Ertuğrul Can Canbolat, Author at Kluwer Competition Law Blog

Automotive, Türkiye, Vertical agreements

TCA Endorses Innovative After-Sales Model for TOGG Electric Vehicles through BOSCH Partnership

Ertuğrul Can Canbolat, Can Yildiz, Ali Katoğlu (ACTECON)/November 20, 2024November 19, 2024 /Leave a comment

Introduction The rise of electric passenger cars has reshaped global markets, driven by decarbonization policies, growing consumer awareness, and innovative marketing strategies. Türkiye is no exception, with the sector developing rapidly. A significant step in this evolution is the Turkish Competition Authority’s (“TCA”) decision dated December 21, 2023. This decision granted an individual exemption for…

Abuse of dominance, Türkiye, Unfair competition, Unfair practices, United Kingdom

Badmouthing – Abuse under Turkish Competition Law?

Ertuğrul Can Canbolat, Muhammed Safa Uygur, Alper Karafil (ACTECON)/January 29, 2023January 26, 2023 /Leave a comment

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…

Competition proceedings, Request for information (RFI), Türkiye

No Excuses to Not Responding to Information Requests: Financial Institutions Case in Turkey

Ertuğrul Can Canbolat, Caner K. Çeşit, Celal Duruhan Aydınlı (ACTECON)/November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 /Leave a comment

The issuance of requests for information (“RFIs”) within the scope of an investigation or a merger control case can be deemed one of the main tools that enables, on the one hand, a competition authority to have a better understanding of the actual market situations as well as the nature of the alleged conducts, and…

Collusion, Türkiye

Meal Card Companies under the TCA’s Scrutiny: From Full-Functionality to Collusion

Ertuğrul Can Canbolat, Aybert Kurt, Nabi Can Acar (ACTECON)/May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

Introduction In April 2019, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) released its reasoned decision,[1] as a result of its full-fledged investigation concerning the practices of the companies that operate in the “meal card services” sector.[2] The TCA found, contrary to its findings in its annulled decision (dated 01.07.2010 and numbered 10-47/862-299), that Sodexo Avantaj ve Ödüllendirme…

Mergers, Türkiye

New or Old-Fashioned Approach for the Market Definition: Turkish Competition Authority’s TveK/D&R Decision

Ertuğrul Can Canbolat, Baran Can Yıldırım, Öykü Erdil (ACTECON)/September 3, 2018September 3, 2018 /Leave a comment

On August 27, 2018, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) announced that it had unanimously cleared the acquisition of one of the largest retailers of various products such as books, periodicals, music, electronics, accessories, video games and toys (“D&R”) by another retailer & wholesaler of the relevant products (“TveK”).[1] Furthermore, the group of companies to which…

Market definition, Türkiye

Individual Exemption by the Turkish Competition Authority to the Cooperation between One of the Largest Retailers and Mobile App

Ertuğrul Can Canbolat, Baran Can Yıldırım, Öykü Erdil (ACTECON)/August 6, 2018August 27, 2018 /Leave a comment

The products and services surrounding mobile phones (e.g. mobile apps, browsers, search engines) have already proved to be a separate marketing tool for undertakings. This has triggered and created new challenges for competition law enforcement. Indeed, the competition authorities have had to deal with defining new relevant product markets and evaluating their market dynamics. In…