The investigation launched on Sahibinden Bilgi Teknolojileri Pazarlama ve Ticaret AŞ to determine whether Article 6 of the Act no 4054 was violated by the prevention of data portability and other means with respect toreal estate and vehicle sale/renting platform services has been concluded.

It is decided that SAHİBİNDEN made it harder for its corporate members to use multiple platforms by preventing data portability, implemented actual/contractual exclusivity by this method and by the non-compete obligations it introduced in its contracts, obstructing the operations of its competitors and thereby violating Article 6 of the Act no 4054 by abusing its dominant position, as a result of which administrative fines should be imposed on the undertaking concerned.

Click here for the text of the pronouncement for the decision dated 17.08.2023 and numbered 23-39/754-263, the reasoned version of which will be notified later and which may be appealed before Ankara Administrative Courts.