The Competition Board decided that an investigation regarding the media sector shall be launched on undertakings including well-known Turkish TV series production and distribution companies as well as digital marketing companies.

According to the Competition Board decisions dated 03.10.2024 and numbered 24-40/956-M(1), 24-40/956-M(2) and 24-40/956-M(3), an investigation shall be launched on Med Yapım Televizyon ve Filmcilik Anonim Şirketi (MED YAPIM), Ay Sanat Prodüksiyon ve Yapım Anonim Şirketi (AY YAPIM), MA Distribution Televizyon ve Filmcilik Anonim Şirketi (MADD ENTERTAINMENT), Yek Teknoloji Pazarlama Anonim Şirketi (MERZİGO) and Key Networks Holding Anonim Şirketi (KEY NETWORKS) to determine whether they violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (the Act no 4054).

Within the scope of the investigation in question

• Whether MED YAPIM and AY YAPIM, which are wellknown Turkish TV series production companies, and MADD ENTERTAINMENT, which was established under the partnership of the said production companies, violated the Act no 4054 by means of their actions concerning the distribution of national TV series abroad,
• Whether MED YAPIM and AY YAPIM violated the Act no 4054 by means of engaging in practices restrictive of competition in labor markets,
• Whether KEY NETWORKS and MERZİGO, which provides TV series content services via YOUTUBE and which are under the same economic unity, violated the Act no 4054 by means of exclusionary practices will be examined.