Ms. Ceren Özkanlı is a senior associate at ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law. She graduated from Başkent University Faculty of Law in 2008 and holds an LL.M. degree from Liverpool John Moores University. Ceren is admitted to the Istanbul Bar and joined ELIG Gürkaynak in 2011. Ceren is experienced in competition law including compliance matters, mergers and acquisitions, and cartel investigations conducted by the Turkish Competition Board. She has represented various multinational and national companies before the Turkish Competition Authority concerning various sectors. Ceren has also co-authored a number of articles pertaining to contemporary competition law issues in both Turkish and English.
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This case summary includes an analysis of Turkish Competition Board’s (the “Board”) BFIT preliminary investigation decision (07.02.2019, 19-06/64-27) in which the Board evaluated non-compete and no-poaching obligations imposed by Bfit Sağlık ve Spor Yatırım ve Tic. A.Ş. (“BFIT”) to its franchisees. (...)
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This case note analyses the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) Aygaz decision dated 16.11.2016 with No. 16-39/659-294. The Board assessed allegations that Aygaz and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mogaz A.Ş. (“Mogaz”), had engaged in resale price maintenance (“RPM”). Background The Board initiated (...)
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This case note analyses the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) TÜPRAŞ decision of 16.03.2016, No. 16-10/159-70. The Board reviewed the allegations of abuse put forward by Akaryakıt Ana Dağıtım Şirketleri Derneği (“ADER”) against Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.Ş. (“TÜPRAŞ”). TÜPRAŞ allegedly abused its (...)
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In Turkey, non-compete obligations may be evaluated under the scope of “agreements that restrict competition” or “abusive conducts of dominant undertakings” (Article 4 and 6 of Law No. 4054 on Protection of Competition (“Law No. 4054”), akin to Article 101 and 102 of TFEU, respectively). However, (...)
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