Speeches & Publications

"Latest Developments in Turkish Data Protection Practice and Regulation" (Article by Gönenç Gürkaynak, Esq., Ceren Yıldız, Berna Aytaç and Ece Terziahmetoğlu), Mondaq, October 26, 2022

"The Ankara 2nd Administrative Court stays the imposition of a substantial fine for obstructing a dawn raid by deleting WhatsApp messages because the messages remained retrievable through other employees and were not relevant to the investigation (Sahibinden)" (Article by Gönenç Gürkaynak, Esq. and Cansu İnce), Concurrences e-Competitions News Issue, October 2022

"The Turkish Competition Board clears the acquisition for sole control of a porcelain producer by an American private equity firm following divestment commitments (Ferro / American Securities)" (Article by Gönenç Gürkaynak, Esq., Berfu Akgün, Efe Oker, Beyza Adıgüzel and Simay Demir), Mondaq, October 21, 2022

Mr. Tilman Kuhn (Partner, White & Case, Düsseldorf & Brussels) moderated the session and the other speakers included Mr. Fabian Pape (Head of Unit, German and European Merger Control, Bundeskartellamt, Bonn), Mr. Étienne Chantrel (Head of Mergers Unit, Autorite de la concurrence, Paris) and Mr. Richard Romney (Director of Mergers, Competition & Markets Authority, London).

''The Legal 500 Merger Control Country Comparative Guide 2022'' (Periodical by Gönenç Gürkaynak, Esq. and Öznur İnanılır), The Legal 500, October 2022

"Reassessment by Turkish Competition Board after Administrative Court's annulment decision in predatory pricing case" (Article by Gönenç Gürkaynak, Esq., Ebru İnce, Çiğdem Gizem Okkaoğlu, Evgeniya Deveci and Petek Güven), ILO Competition & Antitrust Newsletter, September 29, 2022

The speakers of the webinar were Mr. William E. Kovacic (Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy, George Washington University) and Mr. Ioannis Kokkoris (Professor of Competition Law and Economics (London); Dean for International, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Director General (Paris), Queen Mary University). They discussed the interface between competition law and innovation, sustainability, foreign direct investment (FDI) control issues, inflation, and other public policy goals.

"Is the Turkish Competition Board Starting to Scrutinize Ancillary Restraints More Rigorously? - Vinmar/Arısan Transaction is Approved on the Condition that Scope of Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Obligations is Limited" (Article by Gönenç Gürkaynak, Esq., S. Buğrahan Köroğlu and Efe Oker), Mondaq, September 28, 2022

"The Turkish Competition Board clears the acquisition for sole control of a porcelain producer by an American private equity firm following divestment commitments (Ferro / American Securities)" (Article by Gönenç Gürkaynak, Esq. and Efe Oker), Concurrences e-Competitions News Issue, September 2022