The investigation which was initiated in order to determine whether driving courses operating in the Nevşehir province conspired to violate article 4 of the Act by fixing course prices and other price-related terms and by forming a pool for income distribution was concluded.

The investigation was launched as a result of the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that the aforementioned driving courses eliminated competition among each other by fixing course prices at TL 600. During the investigation phase, it was examined whether driving courses made agreements on fixing terms of price and payment, allocating attendee lists, establishing a pool system and supervising the implementation of the agreement. 

As a result of the discussion of the file by the Competition Board on 13.06.2013, it was decided that
1. Özel Ürgüp Işık Eğitim Öğretim İşletmeleri Ltd. Şti. (Özel Ürgüp Işık Motor Vehicles Driving Course - MVDC)
2. Toy-Yıldız Eğitim Öğretim Turizm ve Tic. İşl. Ltd.Şti. (Özel Ürgüp Yıldız MVDC)
3. Cumhur ARSLAN (Özel Burak MVDC)
4. Mehmet VAROL (Özel Nevşehir MVDC)
5. Vildan ÜRGENÇ (Özel Akademi MVDC)
6. Kurşunlu Eğitim Ticaret İnşaat Tur. ve San. Ltd. Şti. (Özel Özatılım MVDC)
7. Nevşehir Lale Özel Eğitim Kurumları Otom.Tur. Nak. Tic. ve San. Ltd. Şti. (Özel Yeni Lale MVDC)
8. İsmail AKGÜL (Özel Kapadokya MVDC)
9. Raibe AKBUDAK (Özel Özbaşak MVDC)
10. Cumhur ARSLAN (Özel Öz Avanos MVDC)
11. Seçkin YUVALLI (Özel Gülsan MVDC)
12. Ahmet Serhat CAN (Özel Can Başaran MVDC)
13. Fatma AKGÜL (Özel Gülşehir MVDC)
14. Güldoğan Eğitim, Sağlık Rehabilitasyon Medikal İnş. Tur. Tem. İlaç. Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Özel Gül Doğan MVDC)
15. Keziban BOZKURT (Özel Hacıbektaş Elif MVDC)
16. Cumhur ARSLAN (Özel Burak MVDC Kozaklı Branch)
violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by fixing course prices and other price-related terms and by establishing a pool system for income distribution and administrative fines should be imposed on the above-listed undertakings. 

On the other hand, it was found that Cumhur ARSLAN (Özel Öz Derinkuyu MVDC) as not a party to the aforementioned agreement and therefore did not violated the Act no 4054.

Click here for the text of the pronouncement (in Turkish) dated 13.06.2013 and numbered 13-36/482-212, the reasoned decision for which will be notified later and which can be appealed before Ankara Administrative Courts.