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Conclusion
The provisions of unfair competition serve the purpose of provid-
ing an honest and fair competition environment for all participants
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. In
order to realize this purpose, the trademarks which are the essential
actors of competition, should not be used in bad faith. Within this
scope, the provisions of unfair competition of the TCL and the Decree-
Law compliment the other. In addition to the protection of the Decree-
Law, or the situations/products that are excluded from the Decree-Law,
the rights of the right-holders are protected in light of the provisions of
unfair competition, and through this, a fair competition environment is
provided.
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Reha Poroy, Hamdi Yasaman,
Ticari İşletme Hukuku, İstanbul 2012, p. 305.