the President with performing the duties of the Presidency.
Vice-Presidents are responsible for carrying out the duties and
instructions given by the President as well as ensuring coherence
and cooperation between organization levels and relevant service
units. The organization chart of the TCA is as follows:
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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.
