Competition Law in Turkey: Discrimination claims
January 30, 2023
Article 4 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (Act) stipulates that "Agreements between undertakings, concerted practices and such decisions and practices of associations of undertakings that directly or indirectly prevent, distort or restrict competition in a particular goods or services market, or that have or may have the effect of preventing, distorting or restricting competition, are unlawful and prohibited." In subparagraph (e) of the aforementioned Article, "Except for exclusive dealership, the application of different conditions to persons in equal situations for equal rights, obligations and performances" is listed as an example for the behaviors that are considered as a violation under Article 4.
