An entertaining book on competition law, written in a storytelling format, based on the author’s twenty years of experience, to help business people and managers who are very successful in competition but intend to leave “competition law compliance” to their lawyers, thus facing million-dollar fines.
The Tale of the Tail (YAZI)
Consisting of narratives penned between 1994 and 2004, and achieving the second position in the 2010 Orhan Kemal Short Story Contest, “YAZI” ultimately saw its publication as a book in September 2014. The journey’s conclusive stride emerges right where everything commenced. Although the crux arguably resides more within the expedition than its culmination, human inquisitiveness...
The Other Side of the Mountain
At Mülkiye Association, we experienced the joy of a signing event, and right after, we delved into a deep conversation about Ece Ayhan’s life. However, news of an earthquake arrived: Anadolu Agency announced the passing of Yaşar Kemal. These two lines of news transported me back 22 years… It was probably March or April of 1993. Four friends from the same school had knocked on Yaşar...
EARTHQUAKE, COMPETITION, AND “KILLER BUILDINGS”
Watching buildings turn into decks of cards after an earthquake leaves one facing pain and many questions. Especially if the hospitals, where we entrust our lives, and schools or dormitories, where we entrust our beloved children, were the first to collapse in every earthquake… It is tough to accept that we prepare graves for ourselves and our loved ones with the taxes we pay! In such days...
Abuse of Dominant Position Through Tying & Bundling
Within the framework of the collaboration between the Competition Authority and Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law, a symposium titled “Abuse of Dominance: Issues and Solution Proposals” took place on June 22, 2010, Tuesday, at Istanbul Bilgi University’s Dolapdere campus. During this symposium, Barış Ekdi presented an article titled “Abuse of Dominance through Tying...
Vertical Agreements of Dominant Firms Which Create Market Foreclosure
Barış EKDİ’s study titled “Closing the Market through Vertical Agreements of Undertakings in Dominant Position” has been released as a book under the auspices of the Competition Authority. The work’s foundation is built upon Barış EKDİ’s LL.M. thesis, penned during 2002-2003 at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law, which earned him a “first” degree...
Repackaging of the Pharmaceuticals in the EU and the Limitations on the Use of Trademark Rights in Case of Parallel Imports
The Court of Justice of the European Communities has encountered a pivotal situation involving the clash between trademark rights and the unhindered movement of goods, and it has leaned in favor of the latter. This choice implies that parallel importers are now granted the right to repack, re-label, and even rebrand pharmaceuticals in accordance with the importing country, despite existing...
COMPETING EFFECTIVELY
The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES) has collaboratively released the second book in a series of six books with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB). The book, titled “COMPETING EFFECTIVELY,” is now published. Its aim is to align the Turkish business world with EU legislation, and it is essential for those who seek to...
The Games Playing with Us!
A single sentence in the preface of Wood & Smith’s book (2004) reverberated in my mind and prompted this paper’s inception: “When someone says, ‘I am going online’, where are they going?“ That marked the commencement of my journey, far removed from the familiar theories of economics, law, and business management that I’d encountered as a student. I...
Creation and Enhancement of Brand Image
The meaning of “brand” has undergone significant changes over time. It has evolved into a symbol that helps users define their identity and provides information about themselves, in addition to indicating the producer and product quality. As a result, brands now add extra value to the products or services they represent. This has made brands one of the most valuable assets for...
Foreclosure Through Vertical Agreements
Vertical restraints are commonly perceived as mechanisms that enhance efficiency and are typically evaluated within the context of an exemption system. Nevertheless, situations arise where the convergence of vertical restraints and market power can pose a substantial threat to healthy market competition. As a result, this study delves into the circumstances under which vertical restraints might...
Adapting EU Acquis on Competition
Why does an international treaty bring liabilities to the individual companies apart from the contracting parties? How do EC competition rules differ from those of the US? What are the responsibilities of Turkey in order to transpose the acquis and what has been done so far? The essay presented in the symposium of Gazi University seeks the answers to the questions above. Six years later, the...
The Issue of Dumping and Predatory Pricing in the Customs Union Between Turkey and the European Union
“What sort of relationship can exist between competition (antitrust) law and anti-dumping? They stem from entirely different realms…” Those were the exact words my friend from the Ministry of Foreign Trade shared with me when I embarked on writing this thesis… As a consequence, this thesis stands as a pioneer in amalgamating concepts from two distinct domains and...
Predatory Pricing From the Viewpoint of Competition Law
When does the act of price undercutting become classified as “predatory pricing” within the scope of competition law, and what are the associated conditions? Turkey introduced competition law in 1994 with the objective of establishing and upholding the necessary circumstances for the effective operation of its market economy. Consequently, the concepts linked to competition law and...
List of Regulations Incompatible with the Turkish Competition Law
Especially prior to the enactment of the Law on Protection of Competition, it can be observed that certain provisions within the pre-existing legislation either directly or indirectly contradict the stipulations of Law No. 4054 or the fundamental principles of competition law, which are intertwined with the tenets of the market economy. In this context, the role of the Competition Authority lies...