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Competition Law | News

ACTECON contributed to Focus On feature of The Legal 500

ACTECON contributed to the Focus On feature of The Legal 500 with an emphasis on the Draft Amendment to the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition.

January 31, 2023

Competition Law | Articles

Badmouthing—Abuse under Turkish Competition Law?

In recent years, competition authorities around the world have been scrutinising new types of behaviour that might be deemed abusive within the context of antitrust laws. Although those relating to digital markets receive the most attention, not a day passes by without a surprising decision announced by the authorities or competent courts. The decision of the Ankara 7th Administrative Court of First Instance (“CFI” or the “Court”) requiring the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) to investigate allegations of denigration and ...

January 29, 2023

Data Protection | Articles

Where to Draw the Line of the Scope of Right to Access to Personal Data? The Constitutional Court Ruled on One’s Right to Access Their Own Personal Data

On 20.12.2022, The Turkish Constitutional Court’s (“Constitutional Court”) decision concerning the right to an effective remedy in connection to the right to request protection of the data subject’s personal data within the scope of the right to respect for private life was published in the Official Gazette.

January 26, 2023

Competition Law | Articles

Trendyol Avoids a Full-Fledged Investigation by the Turkish Competition Authority and Gets Block Exemption

On 17 January 2023, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) announced its reasoned decision rendered as a result of the preliminary investigation that was conducted against DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret AŞ (“Trendyol”). The preliminary investigation was initiated pursuant to a confidential complaint which alleged that Trendyol violated Articles 4 and 6 of Law No. 4054 on Protection of Competition (“Competition Law”) in the market for online food and supermarket order.

January 25, 2023

Competition Law | Articles

Private Schools’ Practices Are Under the Scrutiny of Turkish Competition Authority

On 12 January 2023, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) announced the initiation of two full-fledged investigations concerning the practices of certain private schools. Those investigations reveal that the TCA has been closely monitoring the news on the private schools’ pricing policies which have had wide coverage on the press recently and been on the agenda of the Ministry of Education (“MEB”).

January 20, 2023

Competition Law | Articles

Two Edges of Europe Cross Lines: The CMA Fines BMW AG for Failing to Comply with an Information Request

The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) of the UK has fined Germany-based Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (“BMW AG”), the ultimate parent company of the BMW Group, for failure to comply fully with a written information request without reasonable excuse through its decision of 6 December 2022 (“CMA Decision”).

January 15, 2023

International Trade | Articles

Continuation of Anti-Dumping Measures Concerning The Baby Carriages and Parts of Baby Carriages

Despite the huge workload and new appointments in 2022, the trade remedies continue to be one of the key tools used by the Turkish Ministry of Trade (“Ministry”) in ensuring the fair international trade practices and shaping the free trade rules to restore the competitive balance.

January 13, 2023

Competition Law | Articles

The Turkish Competition Authority Published Mergers and Acquisitions Overview Report for 2022

The Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) has published its Mergers and Acquisitions Overview Report for 2022 (“Report”) on January 6, 2023. For ease of reading, we will refer to M&As as mergers. The Report offers an overview of the TCA’s work on mergers and provides comparisons with previous years in aspects such as (i) position of Turkish and foreign companies in the market ...

January 13, 2023

Competition Law | News

New year, new titles for several antitrust lawyers

Global Competition Review (GCR) has published an announcement on their website regarding the promotion of Mustafa Ayna and Caner K. Çeşit to Counsel positions at ACTECON.

January 13, 2023

International Trade | Articles

Anti-Dumping Measures Which Are to Expire in 2023 and What Kind of Connotations This Might Have on Interested Parties

When we review the Turkish Ministry of Trade’s official website and considering the latest global developments regarding the international trade, we believe that 2023 is going to be a busy year. In this regard, it is of utmost interest to parties which have stakes in this area to closely monitor and anticipate which investigations may be initiated, so as to either apply for an expiry ...

January 12, 2023