According to the Board decision dated 04.01.2024 and no 24-01/8-M(1), an investigation was initiated about Abalıoğlu Lezita Gıda Sanayi AŞ (LEZİTA), As Ofis Damızlık Yumurta Yem Gıda San. ve Tic. AŞ, Banvit Bandırma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AŞ, Beypi Beypazarı Tarımsal Üretim Paz. San. ve Tic. AŞ (BEYPİLİÇ), CP Standart Gıda San. ve Tic. AŞ, Erpiliç Entegre Tavukçuluk Üretim Pazarlama ve Tic. AŞ, Gedik Tavukçuluk ve Tarım Ürünleri Tic. San. AŞ, Hastavuk Gıda Tarım Hayvancılık Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ, Keskinoğlu Tavukçuluk ve Damızlık İşl. San. Tic. AŞ (KESKİNOĞLU) and Şenpiliç Gıda Sanayi AŞ (ŞENPİLİÇ) in order to determine whether they violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of exchanging competitively sensitive information.

While the investigation process was ongoing, the settlement text sent by LEZİTA was accepted with the Board decision dated 09.05.2024 and numbered 24-21/500-211, the settlement text sent by BEYPİLİÇ was accepted with the Board decision dated 21.05.2024 and numbered 24-23/529-223, the settlement text sent by ŞENPİLİÇ was accepted with the Board decision dated 21.05.2024 and numbered 24-23/529-222, the settlement text sent by KESKİNOĞLU was accepted with the Board decision dated 03.05.2024 and numbered 24-21/488-208 and the investigation was terminated with settlement in terms of the undertakings mentioned.

Since the investigation was terminated with settlement in terms of four undertakings, 25% reduction was made in the administrative fines;  totally 988.191.168,21 TL administrative fines were imposed to four undertakings, being 244.655.573,31 TL to BEYPİLİÇ, 107.981.782,50 TL to KESKİNOĞLU ,  277.866.357,92 TL to LEZİTA and   357.687.454,48 TL to ŞENPİLİÇ.

In addition, during the investigation process, with the Board decision dated 06.06.2024 and numbered 24-25/602-M, it was decided that Akpiliç Tic. Ltd. Şti., Bakpiliç Entegre Tavukçuluk AŞ and Bupiliç Entegre Gıda San. Tic. AŞ, which were not parties to the investigation, shall be added in the investigation. 

Lastly, with the Board decision dated 18.10.2024 and numbered 24-42/999-M, it was decided that Ege-Tav Ege Tarım Hayvancılık Yatırım Tic. ve San. AŞ, which is operating in the sector with Bolez brand, shall be included in the investigation.

Currently, the investigation is ongoing.