The investigation conducted in accordance with Competition Board decisions dated 15.02.2015 and 07.07.2015, numbered 15-08/108-M and 15-28/319-M in order to determine whether

− Aral Oyun Konsol ve Aksesuar Tic. A.Ş.,
− Doğan Müzik Kitap Mağazacılık Pazarlama A.Ş.,
− Gold Teknoloji Marketleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş.,
− Kliksa İç ve Dış Tic. A.Ş.,
− Bimeks Bilgi İşlem ve Dış Tic. A.Ş.,
− LG Elektronics Tic. A.Ş.,
− MS İstanbul İç ve Dış Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Teknosa İç ve Dış. Tic. A.Ş.,
− Türk Philips Ticaret A.Ş.,
− Vatan Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. A.Ş., and
− Vestel Ticaret A.Ş.,
operating in the field of computer and console games and consumer electronics, violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 has been concluded.

As a result of the discussion of the file by the Competition Board on 07.11.2016, the following decisions has been taken:

In the market for computer and console games, it was decided that
− Aral Oyun Konsol ve Aksesuar Tic. A.Ş. was in collusion with Doğan Müzik Kitap Mağazacılık Pazarlama A.Ş., Vatan Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Teknosa İç ve Dış. Tic. A.Ş., Kliksa İç ve Dış Tic. A.Ş. and Gold Teknoloji Marketleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. for the purposes of maintaining retail prices and therefore the aforementioned undertakings violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 and should be imposed administrative fines under article 16 of the same Act;
− Sufficient information to suggest Bimeks Bilgi İşlem ve Dış Tic. A.Ş. violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 was not found and therefore there was no grounds for imposing administrative fines on that company;
In the market for consumer electronics, it was decided that
− LG Electronics Tic. A.Ş. colluded with MS İstanbul İç ve Dış Tic. Ltd. Şti. and Teknosa İç ve Dış. Tic. A.Ş. for the purposes of maintaining retail prices and therefore the aforementioned undertakings violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 and should be imposed administrative fines under article 16 of the same Act;
− Vestel Ticaret A.Ş. and Türk Philips Tic. A.Ş. violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by maintaining resale prices for undertakings which handle the retail sales of their products and therefore should be imposed administrative fines under article 16 of the same Act,
− Sufficient information to suggest Vatan Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. A.Ş. and Bimeks Bilgi

İşlem ve Dış Tic. A.Ş. violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 was not found and therefore there was no grounds for imposing administrative fines on those companies;

Click here for the text of the pronouncement (in Turkish) for the decision dated 07.11.2016 and numbered 16-37/628-279, the reasoned version of which will be notified later and which can be appealed before Ankara Administrative Courts.