Competition Authority concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the complaint claiming that driving courses operating in Bartın set their prices in collusion.

After examining the information, evidence and the findings gathered in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 17.10.2012, 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:
      
      - Dakın Eğitim Hizmetleri ve Tekstil Ticaret Pazarlama Ltd.
      - Özel Eyüp Şahin Sürücü Kursu - Ali EYÜPUSTAOĞLU,
      - Sina Eğitim Faaliyetleri Turizm Telekom Tekstil Gıda San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.
      - Özel Mervecan Eğitim Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd. Şti.

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 four undertakings violated article 5 of the Act no 4054 by jointly setting terms of trade such as prices and payment conditions and by sharing the payments made to the courses by collecting them in a pool.

*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.