-
STAND STRONG IN THE COMPETITION
ACTECON offers expert competition advice and strategic support for your business to ensure that your company complies with and benefits from competition rules.
MEET ACTECON TEAM -
A RELIABLE ALLY IN FOREIGN WATERS
ACTECON offers support in preventing and resolving any issues related to WTO dispute settlements and international trade.
MEET ACTECON TEAM -
EXPAND YOUR LIMITS
ACTECON offers expert advice in relation to regulated markets and ensures that businesses comply with all the regulatory requirements.
MEET ACTECON TEAM -
READY FOR THE NEXT FRONTIER
ACTECON understands the trends towards the future and works to make sure artificial intelligence and other technological developments comply with the rules of the competition.
MEET ACTECON TEAM
Practice Areas

Competition Rules
ACTECON is experienced in providing all encompassing competition rules related advisory services and effective strategies from the perspective of law&economics. We represent companies before the Turkish Competition Authority in various investigations.

International Trade & WTO
ACTECON is at the forefront of trade policy and Customs & Trade issues, also combining its technical expertise to calculate dumping margins, in line with the Ministry’s own methods by simulating various pricing scenarios.

Regulation
ACTECON helps clients operating in regulated industries understand market dynamics and the regulatory environment. We prepare regulatory impact assessments, opinions and position papers that may address the clients or the regulatory authorities.
News & Articles
-
Competition Law | Articles
Turkish Council of State’s Landmark Decision on Special Responsibility of Dominant SEP Holders and Non-Challenge and Termination Clauses
While the intersection between intellectual property and competition law has always been an issue due to the imbalance between the exclusivity rights ensured by intellectual property law and the anti-competitive practices that the competition law protects, there are mechanisms in place to ensure a fair balance, such as the notion of standard-essential patents ...
-
Competition Law | Articles
The Turkish Competition Authority Fines Elon Musk due to Failure to Notify the Twitter Deal
On 06.03.2023, the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA”) announced its decision to fine Elon Musk due to failure to notify the $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter.
-
Competition Law | Articles
The Turkish Competition Authority Concluded Its Preliminary Investigation Regarding Car Rental Services Market
On 31 January 2023, Turkish Competition Authority’s (“TCA”) decision dated 21 July 2022 and numbered 22-33/526-212 regarding a preliminary investigation into the car rental services market (the “Decision”) was published on the TCA’S official website. Back in 2020, the TCA started this preliminary investigation in order to determine whether the undertakings that are engaged in ...
-
Competition Law | Articles
Main Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2022 – Turkey
If we are to summarise competition law developments of Turkey for 2022 in a few headlines, these would include the amendments to the merger control thresholds, the exceptions introduced for the technology undertakings with a view to catching killer acquisitions, the increased scrutiny over online platforms, the closer relationship between competition law and data ...
-
Competition Law | Articles
The TCA Publishes Pioneer Decisions on the Simultaneous Implementation of the Leniency and Settlement Procedures
Following the introduction of the settlement procedure, the number of undertakings applying for settlement has been increasing consistently. In this respect, the Turkish Competition Authority’s (“TCA”) evaluations regarding the implementation of the settlement procedure have become an object of curiosity as the investigations that ended with settlement decisions continue to be announced on the official website of the TCA.
-
Competition Law | Articles
The Turkish Competition Authority Takes a Wide Interpretation of the “Technology Undertaking” Exception Applicable to the Turkey’s Merger Control Thresholds
The interpretation of the exemption brought for “technology undertakings” took a sudden turn with the Turkish Competition Authority’s (“TCA”) recent Berkshire Hathaway Decision (15.09.2022, 22-42/625-261) which resolved that the exception brought to the merger control thresholds by the recent amendment for the technology undertakings shall be considered applicable, even if the activities ...
The Output®

The Output® Quarterly 2022 4th Quarter
The Output ® is an umbrella term for all the ACTECON publications. The Output ®, provides regular update on competition law, international trade and regulation developments with a particular focus on the Republic of Turkey and practice of the Turkish Competition Authority as well as the European Commission.
2022Subscribe
Subscribe to The Output® to get the latest news and articles about competition law, international trade and regulatory matters.