{"id":3510,"date":"2025-01-22T15:53:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T12:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/?p=3387"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:58:25","slug":"watcompetitiontr-konferansi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/watcompetitiontr-konferansi\/","title":{"rendered":"NAZALI @ International W@CompetitionTR Conference \u2013 Key Takeaways Following the Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf10&nbsp;<strong>NAZALI International W@CompetitionTR Conference \u2013 Post-Event Highlight<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We were proud to take part in the&nbsp;<strong>International W@CompetitionTR Conference on Competition Enforcement in Antitrust and Cartels<\/strong>, hosted by <strong>Women@Competition TR<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>October 3rd, 2025<\/strong>, at <strong>\u0130stanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our firm was represented by&nbsp;<strong>Ay\u015fe \u00dclk\u00fc Yalaz<\/strong>, Partner of our&nbsp;<strong>M&amp;A, IT and Privacy<\/strong>&nbsp;department, who spoke in the panel titled:&nbsp;<strong>\u201cCompetition Policy and Enforcement in Data-Driven Markets\u201d<\/strong>, perfectly moderated by&nbsp;<strong>Fabienne SIREDEY-GARNIER<\/strong>, Judge and Vice-President of the&nbsp;<strong>Autorit\u00e9 de la concurrence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session featured outstanding insights from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Ayata<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 who shared an academic view on DMA, DSA, and T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s current landscape<br>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Duygu Tan\u0131t<\/strong>&nbsp;(yemeksepeti.com) \u2013 who brought a platform counsel\u2019s perspective on compliance challenges<br>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Neyzar \u00dcn\u00fcbol<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 who focused on merger control filings, especially in relation to tech enterprises<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Closing the session,&nbsp;<strong>Ay\u015fe \u00dclk\u00fc Yalaz<\/strong>&nbsp;highlighted the increasing overlap between competition enforcement and data protection in tech M&amp;A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also addressed the practical challenges faced by privacy and M&amp;A lawyers, especially regarding timing, gun-jumping risks, and pre-\/post-merger assessments. She posed a critical question to regulators:<br>\u27a1\ufe0f&nbsp;<em>Could there be a fast-track or simplified merger filing procedure for companies in financial distress or for low-\/zero turnover tech startups that urgently need funding?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also drew attention to a forward-looking concern: In the event that a Turkish equivalent of the DMA is adopted, platforms may face a significant increase in regulatory obligations \u2014 not only in terms of compliance volume, but also in navigating the complexities of being supervised by multiple authorities across competition, data protection, and e-commerce law. In this respect, she raised a thought-provoking question regarding regulatory design: Is such a proactive legislative approach necessary for digital platforms \u2014 especially given the complexity and rapid pace of innovation in digital markets?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The panel concluded with an excellent wrap-up by&nbsp;<strong>Fabienne SIREDEY-GARNIER<\/strong>, summarizing the key themes raised by all speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>During the day, two additional panels sparked equally rich discussions \u2014 thanks to the diverse backgrounds and deep expertise of the speakers involved:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa4&nbsp;<strong>Panel I \u2013 \u201cStandard of Proof in Competition Cases: Time for a Rethink?\u201d<\/strong><br>Moderated by&nbsp;<strong>Prof. Dr. Kerem Cem Sanl\u0131<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>with contributions from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Despina Pachnou<\/strong>&nbsp;(OECD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Catarina Tourais<\/strong>&nbsp;(Portuguese Competition Authority)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Lukas Cavada<\/strong>&nbsp;(Austrian Competition Authority)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>G\u00fcl\u00e7in Dere<\/strong>\u00a0(Paksoy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa4&nbsp;<strong>Panel III \u2013 \u201cHow to Deal with Competition Issues in Labour Markets?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moderated by&nbsp;<strong>Assoc. Prof. Gamze A\u015f\u00e7\u0131o\u011flu \u00d6z<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>featuring:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Bige Y\u00fccel<\/strong>&nbsp;(Siemens T\u00fcrkiye)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Derya Gen\u00e7<\/strong>&nbsp;(Sahibinden.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Ne\u015fe Nur Yazgan<\/strong>&nbsp;(Herg\u00fcner Bilgen \u00dc\u00e7er)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8&nbsp;It was a great pleasure to be part of this vibrant event that brought together leading voices from academia, private practice, in-house counsel, and regulatory bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed \u2014 especially to&nbsp;<strong>W@<\/strong>Competition TR, \u0130stanbul Bilgi \u00dcniversitesi and our co-sponsors \u2014 for making this event a true success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A special thank-you to&nbsp;<strong>G\u00fcl\u00e7in Dere<\/strong>&nbsp;for her kind invitation and efforts, and to&nbsp;<strong>Metin Pekta\u015f<\/strong>&nbsp;for his initiative and valuable contributions throughout the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/womenat.com\/international-w-at-comp-tr-conference-on-cartels\">https:\/\/womenat.com\/international-w-at-comp-tr-conference-on-cartels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\udf10&nbsp;NAZALI International W@CompetitionTR Konferans\u0131 \u2013 Etkinlik Sonras\u0131 \u00d6ne \u00c7\u0131kanlar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women@Competition TR<\/strong>&nbsp;ev sahipli\u011finde,&nbsp;<strong>3 Ekim 2025<\/strong>&nbsp;tarihinde&nbsp;<strong>\u0130stanbul Bilgi \u00dcniversitesi Hukuk Fak\u00fcltesi&#8217;nde<\/strong>&nbsp;d\u00fczenlenen <strong>International W@CompetitionTR Conference on Competition Enforcement in Antitrust and Cartels<\/strong>&nbsp;etkinli\u011fine kat\u0131lmaktan b\u00fcy\u00fck mutluluk duyduk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NAZALI\u2019y\u0131,&nbsp;<strong>M&amp;A, IT ve Privacy departman\u0131 orta\u011f\u0131m\u0131z Ay\u015fe \u00dclk\u00fc Yalaz<\/strong>&nbsp;temsil etti.<br>Kendisi,&nbsp;<strong>Fabienne SIREDEY-GARNIER<\/strong>&#8216;in&nbsp;(Frans\u0131z Rekabet Otoritesi Ba\u015fkan Yard\u0131mc\u0131s\u0131 ve h\u00e2kim) muhte\u015fem moderat\u00f6rl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnde ger\u00e7ekle\u015fen&nbsp;<strong>\u201cCompetition Policy and Enforcement in Data-Driven Markets\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;ba\u015fl\u0131kl\u0131 panelde konu\u015fmac\u0131 olarak yer ald\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oturumda \u015fu de\u011ferli katk\u0131lar yer ald\u0131:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Ayata<\/strong>: DMA, DSA ve T\u00fcrkiye\u2019deki mevcut d\u00fczenleyici \u00e7er\u00e7eveye ili\u015fkin akademik perspektif sundu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Duygu Tan\u0131t<\/strong>&nbsp;(yemeksepeti.com): Platform hukuk m\u00fc\u015faviri g\u00f6z\u00fcyle bu geli\u015fmelerin uygulamadaki uyum y\u00fcklerine etkisini aktard\u0131<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Neyzar \u00dcn\u00fcbol<\/strong>: \u00d6zellikle teknoloji te\u015febb\u00fcsleri a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan birle\u015fme kontrol\u00fc bildirimlerine odakland\u0131&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oturumun kapan\u0131\u015f\u0131nda, Ay\u015fe \u00dclk\u00fc Yalaz, teknoloji sekt\u00f6r\u00fcnde ger\u00e7ekle\u015fen M&amp;A i\u015flemlerinde<br>rekabet hukuku uygulamalar\u0131 ile veri koruma kurallar\u0131n\u0131n artan \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde i\u00e7 i\u00e7e ge\u00e7ti\u011fini vurgulad\u0131. Ayr\u0131ca, zamanlama, gun-jumping (erken uygulama) riskleri ve i\u015flem\/kapan\u0131\u015f \u00f6ncesi ve sonras\u0131 uyum analizleri a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan, veri koruma, BT ve birle\u015fme &amp; devralmalar avukatlar\u0131n\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 pratik zorluklara da dikkat \u00e7ekti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ayr\u0131ca \u015fu kritik soruyu d\u00fczenleyici otoritelere y\u00f6neltti:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f&nbsp;<em>Finansal zorluk ya\u015fayan \u015firketler veya acil yat\u0131r\u0131m ihtiyac\u0131 i\u00e7indeki d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck veya s\u0131f\u0131r cirolu teknoloji giri\u015fimleri i\u00e7in, h\u0131zland\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015f veya basitle\u015ftirilmi\u015f bir birle\u015fme bildirim s\u00fcreci m\u00fcmk\u00fcn olabilir mi?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kendisi ayr\u0131ca olas\u0131 bir T\u00fcrk DMA\u2019s\u0131n\u0131n y\u00fcr\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011fe girmesi halinde, dijital platformlar\u0131n yaln\u0131zca uyum y\u00fck\u00fcn\u00fcn de\u011fil,ayn\u0131 zamanda rekabet, veri koruma ve e-ticaret hukuku gibi alanlarda farkl\u0131 otoritelerce denetlenen d\u00fczenlemelerle ba\u015fa \u00e7\u0131kma g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcn de artaca\u011f\u0131na dikkat \u00e7ekti. Bu \u00e7er\u00e7evede \u015fu soruyu g\u00fcndeme ta\u015f\u0131d\u0131:&nbsp;<em>Dijital piyasalar\u0131n karma\u015f\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve h\u0131zla de\u011fi\u015fen do\u011fas\u0131 dikkate al\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, platformlar i\u00e7in bu denli proaktif (ex ante) bir d\u00fczenleyici yakla\u015f\u0131ma ger\u00e7ekten ihtiya\u00e7 var m\u0131?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panel,&nbsp;<strong>Fabienne SIREDEY-GARNIER<\/strong>\u2019in t\u00fcm konu\u015fmac\u0131lar\u0131n vurgular\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6zetleyen etkileyici kapan\u0131\u015f konu\u015fmas\u0131yla sona erdi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Etkinlik boyunca d\u00fczenlenen iki farkl\u0131 panel ise, konu\u015fmac\u0131lar\u0131n sahip oldu\u011fu farkl\u0131 kurumsal ve mesleki arka planlar sayesinde son derece zengin tart\u0131\u015fmalara sahne oldu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa4&nbsp;<strong>Panel I \u2013 \u201cStandard of Proof in Competition Cases: Time for a Rethink?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moderat\u00f6r:&nbsp;<strong>Prof. Dr. Kerem Cem Sanl\u0131<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kat\u0131l\u0131mc\u0131lar:<br>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Despina Pachnou<\/strong>&nbsp;(OECD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Catarina Tourais<\/strong>&nbsp;(Portekiz Rekabet Otoritesi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Lukas Cavada<\/strong>&nbsp;(Avusturya Rekabet Otoritesi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa4&nbsp;<strong>Panel III \u2013 \u201cHow to Deal with Competition Issues in Labour Markets?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moderat\u00f6r:&nbsp;<strong>Assoc. Prof. Gamze A\u015f\u00e7\u0131o\u011flu \u00d6z<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kat\u0131l\u0131mc\u0131lar:<br>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Bige Y\u00fccel<\/strong>&nbsp;(Siemens T\u00fcrkiye)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Derya Gen\u00e7<\/strong>&nbsp;(Sahibinden.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Ne\u015fe Nur Yazgan<\/strong>&nbsp;(Herg\u00fcner Bilgen \u00dc\u00e7er)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>G\u00fcl\u00e7in Dere<\/strong>&nbsp;(Paksoy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8&nbsp;Akademi, \u00f6zel sekt\u00f6r, \u015firket i\u00e7i hukuk b\u00f6l\u00fcmleri ve d\u00fczenleyici kurumlar\u0131n \u00f6nde gelen temsilcilerini bir araya getiren bu dinamik etkinli\u011fin par\u00e7as\u0131 olmaktan b\u00fcy\u00fck memnuniyet duyduk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bu ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 etkinli\u011fin ger\u00e7ekle\u015fmesinde eme\u011fi ge\u00e7en herkese, \u00f6zellikle&nbsp;<strong>W@<\/strong>Competition TR ve \u0130stanbul Bilgi \u00dcniversitesi ekibine ve sponsorlar\u0131m\u0131za i\u00e7ten te\u015fekk\u00fcr ederiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Nazik daveti ve katk\u0131lar\u0131 i\u00e7in G\u00fcl\u00e7in Dere\u2019ye ve s\u00fcre\u00e7 boyunca g\u00f6sterdi\u011fi inisiyatif ve liderli\u011fi i\u00e7in Metin Pekta\u015f\u2019a ayr\u0131ca te\u015fekk\u00fcr ederiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/womenat.com\/international-w-at-comp-tr-conference-on-cartels\">https:\/\/womenat.com\/international-w-at-comp-tr-conference-on-cartels<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf10&nbsp;NAZALI International W@CompetitionTR Conference \u2013 Post-Event Highlight We were proud to take part in the&nbsp;International W@CompetitionTR Conference on Competition Enforcement in Antitrust [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-makale"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3510"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3714,"href":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3510\/revisions\/3714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nazali.av.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}