In countries where the free-market economy is adopted, competition authorities are given a significant sanction power against acts contrary to competition law regulations. As a matter of fact, in Turkey the Competition Authority has many important powers, from imposing administrative fines to apply structural measures. That’s why it is so important for companies to raise awareness of Competition Law and to comply with competition law regulations during their activities.

As UKA Attorney Partnership, our primary goal is to inform our clients of legal compliance prior to any administrative sanction are implemented, and this understanding also applies to competition law. In this context, our clients are regularly provided with industry-based competition law compliance training, and necessary compliance studies are carried out to address incompatibilities detected during these training. Besides, we review any clauses such as determination of resale price, exclusive distributorship, regional exclusivity, etc., which can be included in dealership, authorized dealership and supply contracts of our clients and those articles are examined in detail, and necessary revisions are made for the detection of any issue that may cause a violation of competition. Moreover, we are also providing legal assistance in cases where permission is required from the Competition Authority in merger and acquisition processes, the necessary applications are made to the Authority and pursued.

Apart from this, our law firm also has significant experience in competition law investigations and provides legal support to its clients in investigations arising from compliance action, horizontal - vertical agreements, and abuse of dominant position, and represents its clients at all stages before the Competition Authority. In addition, we represent our clients in administrative lawsuits to be filed against the decisions of the Competition Board and compensation lawsuits to be substituted in line with the Board decisions.