The investigation conducted in order to determine whether the economic entity comprised of Google LLC, Google International LLC and Google Reklamcılık ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti. violated the Act no 4054 by its behavior related to the offering of its mobile operation system as well as mobile applications and services, and by the agreements the economic entity concerned signed with device manufacturers.

As a result of the discussion of the file by the Competition Board on 19.09.2018, it was decided that the economic entity comprised of Google LLC, Google International LLC and Google Reklamcılık ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti. violated article 6 of the Act no 4054, and therefore an administrative fine should be imposed on the companies in question under article 16 of the same Act.

Click here for the text of the pronouncement (in Turkish) for the decision dated 19.09.2018 and numbered 18-33/555-273, the reasoned version of which will be notified later and which may be appealed before Ankara Administrative Courts.