Gülce Korkmaz Erdem

PhD Project:

  • Comparative Approaches to Digital Market Regulation: Lessons from the EU, Germany, the UK, and Turkey

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[Translate to Englisch:] Gülce Korkmaz Erdem

CV

Gülce KORKMAZ ERDEM is a Ph.D. Research Fellow at the Joachim Herz Doctoral School of Law at Leuphana University Lüneburg. Her doctoral research, supervised by Professor Wolfgang Wurmnest (University of Hamburg), examines comparative approaches to digital market regulation in the European Union, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Turkey. Her project focuses on how different legal systems define, justify, and implement ex-ante regulatory frameworks such as the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Section 19a of the German Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB), the United Kingdom’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act, and Turkey’s proposed amendments to the Competition Act.

Before joining Leuphana, Gülce worked as a Research Assistant at Bilkent University Faculty of Law, where she also obtained her LL.M. Her master’s thesis, The Concept of Control in the Scope of Acquisitions Realized in Corporate Groups, explored corporate acquisitions from the perspectives of corporate, competition, and capital markets law. Prior to her academic career, she practiced as a competition lawyer in Istanbul, advising multinational clients on merger control, investigations, and compliance matters before the Turkish Competition Authority and national courts.

Her research interests include competition law, digital platform regulation, law and economics, and comparative law. She has co-authored several book chapters and scholarly publications in Turkish and English. Gülce also served as one of the editors of Liber Amicorum in Honour of Professor Zühtü Aytaç (2022). In addition, she regularly contributes to Concurrences e-Competitions Bulletin with analyses of recent decisions by the Turkish Competition Board. She has presented her research at international academic events.

Gülce is a member of the Academic Society for Competition Law (ASCOLA) and the Istanbul Bar Association.

Research Focus

Competition Law | Digital Platforms & Regulation

Publications

Articles & Book Chapters & Edited Books

  1. Rekabet Hukukunun İhlalinden Doğan Haksiz Fiillerde Yasak Hatası Üzerine Değerlendirmeler (On Mistake of Law in Competition Torts) by Gülce Korkmaz and Bedirhan Erdem (in Turkish), Uygulamalı Rekabet Hukuku Seminerleri 2025 (Ed.: Sanlı, K. C./Alma, D./Tanlı, D.), 2026 (Forthcoming)

  2. Avrupa Birliği Rekabet Hukukunda Yoğunlaşmaların Denetiminde “Sürdürülebilirlik” Kriteri (EU Competition Law and the EU Green Deal: Sustainability Aspects in Merger Control) by Gülce Korkmaz (in Turkish), Bilkent Üniversitesi III. Genç Hukukçu Araştırmacılar Sempozyumu (26-27 Kasım 2022), (Ed: Coşkun, P. B./Özyurt, B./Yönet, Y. Ö.), 2023, 469-496.

  3. Edited Book: Liber Amicorum in Honour of Professor Zühtü Aytaç, 2022. [Prof. Dr. Zühtü Aytaç’a Armağan (Ed.: Özkorkut, K./Aydoğan, G./Coşkun, P. C./Özden, E./Korkmaz, G./Özkan, Z.) İstanbul 2022.

  4. TTK 192 Kapsamında Özel İptal Davasında Mahkemenin Alabileceği Önlemler (The Measures That Could Be Adopted by the Courts in Actions for the Annulment of Resolutions of the Board of Directors of Joint Stock Companies Pursuant to Article 192 of the Turkish Commercial Code) by Gülce Korkmaz (in Turkish), Liber Amicorum in Honour of Professor Zühtü Aytaç, 2022, 1759-1804.

  5. Rekabet Kurumu Tarafından Uygulanan Para Cezalarının Kanunilik İlkesi Yönünden Değerlendirilmesi (Evaluation of Monetary Fines Imposed by the Turkish Competition Authority with Regard to the Principle of Legality) by Gülce Korkmaz (in Turkish), Bilkent Üniversitesi II. Genç Hukukçu Araştırmacılar Sempozyumu – Ceren Damar Şenel Anısına (26-27 Kasım 2021), (Ed.: Göka, E./Orhan, U./Aksoy, H. C.), 2022, 249-276.

  6. Rekabet Kurulunun Güncel Kararları Işığında Kamu Kuruluşlarının Rekabeti Bozucu İşlem ve Eylemleri ile Bunlara Uygulanabilecek Yaptırımlar (Competition Law Infringements by Public Authorities in the Light of the Precedents of the Turkish Competition Authority) by Gülce Korkmaz (in Turkish), Uygulamalı Rekabet Hukuku Seminerleri 2021 (Ed.: Sanlı, K. C./Alma, D./Tanlı, D.), 2022, 443-483.

  7. Intel: Karinenin Aksini İspat (Intel: Rebutting the Presumption) by Gönenç Gürkaynak, Bulut Girgin, Gülce Korkmaz (in Turkish), published in Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Dergisi December 2018, Volume: XXXIV/4.

  8. The Concept of Causal Link within the scope of Compensation for Cartel Damages and the “Umbrella Effect”: A Discussion in Light of the CJEU’s Kone Decision by Gönenç Gürkaynak, Görkem Yardım, Gülce Korkmaz (in English), published in “The Academic Gift Book of ELIG, Attorneys-at-Law in Honor of the 20th Anniversary of Competition Law Practice in Turkey”, 2018.

   

Blog Posts & Policy Notes

  1. Blog Post: The Turkish Competition Board approves a Big Tech firm’s acquisition of a generative AI startup and outlines three cumulative criteria for a “killer acquisition” (Google / Galileo) by Baran Baş and Gülce Korkmaz, Concurrences e-Competitions, May 2025, Art. N° 126328.

  2. Blog Post: The Turkish Competition Authority grants a conditional clearance for an acquisition in the nuclear medicine products sector (Curium / Monrol) by Baran Baş and Gülce Korkmaz, Concurrences e-Competitions, February 2025, Art. N° 128698.

  3. Blog Post: The Turkish Competition Authority grants an unconditional clearance for an acquisition in the image-editing and design apps sector (Apple / Pixelmator) by Baran Baş and Gülce Korkmaz, Concurrences e-Competitions, February 2025, Art. N° 128697.

  4. Blog Post: The Turkish Competition Authority fines an electricity distributor for discriminatory conduct in unlicensed generation applications (MEDAŞ) by Baran Baş and Gülce Korkmaz, Concurrences e-Competitions, January 2025, Art. N° 127344.

  5. Blog Post: The Turkish Competition Board approves a travel platform’s acquisition of a B2C online booking platform while thoroughly addressing third-party concerns (BlaBlaCar / Obilet) by Baran Baş and Gülce Korkmaz, Concurrences e-Competitions, October 2024, Art. N° 126332.

  6. Blog Post: The Turkish Competition Authority green lights the acquisition of a networking tech company by a multinational IT company (Juniper Networks / HP) by Baran Baş and Gülce Korkmaz, Concurrences e-Competitions, 3 October 2024, Art. N° 124731.

  7. Blog Post: The Turkish Competition Board unconditionally clears a leading video-game developer’s acquisition of a rival firm (Take-Two / Gearbox) by Baran Baş and Gülce Korkmaz, Concurrences e-Competitions, 4 June 2024, Art. N° 126334.

  8. Blog Post: The Turkish Competition Authority finds that a company active in the financial sector exercised de facto control over its acquisition before board approval, and imposes a gun-jumping fine (Param / Kartek) by Ardan Kaymaz, Baran Baş, and Gülce Korkmaz, Concurrences e-Competitions, 4 April 2024, Art. N° 125284.

  9. Blog Post: Navigating Digital Markets: A Challenge for Turkish Competition Law for SCiDA project, 2024.https://scidaproject.com/2024/10/16/navigating-digital-markets-a-challenge-for-turkish-competition-law/

  10. PolicyNote: Dijital Pazarlara İlişkin Türk Hukukundaki Düzenlemelerin ve Düzenleme Çalışmalarının Uluslararası Örnekler Işığında Rekabet Hukuku ve Politikası Çerçevesinde Değerlendirilmesi (Evaluation of Digital Market Regulations in Türkiye from the Perspective of Competition Law and Competition Policy – A Comparative Analysis) by Halil Baha Karabudak, Dr. Ekin Korkmaz Göka, Gülce Korkmaz, Sevgi Özben (in Turkish) for TEPAV (The Economic Public Policy Research Foundation of Türkiye), one of the most prominent think tanks in Türkiye.