Investigation concerning Microsoft Bilgisayar Yazılım Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti. Concluded (30.4.2018)

Investigation concerning whether Microsoft Bilgisayar Yazılım Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.  violated article 6 of the Act No. 4054 within the scope of the so-called "3+ Project" prepared for Internet cafés was concluded.

The investigation was initiated after the decision of 13th Chamber of the Council of State dated 25.10.2016 and numbered 2012/1000 E.; 2016/3413 K. overruled the Board decision dated 07.12.2011 and numbered 11-60/1555-550.

Considering the issues pointed out in the ruling, regarding the investigation conducted according to the decision of the Competition Board dated 20.04.2017 and numbered 17-13/171-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 Microsoft Bilgisayar Yazılım Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti. did not violate article 6 of 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 18-12/227-102, the reasoned decision for which will be notified later and which can be appealed before Ankara Administrative Courts.