The Competition Board completed the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claims that Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. is dominant in the market for wholesale fixed broadband internet services and violated article 6 of the Act no. 4054 by preventing, without reasonable and justifiable reasons, its competitors in the market for retail fixed broadband services from providing services and obtaining subscribers.

After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 28.02.2019, the Competition Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision no. 19-10/112-M to initiate an investigation concerning Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. to determine whether the undertaking in question violated article 6 of the Act no. 4054.

*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.