Abstract:

Almost all types of unfair competition offenses are regulated with reference to provisions that are in the nature of private law rules, each of which is shown as an example of commercial behavior and practices contrary to the rule of good faith. In the face of the comprehensive regulation of the provisions on unfair competition in terms of private law, it is important to determine the limits of unfair competition crime types. The form of interpretation brought by the principle of legality necessitates a narrower evaluation of the acts of unfair competition, which are specifically regulated in the law and also constitute a crime, in terms of criminal law. On the other hand, although there are special provisions regarding both civil and criminal liability due to unfair competition, there is no provision regulating the relationship between criminal proceedings and civil proceedings regarding unfair competition. In this study, general information about the crime of unfair competition is given, and then the lawsuits that can be filed due to unfair competition are examined. In this study, general information about the crime of unfair competition is given, and then the lawsuits that can be filed due to unfair competition are examined. The relationship between criminal proceedings regarding unfair competition and civil proceedings has been tried to be explained in the context of Article 74 of the Turkish Code of Obligations.

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