In the meeting dated 12.09.2023 and numbered 337 held by the Board of Advertisement ("Board") under the Ministry of Trade, several decisions were made on ChatGPT. We would like to briefly mention 3 decisions in which the Board examined the use of ChatGPT in commercial advertisements within the framework of unfair commercial practices. First of [...]
An amendment has been made in the Article 3 of the Regulation on Fines to Apply in Cases of Agreements, Concerted Practices and Decisions Limiting Competition, and Abuse of Dominant Position and published in the Official Gazette dated 15.06.2022 and numbered 31867. Pursuant to the amendment; by adding to the definition of annual net income, [...]
The Communiqué Amending (“Amending Communiqué”) the Communiqué on Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board (“Communiqué”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 04.03.2022 and numbered 31768. The Amending Communiqué will enter into force within 2 months of the publication date. The relevant amendments can be summarized as follows: The threshold [...]
The Regulation Amending (“Amendment Regulation”) the Regulation on the Implementation of the Turkish Citizenship (“Regulation”) Law No. 5901 (“Law”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 06 January 2022 and numbered 31711. The previous and amended versions of the Regulation, together with the amendments, are in the attached table. The novelties as per the Amendment [...]
On 14.07.2021, Competition Board (“Board”) with its decision numbered 21-35/494-244 (“Final Decision”), rejected the complaint of Opak Lens San. ve Tic. A.Ş. (“Opak Lens”) against CooperVision Turkey Contact Lens Tic. Ltd. Şti. (“CooperVision”) and decided not to initiate an investigation against CooperVision. The Final Decision given by the Board is essentially based on a preliminary [...]