Turkey: Cartels, Monopolies

In its decision dated 06.11.2025, numbered 25-41/1016-582, the Turkish Competition Board initiated an investigation into allegations that True Özel Araştırma ve Danışmanlık Ltd. Şti. participated as a cartel facilitator in price-fixing practices carried out among MVDS operating in the province of Aydın, in violation of Article 4 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition.

The Turkish Competition Authority maintained an exceptionally active enforcement agenda in April 2026, addressing competition concerns across digital payments, healthcare, retail, and technology sectors. Major developments included commitment decisions for Mastercard and Visa, cartel fines in household appliances, and the launch of comprehensive investigations into orthopaedics markets and software distributors, alongside significant policy updates to merger control guidelines and digital market strategies.

Rekabet Kurulu (“Kurul”) uzun bir aradan sonra teşebbüs yöneticisine şahsi para cezası uygulanmasına karar vermiştir.

Rekabet ihlallerine yönelik Rekabet Kurulu ("Kurul") tarafından verilen idari para cezalarının belirlenmesini düzenleyen Rekabeti Sınırlayıcı Anlaşma.

The Regulation on Administrative Fines for Restrictive Agreements, Concerted Practices, Decisions, and Abuse of Dominance, which governs the administrative fines issued by the Turkish Competition Board (the "Board") for competition law violations, has been renewed and published in the Official Gazette on 27 December 2024 and numbered 32765.

In September 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") published a practical guide entitled Competing for Talent, focusing on how competition law applies in labour markets.

The TCA has fundamentally reshaped its approach to administrative fines with the publication of the Regulation on Fines to Apply in Cases of Agreements, Concerted Practices and Decisions Limiting Competition and Abuse of Dominant Position ..

27 Aralık 2024 tarihli Resmî Gazete'de yayımlanan "Rekabeti Sınırlayıcı Anlaşma, Uyumlu Eylem ve Kararlar ile Hâkim Durumun Kötüye Kullanılması Halinde Verilecek İdari Para Cezalarına İlişkin Yönetmelik", ...

The "Regulation on Administrative Fines to be Imposed in Cases of Agreements, Concerted Practices, and Decisions Restricting Competition and Abuse of Dominant Position" repealed a previous regulation issued on 15 February 2009.