Investigation Initiated concerning 45 Bakeries Operating in the Central District of Aksaray (8.10.2013)

Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry which was launched on its own initiative in order to determine whether bakeries operating the Central district of Aksaray conspired to raise sales prices for bread.

After discussing the information, documents and findings acquired in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 16.09.2013, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and decided to launch an investigation on the following undertakings:

Ahmet ATILGAN-Numune Ekmek Fırını,
Ahmet GÜVERCİN-Altın Unlu Mamulleri,
Ahmet TEKFİDAN-Estaş Unlu Mamulleri,
Bekir ARISOY-Birtat Ekmek Fırını,
Birol ALTINSOY-Doyum Ekmek Fırını,
Birol ALTINSOY-Lezzet Ekmek Fırını,
Cemil BAŞER-Başak Ekmek Fırını,
Cuma APAYDIN-Aksaray Koçlar Unlu Mamuller Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. (Hasat Ekmek),
Cuma BAŞER-Mevlana Ekmek Fırını,
Emrah ALTINSOY-Emrah Unlu Mamulleri,
Ergün AVAN-Bereket Unlu Mamulleri,
Fatih YUMURT-Ruşenoğulları Unlu Mamulleri Gıda İnşaat Madencilik ve Canlı Hayvan Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. (Elit Unlu Mamulleri),
Halil BAYRAKLI-Bayraklı Kara Fırını,
Halis ALTINSOY-Lider Ekmek Fırını,
Hüseyin GÜVEN-Somuncu Baba Ekmek Fırını,
İbrahim ALTINSOY-Gümüş Unlu Mamulleri,
İbrahim TEKGÖZ-Kurtuluş Ekmek Fırını,
Kadir BAYRAKDAR-Bayrakdar Ekmek Fırını,
Kuddusi GÜVERCİN-Beyazsaray Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti.,
M. Esra GÜMÜŞSOY-Nimet Unlu Mamulleri,
Mehmet ALICIKUŞ-Doğuş Ekmek Fırını,
Mehmet SOLAK-Sultan Unlu Mamulleri İthalat ve İhracat Ltd. Şti.,
Mehmet ÜNLÜ-Emek Unlu Mamulleri,
Mesut ALTINSOY-Fatih Ekmek Fırını,
Mesut ALKAN-Kızılay Ekmek Francala Fırını,
Metin GÜVERCİN-İstiklal Ekmek Fırını,
Muammer KALKAN-Burçak Unlu Mamulleri,
Muhsin AKPINAR-Star Unlu Mamulleri,
Musa ÇİNİ-Çini Unlu Mamulleri,
Orhan AKINCI-Akıncı Aksaray Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti.,
Ömer ALICIKUŞ-Hilal Ekmek Fırını,
Ömer TEKFİDAN-Fırat Ekmek Fırını,
Özkan DAĞ-Balaklar Ekmek Fırını,
Rıfkı MUTLU-Kervansaray Unlu Mamulleri,
Sadi KILIÇ Kılıçoğlu-Ekmek ve Unlu Mamulleri,
Salih ALTINSOY-Fatih Pide Fırını,
Savfet TEKFİDAN-Nur Ekmek Fırını,
Sinan SAĞTAŞ-Benim Harman Unlu Mamulleri,
Tamer BAYRAKDAR-Melihşah Tütün Ürünleri Gıda Meşrubat Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. (Osmanlı Ekmek),
Taylan Özgür ŞAHİN-İmparator Ekmek Fırını,
Yasin EVLEN-Tuna Ekmek Fırını,
Yaşar ALTINSOY-Örnek Ekmek Fırını,
Yavuz ÇITAK-Özgür Ekmek Fırını,
Yusuf KESKİN-Emekli Ekmek Fırını,
Yüksel KARAKUŞ-Stad Ekmek Fırını

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 aforelisted ndertakings violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by conspiring to maintain sales prices for bread.

*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.