Turkish Competition Authority Published the Impact Analysis Report 2023-2024
On 06.03.2025, the Turkish Competition Authority (Authority) published the Impact Analysis Report (Report) 2023-2024. The Report analyzes the impact of the Competition Board’s (Board) decisions regarding cartels, resale price maintenance, abuse of dominant position, and conditional merger/acquisition authorizations on consumer welfare in 2023 and 2024. The significant aspects of the Report are summarized below:
- The Report states that from 2023 to 2024, the Board found violations in 99 decisions, 93 of which were related to cartels and similar agreements and vertical agreements on resale price maintenance, and 6 of which were related to abuse of dominant position. It is also stated that the Board authorized 12 merger/acquisition transactions under certain conditions in to eliminate possible anti-competitive impacts.
- The impact analysis conducted within the scope of the Report is carried out based on two different scenarios, namely “conservative scenario” and “OECD assumptions”.
- In the conservative scenario, the benefit to consumers due to the Authority’s interventions is estimated at TRY 48.26 billion in 2023 and TRY 29.16 billion in 2024.
- In the calculation based on the OECD approach, the benefit to consumers is estimated as TRY 128.57 billion in 2023 and TRY 83.65 billion in 2024.
- In addition, the total contribution to consumer benefit for the 2023-2024 period is calculated to be TRY 212.23 billion, with an average annual contribution of TRY 106.11 billion. Moreover, the estimated total benefit is USD 6.72 billion, and the average annual benefit is USD 3.36 billion.
- As part of the cost-benefit comparison, it is stated that the average annual estimated benefit calculated according to the conservative scenario reaches 37.59 times the average annual budget expenditure. According to the OECD methodology, this benefit is calculated as approximately 103.02 times the budget expenditures.
- The estimated annual average benefit calculated in the Report corresponds to approximately 2.5 per thousand of the GDP in 2024 and the total benefit for the period corresponds to 5 per thousand. The Report assesses that these indicators demonstrate the role of the Authority in the economy and the effectiveness of its operations.
- The Report also emphasizes that the impact analysis reports prepared in line with OECD recommendations reveal the monetary impact of the Board’s decisions and enable monitoring of institutional performance within the framework of transparency and accountability.
All rights of this article are reserved. This article may not be used, reproduced, copied, published, distributed, or otherwise disseminated without quotation or Erdem & Erdem Law Firm's written consent. Any content created without citing the resource or Erdem & Erdem Law Firm’s written consent is regularly tracked, and legal action will be taken in case of violation.
Other Contents
The Turkish Competition Authority (Authority) published the Guidelines on Fines to be Applied in Cases of Agreements, Concerted Practices and Decisions Restricting Competition and Abuse of Dominant Position (Guidelines) on 19.02.2025...
On 06.02.2025, the Advertising Board (Board) 2024 Annual Report (Report) was published. The significant issues in the Report are summarized below:The Report covers prominent issues in the Board’s decisions, the Board’s activities in 2024 and the Board’s data for 2024...
On 06.02.2025, the Advertising Board (Board) 2024 Annual Report (Report) was published. The Report discusses the Board’s approach and activities regarding advertisements containing deceptive or unsubstantiated environmental claims in a separate section. In this context, the significant issues highlighted in the...
The Regulation on Fines to Apply in Cases of Agreements, Concerted Practices and Decisions Limiting Competition, and Abuse of Dominant Position (Regulation on Fines) entered into force upon publication in the Official Gazette dated 27.12.2024 and numbered 32765. Through the Regulation on Fines...
On 16.09.2024, the Competition Authority (Authority) published the Draft Guidelines on Competition Violations in Labor Markets (Draft Guidelines) and submitted it for public comment...
On 27.06.2017, the European Commission (Commission) imposed a fine of €2.4 billion on Google for abusing its dominant position in online search markets by favoring its own comparison shopping service...
The Competition Authority (Authority) has prepared five-year strategic plans since 2014. The Authority’s strategic plan for the period of 2024-2028 (Strategic Plan) has been published on 29.08.2024...
The annual report (Report) regarding the activities of the Turkish Competition Authority (Authority) for the year 2023 was published on the official website of the Authority. The Report examines the main elements of the Authority’s activities, strategic objectives, its mission and vision, its role in the national economy...
Law No. 7511 on Amendments to the Turkish Commercial Code and Certain Laws (Law) was published in the Official Gazette dated 29.05.2024 and numbered 32560. Law amended (Amendment) various articles of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (Law No. 4054). The relevant provisions of the Law...
The Protocol on Cooperation and Exchange of Information (Protocol) was signed between the Personal Data Protection Authority and the Competition Authority. The cooperation between the authorities aims to prevent practices that may harm both the privacy of personal data and the establishment of...
The Regulation on Foreign Subsidies Distorting the Internal Market (Regulation), which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU) dated 23.12.2022 and numbered L/330 entered into force on 12.01.2023, and became applicable as of 12.07.2023...
The Bundeskartellamt decided on June 26, 2023 that (Decision) several practices and contractual clauses used by the German national railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) in relation to rival mobility platforms constitute an abuse of market power in the mobility services market...
Turkish Competition Board (Board) announced its final decision (Decision) as a result of the investigation conducted against certain undertakings through gentlemen’s agreement pursuant to the Board decisions dated 01.04.2021 and numbered 21-18/213-M, dated 05.08.2021 and numbered 21-37/527-M, dated...
In its judgment of July 4, 2023 (Decision), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the national competition authorities may rely on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in their investigation in respect of abuse of dominant position...
The investigation initiated against DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret A.Ş. (Trendyol) with the Competition Board (Board) decision dated 23.09.2021 and numbered 21-44/650-M is concluded. In this context, the Board decided in its short decision (Decision) that...
The German Parliament (Bundestag) has adopted the 11th GWB amendment on July 6, 2023. (Wettbewerbsdurchsetzungsgesetz) After being approved by the Bundesrat, Germany’s second legislative body, the legislative procedure will be completed, approximately by the end of September. The amendment proposal...
The Constitutional Court (CC), in its decision dated 23.03.2023 and numbered 2019/40991 (CC Decision), stated that workplaces such as the headquarters, branches and facilities are considered as domicile within the scope of Article 21 of the Constitution and ruled that the competence granted to competition...
The Competition Authority presented its important studies on various sectors to the public. The reports, which address the competition law implications of the transformation in digital markets, and include findings and assessments on the fast-moving consumer goods retailing and online advertising sectors...
Through the Law No. 7440 on Restructuring of Certain Receivables and Amending Certain Laws (Law No. 7440) published in the Official Gazette dated 12.03.2023 and No. 32130, procedures and principles regarding restructuring of the certain public receivables are regulated...
The General Court of the European Union ("General Court") annulled the decision of the European Commission ("Commission"), which found that Qualcomm, the world's largest LTE baseband chipset (“chipset”) supplier, had abused its dominant position in the said market and imposed a fine of €997 million...
Turkish Competition Board (“The Board”), with its decision numbered 22-24/385-M has decided to initiate an investigation against DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret A.Ş. (“Trendyol”)...
European Commission adopted the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (“VBER”) accompanied by the New Vertical Guidelines on May 10, 2022. The new rules are simpler and clearer, which enables companies to assess the compatibility of...
Pursuant to the Communiqué Amending Communiqué Concerning the Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board (“Amending Communiqué”) published in the Official Gazette...
Competition Authority Published the Guideline on Examining Digital Data During On-Site Inspections
Competition Board Decision regarding implementation of administrative fines for some banks due to not providing the information requested by the Competition Authority
Competition Board conditionally approved the Merger Transaction of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and Peugeot S.A.
Competition Board initiated an Investigation against Facebook and Whatsapp
The Competition Board Rejected the Request for Exemption to the Agreement Between Johnson & Johnson and Pharmaceutical Warehouses
Competition Board's Interim Measure Decision on WhatsApp has been published
Competition Board's Investigation against Google concluded
Competition Board initiated an Investigation against 32 Undertakings concerning the Labor Market
The Decision of the Ankara 3rd Administrative Court Clarifying That Competition Board May Request Information and Documents from Undertakings Whose Headquarters Located Abroad by Notifying Their Subsidiaries in Turkey
The Regulation on Settlement is published
Significant Amendments are Introduced to the Block Exemption Communiqué on Vertical Agreements