The investigation conducted to determine whether the driving courses operating in Sakarya colluded and fixed course fees was concluded.

The investigation was initiated as a result of the preliminary inquiry which was launched in response to the application claiming that driving courses in question violated the Act no 4054 by fixing driving course fees. At the investigation phase, it was found that 12 driving courses signed a protocol to determine the training fees related to different certificate classes.

As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file by the Competition Board on 09.12.2014, administrative fines were imposed on the following driving courses, which were found to violate article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by fixing driving course fees:

1. Adataş Eğitim Hiz. Tic. ve San. A.Ş. (ADATAŞ MTSK),
2. Ayçam Sürücü Kursları Tic. Ltd. Şti. (AYÇAM MTSK),
3. Beşyıldız Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu Ltd. Şti. (ŞİMŞEK MTSK),
4. Kabaoğlu Motorlu Taşıt Sürücü Kursu Ltd. Şti. (KABAOĞLU MTSK),
5. Özel Ada Aktif Motorlu Taşıt Sürücü Kursu (AKTİF MTSK),
6. Özel AKD Eğitim Hizmetleri A.Ş. (NİSA MTSK)
7. Özel Başoğlu Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu (BAŞOĞLU MTSK),
8. Özel Mais Eğitim Hizmetleri ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (NOKTA MTSK),
9. Özel Sakarya Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu (SAKARYA MTSK),
10. Özel SEM Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu Ltd. Şti. (SEM MTSK),
11. Özel Şahin MTSK Turizm ve İnşaat Ltd. Şti. (ŞAHİN MTSK),
12. Özel Taşkın Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu (TAŞKIN MTSK),

On the other hand, Özel Akyazı Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu Ltd. Şti, Özel İzgün Eğitim Hiz. ve Sür. Kur. Tur. İşl. Tic. Ltd. Şti., Sapanca Doğa Özel Eğitim Hiz. Tur. Taş. İnş. Gıda San. ve Dış Tic. Ltd. Şti., Özel İmaj Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu, Özel Yelkenci Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu, Özel Pamukova Akhisar Motorlu Taşıt Sürücü Kursu were not imposed administrative fines as no additional information or documents were found proving that they were party to the agreement. Regarding Özel Pamukova Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu, it was understood that it was not associated with the subject of the investigation; thus, it was not imposed administrative fines.

Click here for the text of the pronouncement (in Turkish) dated 09.12.2014 and numbered 14-49/877-397, the reasoned decision for which will be notified later and which can be appealed before Ankara Administrative Courts.