The investigation, which was conducted to determine whether Diye Danışmanlık Eğitim ve Medya Hizmetleri Tic. A.Ş. violated the Act no. 4054, in response to the claims that the said undertaking abused its dominant position and the advertiser undertakings purchasing “Media Barometer” service from this undertaking created a buyer cartel, was concluded. 

The investigation was initiated after the Board decision dated 12.12.2014 and numbered 14-51/900-410 was annulled by Ankara 16th Administrative Court dated 12.05.2016 and numbered 2015/2048 E., 2016/1534 K.; and the decision of 13th Chamber of Council of State dated 28.02.2017 and numbered 2016/4373 E., 2017/472 K. approved Ankara 16th Administrative Court‘s decision. 

Considering the issues pointed out in the ruling, regarding the investigation conducted according to the decision of the Competition Board dated 01.06.2017 and numbered 17-18/264-M, as a result of the discussion of the content of the file by the Competition Board on 24.04.2018, it was decided that Diye Danışmanlık Eğitim ve Medya Hizmetleri Tic. A.Ş. did not violate the Act no. 4054 and it was not necessary to impose administrative fines on the said undertaking according to article 16 of the same Act.

Click here for the text of the pronouncement (in Turkish) dated 24.04.2018 and numbered 18-12/228-103, the reasoned decision for which will be notified later and which can be appealed before Ankara Administrative Courts.