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.

The Turkish Competition Board has concluded a major investigation into the tyre manufacturing and distribution sector, imposing record administrative fines totaling TRY 3.6 billion on numerous undertakings. The investigation examined alleged anticompetitive practices including price coordination, information exchange, resale price maintenance, and territorial restrictions across both horizontal and vertical relationships in the automotive tyre market.

The European Commission has initiated a review process concerning anti-dumping duties applied to certain hot-rolled flat steel products originating from Turkey. This examination will assess whether dumping and injury would continue if the existing measures were removed, with Turkish producers facing critical deadlines for interested party registration, sampling procedures, and data preparation.

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...

The Authority published revised Guidelines on Vertical Agreements on March 30, 2018. The Guidelines include newly introduced provisions and amendments with regard to online sales and MFN clauses.

Recently the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) announced a new reasoned decision in relation to Turkish beer market and has preserved the rule for beer coolers.

The Board's reasoned decision regarding the allegations that the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality had violated the Law No. 4054 through certain activities regarding the right of way, was published on the Authority's official website.