Competition Authority Mergers And Acquisitions Outlook Report For 2025 Has Been Published 25 January 2026
On January 7th, 2026, the Competition Authority ("Authority") has published the Mergers and Acquisition Outlook Report regarding with mergers, acquisitions and privatisation transactions occurred in 2025 ("Report").
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The remarkable data of the Report are as follows: |
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Compared to 2024's data, the number of transactions increased from 311 to 416 with an increase of 33,8%. The average number of transactions examined between 2013 and 2025 was 241, and the total number of mergers and acquisitions examined by the Authority in 2025 reached the highest number in the last thirteen years: |
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İŞLEM TARAFLARININ KÖKENİNE GÖRE İŞLEM SAYILARI (2025) |
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Tarafların Tümünün Türkiye Kökenli Şirketler Olduğu İşlemler / Transactions which All Parties are Companies Originating in Turkiye |
Tarafların Tümünün Yabancı Kökenli Şirketler Olduğu İşlemler / Transactions which All Parties are Companies Originating in Foreign Countries |
Taraflarından En Az Birer Tanesi Türkiye ve Yabancı Kökenli Şirketler Olduğu İşlemler / Transactions which, at least, one of the parties are Companies Originating in Turkiye and Foreign Countries |
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219 |
74 |
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(Compared to the 2024's data, the number of transactions increased from 131 to 162.) |
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BİRLEŞME VE DEVRALMALARDA YABANCI YATIRIMCILARIN ÜLKELERE GÖRE DAĞILIMLARI (2025) |
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SIRA NO / RANKING NO |
SEKTÖR / SECTOR |
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Yazılım programlarının yayımlanması / Release of software programs |
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Bilgisayar programlama, danışmanlık ve ilgili faaliyetler / Computer programming, consulting and related activities |
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Sinema filmi, video ve televizyon programı faaliyetleri / Cinema film, video, and television program activities |
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Parasal aracı kuruluşların faaliyetleri / Activities of monetary intermediary institutions |
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Temel kimyasal maddelerin, kimyasal gübre ve azot bileşikleri, birincil formda plastik ve sentetik kauçuk imalatı / Basic chemicals, chemical fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, primary plastics and synthetic rubber manufacturing |
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Conclusion |
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The 2025 data indicate that mergers and acquisitions activity in Türkiye reached a historical peak in terms of both transaction volume and value, with a notable strengthening of foreign investor interest. This trend points to an accelerated structural transformation, particularly in strategic sectors such as technology, energy, and finance. |
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