Upon the decision of 8th Administrative Law Chamber of Ankara Regional Administrative Court, the Competition Board reevaluated the claim that Petrol Ofisi Havacılık Operasyonları A.Ş., THY Opet Havacılık Yakıtları A.Ş. and Triple Star Aviation Ltd. violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 through their practices in the market for supplying fuel to private jets.

Previously, as a result of the preliminary inquiry made about the claim in question, the Board took the decision dated 01.11.2018 and numbered 18-41/652-318 that it was not necessary to initiate an investigation regarding the claims in question according to article 41 of the Act. Following that, the said Board decision was annulled by the decision of 8th Administrative Law Chamber of Ankara Regional Administrative Court dated 09.03.2022 and numbered 2021/896 E. 2022/353 K.

The Board discussed the information and documents in the file in its meeting dated 07.04.2022 and took the decision no 22-16/277-M that an investigation shall be initiated concerning Petrol Ofisi Havacılık Operasyonları A.Ş., THY Opet Havacılık Yakıtları A.Ş. and Triple Star Aviation Ltd. in order to fulfill the requirement of the Court decision.

*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 about which an investigation has been initiated have violated the Act no 4054, or they are or will be subject to penal sanctions under the Act.