The Competition Board (the Board) concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted about the claim that Fakir Elektrikli Ev Aletleri Dış Ticaret AŞ (Fakir), which is operating in the small appliances sector, violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of determining the sale prices and restricting online sales of its resellers.

In line with the information and findings obtained during the preliminary inquiry, in the meeting of the Board on 20.02.2025, the decision numbered 25-07/177-M(2) was taken that an investigation shall be launched on Fakir, Teknosa İç ve Dış Tic. AŞ (Teknosa), Vatan Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. AŞ (Vatan) and Media Markt Turkey Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Mediamarkt) according to article 41 of the Act no 4054 in order to determine whether

• Fakir violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by means of intervening in the sale prices and restricting online sales of its resellers,
• Article 4 of the Act no 4054 was violated due to indirect information exchange among Teknosa, Vatan and Mediamarkt through Fakir.