The decision of the Turkish Constitutional Court (“TCC”) published in the Official Gazette dated 17 February 2026 and numbered 33171 has brought the debate on the authority of the Turkish Competition Board (“the Board”) to conduct dawn raids, one of the most significant topics of discussion in Turkish competition law practice in recent years, back to the forefront.             The TCC, in its decision dated November 6, 2025 and numbered 2023/174 E., 2025/224 K., rejected the

The Regulation on Cooperation in International Health Services (‘the Regulation’), implemented by the Ministry of Health, entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated 14 February 2026.The Regulation, issued to ensure coordination in international health services between the Ministry of Health and health facilities belonging to state universities (‘Institutions’) that have been granted international health tourism authorisation certificates, regulates

The Amending on Communiqué Concerning the Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board (Communiqué No. 2010/4) (“Amending Communiqué”) entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated February 11, 2026. The Amending Communiqué implements changes in the procedures and principles regarding mergers and acquisitions that require notification to and approval from the Turkish Competition Authority in order to be legally valid,

The Regulation on Cultivation and Control of Cannabis and the Regulation on Products Derived from Cannabis were published in the Official Gazette dated January 31, 2026. As is known, Law No. 7557 on the Amendment of Certain Laws Related to Health and the Decree Law No. 663, published in the Official Gazette dated July 24, 2025, introduced certain amendments to the Law on the Control of Narcotic Substances. These amendments established a legal framework for medicinal products,

According to three separate decisions published on the Turkish Competition Authority’s (“TCA”) website on December 4, 2025, administrative fines were imposed on Modern Times Group MTG AB (“MTG”)  for finalizing three different acquisitions in the video game development and publishing sector without obtaining prior clearance from the Turkish Competition Board (“Board”). The Board decided to impose administrative fines because the following transactions were closed without noti

The Decision on the Amendment of the Decision on Pricing of Medicinal Products for Human Use (“Amending Decision”)   has been published in the Official Gazette dated 19 December 2025. The Amendment Decision shall enter into force one day after its publication date.   The new provisions implemented by the Amending Decision are as follo ws: Warehouse and pharmacist profit rates to be applied for the determination of retail sale prices of the products and price thresholds have

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Personal Health Data (the “Amending Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette dated December 3, 2025, and entered into force. The Amending Regulation introduces significant changes to the Regulation on Personal Health Data (the "Regulation"), which governs the activities of private law real and legal persons and public law legal entities processing personal health data, specifically concerning the processes and applications c

The Regulation on Promotion and Information Activities in Health Services (“Regulation”) entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated November 12, 2025. The Regulation redefines the standards for promotion and information in the field of health services with the aim of protecting patient safety, patient rights, and public health at the highest level. The Regulation provides a new framework for promotion activities carried out by health professionals,

The obstruction of on-dawn raids by deleting digital data during dawn raids conducted by the Turkish Competition Authority (“the TCA”) has been one of the most significant competition law issues in recent years. Indeed, in many of its past decisions, the Turkish Competition Board (“the Board”) has strictly interpreted the deletion of data from email and messaging applications after an on-dawn raids has begun as an act of obstructing the dawn raid. In the TCA's decision dated

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Private Health Insurance (“Amendment Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 20 October 2025,  to enter into force on 1 January 1 2026. The Amendment Regulation introduces significant provisions aimed at strengthening policyholders’ rights and ensuring uniform implementation within the field of private health insurance. The principal provisions of the Amendment Regulation - which introduce obligations concerning cont

The Regulation Amending the Price Tag Regulation (“Amending Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 11 October 2025 and entered into force on the same date. The Amending Regulation introduces significant changes, particularly affecting undertakings operating in the retail, food and beverage, and service sectors, with the aim of ensuring that prices are presented in a clear, accessible, and transparent manner. Key amendments implemented by the Amending Regulat

Subject of the Application In the application numbered 2024/41763 and dated 08.07.2025, decided by the Turkish Constitutional Court...

With the Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on the Regulation of the Right of Access to the File and Protection of Trade Secrets...

As is well known, pursuant to Article 16(1) of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“Law”), which stipulates that “Under...

The Turkish Constitutional Court, at its Plenary Session on 10 September 2025, decided to examine the merits of an objection lodged by...

Published in the Official Gazette dated 12 September 2025 and numbered 33015, the decision of the Plenary Assembly of the Court of...

The Regulation on Direct Sales (“Regulation”), published in the Official Gazette dated 8 August 2025 and numbered 32980, entered into...

2Within the scope of Law No. 7555 on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency and on the Amendment of Certain Laws and Decree Law...

Law No. 7557 titled “Law Amending Certain Health-Related Laws and Decree Law No. 663”  (“the Law”) was published in the Official Gazette...

The Personal Data Protection Board (the "Board"), published a guiding principle decision in the Official Gazette on June 26, 2025...