Investigation concerning Zeyport Zeytinburnu Liman İşletmeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and GEMTAC Gemi Tali Acenteliği ve Bot Hiz. Tic. A.Ş. Concluded (20.3.2018)
The Board decision dated 26.03.2014 and numbered 14-12/223-99 related to the claim that Zeyport Zeytinburnu Liman İşletmeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., which is the operator of Zeytinburnu Port, carried out its operations in a way to violate articles 4 and 6 of the Act no. 4054; thus, impeded competition was annulled by the decision of Ankara 2nd Administrative Court dated 17.11.2016 and numbered E. 2014/1379, K. 2016/2917. As a result, an investigation concerning Zeyport Zeytinburnu Liman İşletmeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and GEMTAC Gemi Tali Acenteliği ve Bot Hiz. Tic. A.Ş. (Former title: S.S. Gemi Tali Acenteleri Deniz Motorlu Taşıyıcıları Kooperatifi) was initiated in order to determine whether articles 4 and 6 of the Act no. 4054 were violated.
Considering the issues pointed out in the ruling, regarding the investigation conducted according to the decision of the Competition Board dated 23.03.2017 and numbered 17-11/140-M, as a result of the discussion of the content of the file by the Competition Board on 15.03.2018, it was decided that Zeyport Zeytinburnu Liman İşletmeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and GEMTAC Gemi Tali Acenteliği ve Bot Hiz. Tic. A.Ş. did not violate article 4 and 6 of the act no 4054 and it was not necessary to impose administrative fines on the said undertakings.
Click here for the text of the pronouncement (in Turkish) dated 15.03.2018 and numbered 18-08/152-73, the reasoned decision for which will be notified later and which can be appealed before Ankara Administrative Courts.