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Merve Zeynep Aydaş

Merve Zeynep Aydaş

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BIOGRAPHY
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Merve Zeynep Aydaş is an Associate with experience in competition law. Merve has provided legal advice that involves various aspects of competition law legislation in diverse sectors. She has played an active role in the judicial proceedings regarding the cases brought against the decisions of the Turkish Competition Board. She has also participated in the procedures of anti-trust investigations brought against the clients in various sectors alongside with the compliance processes of many clients.


Practice Areas & Work Department

Competition Law and Compliance

 

Languages

Turkish

English

German

Russian

 

Memberships

Istanbul Bar Association


Education

2020: Yaşar University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.

Turkey’s Competition Board Sets the Rules for Online Sales Restrictions

Turkey’s Competition Board (the "Board") rendered two significant decisions1 last year concerning online sales restrictions that provide a view forward for many undertakings. In its decisions, the Board scrutinised the commitment packages offered by BSH and Arçelik, two of the major small and large household appliances manufacturers in Turkey. The investigations against the companies (the “Investigations”) concerned whether Arçelik and/or BSH violated Article 4 of Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Law No. 4054”) by preventing their authorised resellers from selling online and/or interfering with resellers’ resale prices. The Board accepted the commitment packages, which Arçelik and BSH revised after an initial review of the Board, and thus closed the Investigations with respect to the online sales restrictions contemplated by Arçelik and/or BSH.
Orçun Horozoğlu
Merve Zeynep Aydaş
Bahar Bozdemir
06.09.2023

Two-minute Recap of Recent Developments in Turkish Competition Law – July 2023

In July 2023, the Turkish Competition Board approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard and concluded investigations. No-poaching agreements resulted in fines for 16 companies totaling EUR 14.5 million. E-commerce platform Trendyol faced a EUR 5.9 million fine for self-preferencing and implementing measures for fair competition. The Board clarified proof standards in a RPM case, finding no ground for penalties. An individual exemption was granted for QNB Finansbank's customer-restricted POS services due to addressing dissatisfaction and risks.
Bulut Girgin
Ceren Ceyhan
Merve Zeynep Aydaş
09.08.2023

Two-minute Recap of Recent Developments in Turkish Competition Law – June 2023

In June 2023, the Turkish Competition Board approved several merger and acquisition transactions. The Constitutional Court ruled that the Board's onsite inspection authority without a judicial decision is unconstitutional, except in non-delayable cases. The Board initiated a full-fledged investigation against Google for tying and self-preferencing practices. The oral defence stage for the wide-reaching no-poaching investigation will be held in July. The Authority announced the oral defence dates for investigations involving various undertakings, including well-known companies. These developments have significant implications for Turkish competition law.
Bulut Girgin
Ceren Ceyhan
Merve Zeynep Aydaş
08.07.2023

Two-minute Recap of Recent Developments in Turkish Competition Law – May 2023

In May 2023, the Turkish Competition Board approved 19 merger and acquisition transactions and settled an investigation into the household appliances industry. Korkmaz, Gençler, and Punto faced fines for maintaining resale prices and customer restrictions. Arçelik, a multinational household appliances manufacturer, offered commitments to address allegations of online sales restrictions and resale price maintenance. The Board accepted Arçelik's commitments, which focus on enhancing consumer experience, data sharing, and quality of the distribution system. The Board fined the Chamber of Electrical Engineers for hindering on-site inspections and clarified its status as an undertaking.
Bulut Girgin
Ceren Ceyhan
Merve Zeynep Aydaş
13.06.2023

Derneklerin Topladığı Pazar Verileri Rekabeti Kısıtlar mı?

Teşebbüsler arasındaki bilgi değişimi, rekabet hukukunda önemli bir konudur. Bilgi paylaşımı, rekabeti bozabileceği gibi bazı durumlarda rekabeti artırıcı etkilere de sahip olabilir. Rekabet Kurulu, bilgi değişiminin rekabet kurallarından muaf tutulduğu pek çok karara sahiptir. Son dönemde Kurul, sektörel dernekler tarafından yapılan bazı muafiyet başvurularını reddetmiştir. Kurul, pazar araştırmaları ve bilgi değişimine daha katı bir tutum sergilemektedir. Kurul, teşebbüs birliklerinin pazar araştırmalarına yönelik uygulamalarını incelemektedir. Kurul, bazı başvuruları reddederken, bazı başvurulara da bireysel muafiyet tanımaktadır. Kararlarda verilerin toplulaştırılması ve eskitilmesi önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu kararlar, Kurul'un bilgi değişimi konusundaki hassasiyetini ortaya koymaktadır.
Bulut Girgin
Orçun Horozoğlu
Merve Zeynep Aydaş
29.05.2023

Two-minute recap of Recent Developments in Turkish Competition Law – April 2023

In April 2023, the Turkish Competition Board made several decisions related to competition law, particularly in digital industries. The Board published two analyses related to online advertising and digitalization and launched a sector inquiry into mobile ecosystems. The Authority's preliminary sector enquiry report noted concerns about data privacy and the impact of practices involving self-preferencing and data aggregation on the online advertising industry's competitiveness. The Board analyzed the online sales restrictions for the household appliances distributor BSH and approved criteria for resellers, such as offering the same delivery types and protecting the brand image, while also allowing resellers to operate brick-and-mortar stores.
Bulut Girgin
Ceren Ceyhan
Merve Zeynep Aydaş
08.05.2023

Two-minute Recap of Recent Developments in Turkish Competition Law – March 2023

In March 2023, the Turkish Competition Board published no reasoned decisions and approved twelve merger and acquisition transactions. The highlight of Turkish competition law in March was that the Board initiated a new sector inquiry regarding the possible competition effects on cities affected by the devastating earthquake that occurred in February.
Bulut Girgin
Ceren Ceyhan
Merve Zeynep Aydaş
07.04.2023

How Does Turkey’s Competition Board Interpret Anti-competitive Information Exchange? An Analysis of Its Recent Car Rental Decision

In a preliminary investigation involving 12 undertakings operating in the car rental sector, the Turkish Competition Board scrutinised allegations that the car rental undertakings violated Article 4 of Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition by exchanging information pertaining to stocks, competitors’ price offers and market shares, and vehicle purchase data.
Bulut Girgin
Simru Tayfun
Merve Zeynep Aydaş
24.03.2023
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