Upon the decision of Ankara 18th Administrative Court, the Competition Board reevaluated its decision about the claim that the economic entity consisted of Tirsan Kardan Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Tiryakiler Yedek Parça Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. abused its dominant position by hindering the entry of its competitors to the market.

Previously, in the investigation about the said complaint, the Board examined the practices in question and took the decision numbered 15-30/445-132 on 10.07.2015 that the economic entity consisted of Tirsan Kardan Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Tiryakiler Yedek Parça Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. was not in dominant position in the relevant markets defined; therefore the practices in question were not regarded as infringement within the scope of article 6 of the Act no. 4054 and it was not necessary to impose fines to the said undertaking according to Article 16 of the same Act. However, the Board decision in question was annulled by the decision of Ankara 18^th Administrative Court dated 27.10.2017 and numbered E. 2016/143 and K. 2017/2794.

After discussing the information and documents in the file in its meeting of 08.02.2018 and considering the issues laid down in the relevant court decision, the Board took the decision no.18-04/65-M to initiate an investigation about:

• Tirsan Kardan Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and
• Tiryakiler Yedek Parça Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

 *Investigation decisions taken by the Competition Board are announced to the public following the notification of the decision to the undertakings or associations of undertakings under investigation. Those announcements, which are made within the framework of informing the public about the decisions of the Competition Board, cannot be interpreted to mean that the undertakings or associations of undertakings under investigation have violated the Act no 4054, or they are or will be subject to penal sanctions under the Act.