Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that autogas dealers operating in the central district of the Adıyaman Province raised prices in collusion.

After discussing the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 19.01.2017, Competition Board determined that the findings were significant and sufficient and took the decision numbered 17-03/22-M to launch an investigation on the following undertakings in order to ascertain whether they violated article 4 of the Act no 4054:

− Ünal Turizm Uluslararası Taşımacılık ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti.,
− Beyazyıldız Madeni Yağlar ve Petrol Ürünleri Turizm Gıda Otomotiv Tic. ve San. Ltd. Şti.,
− Atayoğlu Petrol Ürünleri Tekstil Gıda İnşaat Turizm Otomotiv San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Tohumcu Akaryakıt Taşımacılık Oto Lastikleri İnşaat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Dostlar Akaryakıt Nakliyat Gıda ve Yem San. Tic. A.Ş.,
− Mustafa Dağdevran,
− Mustafa Yücel Petrol Akaryakıt Turizm Nakliyat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Karınca Akaryakıt Enerji İnşaat Orman Ürünleri Nakliye San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Öncebe Petrol İnşaat San. ve Tic. A.Ş.,
− Adıyaman İpek Akaryakıt Otomotiv Gübre İnşaat Nakliye San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Doğkar Akaryakıt Turizm Gıda Taşımacılık İnşaat Temizlik San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Celaloğulları Akaryakıt Gıda Otomotiv Nakliyat İnşaat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Alibeyoğulları Akaryakıt Doğalgaz İnşaat Mühendislik Taşımacılık Gübre San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Daşcanlar Akaryakıt Taşımacılık İnşaat Demir Çelik Metal Gıda San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Gap Akaryakıt Nakliyat Gıda İletişim Madencilik Yedek Parça San. ve Tic. A.Ş.,
− Denyıl Akaryakıt Nakliye Tekstil Gıda Turizm İnşaat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.

As known, article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition prohibits anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices between undertakings. The investigation was initiated in order to determine whether the undertakings in question violated article 4 of the Act no 4054.

*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, cannot 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 in question.