The investigation whether certain private healthcare institutions and associations of undertakings violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition was concluded. 

As a result of the discussion of the file on 24.02.2022 by the Competition Board, it was decided that 18 private healthcare institutions and one association of undertakings violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition, thus, those undertakings shall be imposed administrative fines. However, no information and document showing that Acıbadem Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Tic. A.Ş. Bursa Branch, Medi Bafra Özel Sağlık Hizm. San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Özel Ack Ürotaş Üroloji Tıp Merkezi Sağlık Hizm. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Özel Ana Teşhis Tedavi ve Sağlık Hizm. A.Ş., Realist Özel Sağlık Hizm. Tıbbi Cihaz İnş. Tur. Tic. ve San A.Ş., Romatem Fizik Tedavi ve Özel Sağlık Hizmetleri Ticaret A.Ş., Rom-Mer Özel Sağlık Hizmetleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi and the Association of Private Hospitals’ Platform violated the Act no 4054 could be found; therefore, it is not necessary to impose administrative fines to the abovementioned within the framework of Article 16 of the Act no 4054. 

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