Turkey: Trade Regulation & Practices

The Turkish Competition Board has partially lifted commitments previously imposed on Yemeksepeti, finding that the online food delivery market has evolved from a near-monopoly to a competitive multi-player environment. This decision examines how binding commitments may be reassessed when market conditions materially change, and explores the treatment of most-favoured-nation clauses under both antitrust and abuse of dominance provisions.

This article examines the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) Yemek Sepeti Decision[1] (“Decision”), assessing a request for the removal of commitments made binding in 2021, under the “material change” condition of Article 43(4)(a) of Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Law No. 4054”).

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 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...

Investigations regarding distribution and authorized supply companies ("ASCs") that the Competition Board has been conducting are nearing completion.

The Turkish Competition Authority's approach to determination of a "single continuous infringement" is yet to be a consistent one since the TCA is observed to consider different conditions in its precedents.

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