The investigation conducted on Antalya Pegas Otelcilik Turizm İnşaat Taşımacılık ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti., Odeon Turizm İşletmeciliği A.Ş., Alkan Grup Turizm İşletmeleri A.Ş. and V Turizm Seyahat Acentalığı Taşımacılık İnş. Tic. A.Ş. to determine whether they violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by complicating the operations of their competitors through horizontal and vertical agreements or through concerted practices was concluded.

The investigation had been initiated in response to the 16th Administrative Court of Ankara decision dated 10.11.2014 and numbered E:2014/236, K:2014/1415, which annulled the Competition Board decision dated 29.08.2013, numbered 13-49/701-299, to render opinion to the aforementioned undertakings under article 9.3 of the Act no 4054 stating that they should avoid agreements and practices distorting competition under article 4 of the same Act, and that otherwise proceedings would be started concerning the undertakings under the Act no 4054.

As a result of the discussion of the file in the Competition Board meeting of 21.11.2016, it was decided that Antalya Pegas Otelcilik Turizm İnşaat Taşımacılık ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti., Odeon Turizm İşletmeciliği A.Ş., Alkan Grup Turizm İşletmeleri A.Ş. and V Turizm Seyahat Acentalığı Taşımacılık İnş. Tic. A.Ş. violated article 4 of the Act no 4054, and that administrative fines should be imposed on the undertakings in question under article 16 of the same Act.

Click here for the text of the pronouncement (in Turkish) for the decision dated 21.11.2016 and numbered 16-40/662-296, the reasoned version of which will be notified later and which can be appealed before Ankara Administrative Courts.