UNFAIR COMPETITION AND LAWSUITS THAT MAY BE FILED

Turkish Commercial Code  (“Code”) has introduced some regulations regarding unfair competition with the aim of to protect the interests of all participants and to provide an undistorted and honest competition environment. The Code defines that the misleading acts and commercial practices to affect the relations between competitors or between suppliers and customers or contrary to good faith are unfair and illegal. In this article, we would like to mention about unfair competition conditions and lawsuits that may be filed.

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NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT IN TURKISH EMPLOYMENT LAW

1.IN GENERAL

Employee’s duty of non-competition is effective during the term of employment agreement and it expires after termination. However the parties can decide to extend this duty with a clause in employment agreement or in a separate non-competition agreement. Non-competition agreement is regulated in the article numbered 444/1 of Turkish Code of Obligations (“TCO”) as;

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