Competition compliance sits at the centre of operational risk in Türkiye and globally. Organisations face rising scrutiny across pricing conduct, information exchange, distribution structures, market conduct and digital market behaviour. We treat competition law as an operational design problem, not a policy and documentation exercise. This involves building structures that function under pressure from regulators and enforcement agencies, while remaining aligned with developments in the EU, US and global benchmarks such as the OECD. Our competition compliance programmes are built for day‑to‑day use, capturing both horizontal and vertical risks.
We conduct structured risk assessments across products, channels, geographies and functions, then translate them into clear rules and workflows which encompass pricing decisions, negotiations, discount structures, joint ventures, information exchanges and industry cooperation. Training is role‑specific and scenario‑based, using realistic Turkish and European examples so teams can recognise risk in their own work. We align Turkish regulations and practice with EU competition trends and guidance, as well as benchmark against the US and the OECD standards where clients face multi‑jurisdictional exposure
Horizontal risks demand early control and clear boundaries. We embed controls around information exchange, competitor contact, trade association involvement and joint activity with competitors to prevent risk before it escalates. We also design dawn raid readiness as a live response system. Roles, escalation paths and document handling are defined in advance. This protects privilege, stabilises operations and preserves decision-making when regulators arrive. For vertical matters, we structure rules around daily commercial decisions. We design clear frameworks for pricing, distribution models, online sales, as well as platform restrictions and terms. Each structure reflects how teams work and partner in practice, giving commercial certainty while limiting exposure to Turkish and EU competition restrictions.
STG Partners treats dawn raid readiness as an exercise in establishing live response capability for our clients, not a checklist. We design and test dawn raid plans that define roles, escalation paths and document‑handling protocols in advance. Front‑line staff, reception, IT, legal and management know what to do in the first minutes and hours of an inspection. We run mock dawn raids that replicate regulator behaviour, test controls across offices and systems. Our work highlights gaps in privilege, data access, communication and decision‑making with advanced digital forensics and eDiscovery tools and solutions. Lessons from these exercises feed directly into updated procedures, training and technical safeguards.
Investigations are central to our practice. We conduct internal competition investigations when concerns arise about pricing, coordination, information sharing, distribution practices or trade association behaviour. From the outset we define scope, authority and reporting lines, then use disciplined document review, data analysis and interviews to establish what happened and why. Where regulators are already engaged or inquiries are anticipated, we manage external investigations and defence, coordinating responses to the Turkish Competition Authority and, where relevant, foreign authorities, ensuring consistency of strategy, evidence handling and communications.
Across design, readiness and investigations, STG Partners builds competition compliance into how organisations operate in Türkiye and beyond. The outcome is a framework that holds under regulator pressure and keeps commercial activity moving through scrutiny.
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