The preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application related to the claim that Nadirkitap Bilişim ve Reklamcılık A.Ş. which provides brokerage services in the market for online second-hand books sales via the website “www.nadirkitap.com” abused its dominant position by means of complicating competitors’ activities by not providing the data about member sellers who wanted to market their products through competing broker service providers.

The Competition Board discussed the information and documents collected and the observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting dated 17.12.2020, found the findings serious and sufficient and took the decision numbered 20-54/753-M to launch an investigation on Nadirkitap Bilişim ve Reklamcılık A.Ş., to determine whether it violated Article 6 of the Act no 4054.

*Investigation decisions taken by the Competition Board are announced for the information of the public after the decision is notified to the undertakings or associations of undertakings under investigation. These statements made within the scope of informing the public about the decisions of the Competition Board cannot be interpreted as the undertakings or associations of undertakings under investigation have violated the Act no 4054, faced or will face penal sanctions under the Act.