Eda Duru is a partner at ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law, based in Istanbul. She graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law in 2005. She was admitted to the Istanbul Bar in 2007. Before joining ELIG Gurkaynak Attorneys-at-Law in 2014, Eda Duru worked as a senior associate in the competition law department of a leading law firm based in Istanbul. She was assigned to undertake numerous merger and acquisition filings, competition law compliance matters and investigations conducted by the Turkish Competition Authority and has extensive experience in these areas. She has represented various multinational and national companies before the Turkish Competition Authority in a variety of markets and sectors. She is fluent in English.
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This article aims to provide a case analysis of the Ankara 8th Regional Administrative Court’s (“Regional Court”) judgement annulling Ankara 13th Administrative Court’s (“Administrative Court”) judgement that annulled the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) Johnson&Johnson Sıhhi Malzeme (...)
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Introduction The Competition Board recently announced its decision to launch a fully fledged investigation, ex officio, against Facebook Inc, Facebook Ireland Ltd, WhatsApp Inc and WhatsApp LLC (together, ’Facebook’) in order to assess whether they had violated Article 6 of Law 4054 on the (...)
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This case summary includes an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) SBM decision in which the Board evaluated Sigorta Bilgi ve Gözetim Merkezi’s (Insurance Information and Monitoring Center) (“SBM”) request for individual exemption or negative clearance for the payment method (...)
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This Special Issue presents a collection of significant merger precedents issued by the Turkish Competition Board (“Board”), the decisional body of the Turkish Competition Authority (“Authority”), in recent years. The primary goal of this compilation is to offer useful insights on the Board`s approach to merger review, by way of providing a collection of illustrative examples on various trending topics in terms of the Board’s assessment and enforcement practices with respect to merger control.
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This case summary includes an analysis of the Ankara 13th Administrative Court’s (the “Court”) judgment, where the Court reviewed and annulled the Turkish Competition Board’s (the “Board”) decision to close its preliminary investigation conducted against Duru Bulgur Gıda San. Tic. A.Ş. (“Duru (...)
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This case summary includes an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) Marport decision in which the Board evaluated the transaction concerning the acquisition of sole control of Marport Liman İşletmeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (“Marport”) by Terminal Investment Limited (...)
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The Turkish Competition Board (“Board”) published its reasoned decision regarding its preliminary investigation pertaining to the allegations that Hayal Seramik Yapı ve Ürünleri San. Tur. ve Tic. A.Ş. (“Qua Granit”) violated Article 4 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Law (...)
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This case summary concerns an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) IGA Akaryakıt/THY/Total/Zirve decision, in which the Board evaluated the acquisition of joint control over IGA Havalimanı Akaryakıt Hizmetleri A.Ş.’s (“IGA Akaryakıt”) shares by Türk Hava Yolları A.O. (“THY”), (...)
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This case summary concerns an analysis of the Board’s Cinven/Vakıf/Barentz decision, in which the Board evaluated the acquisition of joint control over H.L. Barentz B.V. (“ Barentz ”) by (i) an investment fund, which was ultimately controlled by Cinven Capital Management (VI) General Partner (...)
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This case summary concerns an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) Van Leeuwen/Benteler decision, in which the Board evaluated the acquisition of sole control over Benteler International Aktiengesellschaft’s (“ Benteler ”) business unit for the distribution of steel pipes (“ (...)
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This case summary concerns an analysis of the Board’s Akdağ Beton/Şenerler Beton/Saray Beton/Sarıkaya Beton/Üç Yıldırım decision, based on an investigation initiated due to a complaint filed with the Turkish Competition Authority against certain ready-mixed concrete companies that were active (...)
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This case summary includes an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board’s (the “Board”) Tuborg decision (20.06.2019 ; 19-22/335-152) in which the Board withdrew Tuborg Pazarlama A.Ş.’s (“Tuborg”) individual exemption granted to its agreements containing exclusivity clauses with sellers such as (...)
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This case summary includes an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board’s (the “Board”) Istanbul Customs Brokers Association decision (20.06.2019 ; 19-22/352-158) in which the Board evaluated the allegations raised by Ünsped Gümrük Müşavirliği ve Lojistik Hizmetleri A.Ş (a customs brokerage (...)
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This case summary concerns an analysis of the Board’s Air France/Virgin Atlantic decision, in which the Board evaluated the acquisition of joint control over Virgin Atlantic Limited (“ VAL ”) by Air France-KLM S.A. (“ AFKL ”), Virgin Group Holding Limited (“ Virgin Group ”), and Delta Air (...)
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In a preliminary investigation in 2011 on the allegations that Abalıoğlu Yem Soya ve Tekstil A.Ş. (“ Abalıoğlu ”) had exclusivity clauses in its dealership agreements concerning the sales of chicken meat and eggs under “Lezita” brand, the Board had decided that Abalıoğlu had not violated the (...)
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The Ankara 7th Administrative Court (“Court”) annulled the dismissal decision of the Turkish Competition Board (“Board”) concerning the allegations that Mastervolt International Holding B.V. (“Mastervolt”) and its exclusive distributor in Turkey, Artı Marin Elektrik Dış Tic. Ltd. Şti. (“Artı (...)
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This case summary includes an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board’s (the “Board”) Sony decision (22.11.2018 ; 18-44/703-345) in which the Board evaluated the allegations concerning resale price maintenance (“RPM”) against Sony Eurasia Pazarlama A.Ş. (“Sony”) upon complaint of a former (...)
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This case summary concerns an analysis of the Board’s MP Hotel decision, in which the Board evaluated the acquisition of sole control over the (i) Magic Life Water World Imperial (“ Magic Life ”) in Antalya, (ii) TUI Blue Marmaris (“ TUI ”) in Muğla, (iii) Bodrum Imperial in Muğla, and (iv) (...)
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This case summary concerns an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) Luxottica/Essilor decision, in which the Board evaluated the transaction concerning the merger of Luxottica Group S.p.A. (“Luxottica”) and Essilor International Compagnie Générale d’Optique S.A. (“Essilor”). (...)
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This case summary includes an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Competition Board” or “Board”) Çiçek Sepeti decision (08.03.2018 ; 18-07/111-58). The Board reviewed the allegations put forward by Çiçek Satış A.Ş. (“Çiçek Satış”) against Çiçek Sepeti İnternet Hizmetleri A.Ş. (“Çiçek (...)
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This case summary includes an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) BSH decision (22.08.2017 ; 17-27/454-195). The Board reviewed the allegations put forward by Ersan Pazarlama Tic. Ltd. Şti. (“Ersan Pazarlama”) against BSH Ev Aletleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (“BSH”). The Board (...)
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This case summary includes an analysis of the annulment decision of 13th Chamber of the High State Court (2010/4617 E., 2016/4241 K) (“High State Court”). The High State Court cancelled the Turkish Competition Board’s (the “Board”) decision on parallel export restrictions in vertical (...)
