Competition Authority concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the complaint claiming that driving courses operating in the Kırıkkale province conspired to form a pool to implement single pricing.

After examining the information, evidence and the findings gathered in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 11.07.2013, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and decided to open an investigation under article 41 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition concerning the following undertakings:

• Bilsan Eğt. Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. (BİL-SÜR Motor Vehicles Driving Course - MVDC),
• Üçel 71 İnşaat Nak. Tur. Gıda ve Yay. Hiz. Taah. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (İNCİ 71 MVDC),
• Öz Kardeşler Eğitim ve Öğretim Rehabilitasyon Temizlik Nak. Taah. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. (BAYRAK SRC/MVDC),
• Hayat 71 Eğt. Öğr. Gıda İnş. Rek. Sağl. Tur. Nak. Tem. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (HAYAT MVDC)
• Özel Oto Sinyal Eğitim Hiz. Turizm Nak. İnş. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (OTO-SİNYAL MVDC),
• Özgüvenler Eğt. Öğr. Gıda İnş. Mimar Taah. Kom. Rekl. Pazarlama Besicilik Nak. Tekstil İth İhr. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (ŞALİDA MVDC),
• Özel Zengin Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu (ZENGİN MVDC),
• Özel Oto Yükseliş Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu (YÜKSELİŞ MVDC)
• Özel Lider Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu (Lider Driving Course)
• Özel Altınbaşak Motorlu Taşıt Sürücüleri Kursu (Altınbaşak Driving Course)
• Oto Viraj Eğitim Hizm. Nak. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Oto Viraj Driving Course)
• Altınçağ Eğitim Hizm. Ve Tic. A.Ş. (Altınçağ Driving Course)
• Birlik Eğt. Öğr. Hiz. Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Fatih Driving Course)
• Star Bilgisayar Özel Eğt. Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Özlem Driving Course)
• A.G. Vatan Eğt. Hiz. Ltd. Şti. (Ay-yıldız Driving Course)

Article 4 of the Act no 4054 prohibits all anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices between undertakings. The investigation was initiated in order to determine whether the aforementioned fifteen undertakings violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by establishing commercial terms such as prices and terms of payment in collusion and by pooling and allocating the payments made to the courses.

*Investigation decisions taken by the Competition Board are announced to the public following the notification of the decision to the undertakings or associations of undertakings under investigation. These declarations, which are made within the framework of informing the public on Competition Board decisions, can not be interpreted to mean the undertakings or associations of undertakings under investigation have violated the Act no 4054 and that they have faced or will face sanctions under the Act.