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Abstract:
We review the enforcement of Turkish Competition Law and the
activities of Turkish Competition Authority during 1997-2000.
Descriptive statistics are provided on types of anti-competitive
behavior investigated, breakdown of investigations by industry,
violations found, and penalties imposed. The Competition
Authority has handled a flood of applications during the period
investigated. The most salient cases decided concerned
infringement of competition, while a rather lenient position was
taken in authorizing mergers and acquisitions. The silence of
the law regarding public undertakings is a likely source of
difficulty for aligning competition policies with those of EU,
an obligation under EU-Turkey Customs Union Agreement.
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