The investigation initiated by the Competition Board on September 9, 2009 concerning Doğan Yayın Holding A.Ş., Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş., Doğan Gazetecilik A.Ş., Bağımsız Gazeteciler Yayıncılık A.Ş., Doğan Daily Nevs Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş. was concluded and the decision was announced today (April 5, 2011) at 2:00 p.m.
The investigation found that the economic entity, which was comprised of the companies titled Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş. , Doğan Gazetecilik A.Ş. Bağımsız Gazeteciler Yayıncılık A.Ş., Doğan Daily Nevs Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş., operating in the market for daily newspaper advertising space under Doğan yayın Holding A.Ş. abused its dominant position in the aforementioned market; as a result it was decided that the following administrative fines should be imposed:
TL 3,804,716.21 for Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş.
TL 2,315,585.68 for Doğan Gazetecilik A.Ş.
TL 443,509.15 for Bağımsız Gazeteciler Yayıncılık A.Ş.
idari para cezası verilmesine karar verildi. The announcement found that it was not necessary to impose administrative fines on Doğan Daily Nevs Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş., whose activities were discontinued previously.