Speeches & Publications

"GCR Enforcer Hub - Türkiye: economist perspective" (Periodical by Gönenç Gürkaynak, K. Korhan Yıldırım and Görkem Yardım), Global Competition Review, December 2023

"The Turkish Competition Authority concludes an investigation into resale price maintenance practices by a company in the cosmetics sector with a settlement procedure (Avon)"

Article by Dr. Gönenç Gürkaynak, Betül Baş, and İzzet Şerbetçigil, Concurrences e-Competitions News Issue, January 2024

Article by Dr. Gönenç Gürkaynak, Fırat Eğrilmez, and Ahmed Rumet Ergin

Mondaq, January 9, 2024

Dr. Gönenç Gürkaynak, our founding partner and head of ELIG Gürkaynak’s competition law and regulatory team, spoke at the Antitrust in Developing & Emerging Economies webinar panel entitled "Innovation and Competition Law: What Do Developing Countries Need?" organised by Concurrences on December 13, 2023. Mr. Harry First (Professor Emeritus, New York University School of Law) moderated the panel and the other speakers included Mr. Frédéric Jenny (Professor, ESSEC, Paris, Chairman, OECD Competition Committee), Mr. Mahmoud Momtaz (Chairman, Egyptian Competition Authority) and Mr. James Hodge (Chief Economist, South Africa Competition Commission).

Dr. Gönenç Gürkaynak, our founding partner and head of ELIG Gürkaynak’s competition law and regulatory team, spoke at the Advanced EU Competition Law Conference panel entitled “Horizontal Restraints: Practical Review of the Guidelines” organised by Informa Connect in Brussels on November 21, 2023. Mr. Michael Bauer (Partner, CMS) moderated the session and the other speakers included Ms. Bitten Sorensen (Head of Competition Law & Policy, A.P. Moller-Maersk) and Mr. Niccolo Ciulli (Adviser, Competitiveness and Commercial Relations, EuroCommerce).

Article by Dr. Gönenç Gürkaynak, Ceren Yıldız, and Gamze Yalçın

Mondaq, December 22, 2023

“Cooperation Between Turkish Competition Authority and Personal Data Protection Authority” (Article by Dr. Gönenç Gürkaynak, Harun Gündüz and Can Yıldırım), The Legal Industry Reviews Vol. 4. N°1, December 2023.

Periodical by Dr. Gönenç Gürkaynak, K Korhan Yıldırım and Görkem Yardım

Law Business Research Limited, December 2023; Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Cartel Regulation 2024 (published in December 2023; consulting editor: Neil Campbell, McMillan LLP)

Article by Dr. Gönenç Gürkaynak, Betül Baş and Petek Güven

Mondaq, December 8, 2023