Competition Law and Antitrust Law

On October 26, 2022, the Turkish Competition Board published its reasoned decision dated June 23, 2022 and numbered 22-28/443-180, upon its preliminary investigation initiated against six undertakings ...

The Turkish Competition Authority has recently published its Hyperconnect/Match Group decision where it approved the acquisition of Hyperconnect Inc. ("Hyperconnect") by Match Group Inc.

he first half of 2026 confirmed that the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) has no intention of slowing down when it comes to enforcement. From its real test of algorithmic pricing to interim measures against global tech platforms, the Turkish Competition Board (“Board”) covered remarkable ground in just six months.

On December 25, 2025, the Turkish Competition Board (“Board”) accepted the revised commitments submitted by Sahibinden Bilgi Teknolojileri Pazarlama ve Ticaret A.Ş. (“Sahibinden”) and terminated the investigation launched against Sahibinden under Article 6 of Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Law No. 4054”) concerning alleged leveraging practices associated with Sahibinden's Otobid service.

he first half of 2026 confirmed that the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) has no intention of slowing down when it comes to enforcement. From its real test of algorithmic pricing to interim measures against global tech platforms, the Turkish Competition Board (“Board”) covered remarkable ground in just six months.

The Turkish Competition Authority maintained its aggressive enforcement stance in the first half of 2026, delivering landmark decisions on algorithmic pricing, expanding dawn raid powers to remote devices, and imposing interim measures on global tech platforms. From raising merger control thresholds to investigating no-poach agreements across banking and insurance sectors, the TCA demonstrated its commitment to tackling anti-competitive practices in both traditional and digital markets.

he first half of 2026 confirmed that the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) has no intention of slowing down when it comes to enforcement. From its real test of algorithmic pricing to interim measures against global tech platforms, the Turkish Competition Board (“Board”) covered remarkable ground in just six months.

The Turkish Competition Authority maintained its aggressive enforcement stance in the first half of 2026, delivering landmark decisions on algorithmic pricing, expanding dawn raid powers to remote devices, and imposing interim measures on global tech platforms. From raising merger control thresholds to investigating no-poach agreements across banking and insurance sectors, the TCA demonstrated its commitment to tackling anti-competitive practices in both traditional and digital markets.

A decision by the Turkish Competition Board ("Board") to revoke the full immunity previously granted to a leniency applicant would bring to the surface a structural tension that lies at the very heart of any leniency programme: The obligation to cease participating in the infringement on the one hand, and the obligation to maintain strict confidentiality of the application on the other. Such a development would raise a fundamental question that Turkish competition law has not yet squarely addressed and one that has major implications for the future of active cooperation in Turkey.