The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted into the claim that Saint-Joseph Private French High School, Saint Benoît Private French High School, Notre-Dame de Sion Private French High School, Saint Michel Private French High School and Sainte Pulchérie Private French High School, which are France origin private education institutions operating in İstanbul, violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of price fixing.

Having discussed the information and documents obtained and observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting on 10.11.2022, the Competition Board considered the findings significant and sufficient and took the decision numbered 22-51/766-M to initiate an investigation about Saint-Joseph Private French High School, Saint Benoît Private French High School, Notre-Dame de Sion Private French High School, Saint Michel Private French High School and Sainte Pulchérie Private French High School.

*Investigation decisions taken by the Competition Board are announced to the public after the decision is notified to the undertakings or associations of undertakings about which an investigation has been initiated. Those announcements are made within the framework of informing the public about the decisions of the Competition Board and cannot be interpreted to mean that the undertakings or associations of undertakings under investigation violated the Act no 4054, or they are or will be subject to penal sanctions under the Act.