Turkey: Trade Regulation & Practices

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.

Most favoured customer ("MFC") practices became one of the hottest topics on the Turkish Competition Authority's (the "Authority") agenda especially with the rise of e-commerce businesses.

At the end of 2020, the Turkish Competition Board ("Board") finalized its assessment on the investigation regarding the price increases in the fertilizer industry...

In 2019 and 2020, Turkish administrative courts handed down noteworthy judgments concerning two particular decisions of the Turkish Competition Board.

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Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency ("Agency") is noted as the competent authority to enforce the Regulation.

The 15th Administrative Court of Ankara ("Court") has recently rendered a decision in which it annulled the Board's decision[2] not to initiate an investigation regarding the allegations that Maysan Mando Otomotiv Parçaları San. ve Tic. A.Ş. ("Maysan Mando") had distorted competition by way of (i) refusing to supply, and (ii) colluding with the competitors of Tok Oto Market ("Tok Oto") in order to exclude Tok Oto from the downstream market.

On January 6, 2018, the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) published its annual Mergers and Acquisitions Status Report for 2017.

The Turkish competition watchdog, TCA, has put its signature under a milestone decision for the distribution practices of Anadolu Efes, the leading beer brand, holding the dominant position in Turkey.