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The Board reviewed the Passolig system, the football ticketing system in Turkey. It granted Passolig individual exemption until the end of the 2016-2017 football season.
TurkeyCompetition and Antitrust
The Board reviewed the Passolig system, the football ticketing
system in Turkey. It granted Passolig individual exemption until the
end of the 2016-2017 football season.
Passolig is the new system of electronic cards for the sales of
football tickets. This system is established through some underlying
agreements between the Turkish Football Federation
(“TFF”), Aktif Bank and E-Kent Teknoloji
ve Ödeme Sistemleri–Netaş Telekomünikasyon Consortium
(“E-Kent–Netaş Consortium”).
The Board's decision relates to a preliminary investigation
initiated against Aktif Bank and TFF on the allegations that (i) the
tenders organized by TFF were not open and transparent and therefore
anticompetitive, and (ii) Aktif Bank abused its dominance through
tying and discrimination.
The Board concluded as follows:
The underlying agreements fall under Article 4 of the Law No.
4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Competition
Law”), which is akin to Article 101 of the TFEU,
These agreements can benefit from individual exemption for a
certain period of time,
The case will be re-evaluated at the end of the 2016-2017
football season, and
There is no need to initiate a full-fledged investigation
against Aktif Bank for an alleged abuse of dominance.
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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.
