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| Panel about the Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labor Markets Held | 20.12.2024 | ||
| A panel for discussing the provisions of the Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labor Markets, which was adopted by the decision of the Competition Board dated 21.11.2024 and numbered 24-49/1087-RM(4), in terms of legal and economic aspects was held with the cooperation of Galatasaray University Faculty of Law and the Turkish Competition Authority on December 18, 2024 in Galatasaray University Ortaköy Campus. The panel started with the opening remarks by the President of the Turkish C... | |||
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| The investigation about Çiçeksepeti İnternet Hizmetleri AŞ was terminated as the commitments offered were accepted | 20.12.2024 | ||
| According to the Competition Board (the Board) decision dated 11.01.2024 and numbered 24-03/23-M, an investigation was opened about Çiçeksepeti İnternet Hizmetleri AŞ (ÇİÇEKSEPETİ) concerning the claim that ÇİÇEKSEPETİ violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by foreclosing the platform services to third party sellers and favoring its dealers. While the investigation process was ongoing, ÇİÇEKSEPETİ applied to initiate the commitment procedure and as a result of the discussio... | |||
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| Investigation on Asmaş Ağır Sanayi Malzemeleri İmal ve Tic. AŞ, Kümaş Manyezit Sanayi AŞ and Piromet Pirometalurji Malzeme Refrakter Mak. San. ve Tic. AŞ Concluded | 20.12.2024 | ||
| With the Competition Board decision dated 11.05.2023 and numbered 23-21/413-M, an investigation was launched into the allegation that Asmaş Ağır Sanayi Malzemeleri İmal ve Ticaret AŞ (ASMAŞ), Kümaş Manyezit Sanayi AŞ (KÜMAŞ) and Piromet’ Pirometalurji Malzeme Refrakter Makine Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ (PİROMET), active in the production of high-temperature resistant refractory materials used in many fields of iron and steel manufacturing, violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Com... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Başkent Ankara Yayıncılık Eğitim Hizmetleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. ve Uzman Kariyer Kitabevi Yayın Dağıtım Eğitim ve Öğretim Hizmetleri Giyim Gıda Tic. Ltd. Şti. Concluded | 19.12.2024 | ||
| In the investigation which is conducted about Başkent Ankara Yayıncılık Eğitim Hizmetleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (BAŞKENT YAYINCILIK), Bilfen Yayıncılık ve Tic. AŞ (BİLFEN YAYINCILIK), Batuksan Eğitim Hizmetleri ve Yayıncılık Tic. AŞ (BATUKSAN YAYIMCILIK) and Uzman Kariyer Kitabevi Yayın Dağıtım Eğitim ve Öğretim Hizmetleri Giyim Gıda Tic. Ltd. Şti. (UZMAN YAYIN), which are operating in the area of publishing and distributing supplementary materials related to different education levels and publ... | |||
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| Hearing for the Investigation concerning Meram Elektrik Dağıtım AŞ to be Held on January 14, 2025 | 16.12.2024 | ||
| The investigation which is conducted about the claim that Meram Elektrik Dağıtım AŞ violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by conducting discriminative behavior in the assessment of unlicensed electricity generation applications has reached the hearing stage. The hearing in question will be held on January 14, 2025 at 10:30. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who want to attend the... | |||
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| Investigation on Google Reklamcılık ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti., Google International LLC, Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Alphabet Inc. Concluded. | 13.12.2024 | ||
| The Competition Board (Board) concluded the investigation it launched on the economic entity (Google) comprised of Google Reklamcılık ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti., Google International LLC, Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Alphabet Inc. with its decision dated 18.05.2023 and numbered 23-23/432-M in order to determine if Article 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition was violated in online display advertising and online ad technology services by Google. The investigation first e... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Undertakings Operating in the Field of Tire Production and Distribution in the Automotive Sector. | 11.12.2024 | ||
| With the Competition Board (Board) decision dated 07.03.2024 and numbered 24-12/230-M, a preliminary inquiry was launched in response to the allegations that undertakings in the automotive sector operating in the production and distribution of tires engaged in exchange of competitively sensitive information among competitors, signed agreements restricting competition between rivals, maintained resale prices of their dealers, allocated regions and customers between dealers, signed exclusivity agr... | |||
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| TRNC Competition Board Paid A Study Visit to the Turkish Competition Authority on December 6, 2024. | 9.12.2024 | ||
| Within the framework of the memorandum of cooperation signed between the Turkish Competition Authority and the Competition Board of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which was signed during the official visit performed to TRNC between November 24 and 26, 2024, a TRNC delegation led by the Chairman of the TRNC Competition Board Mr. Mustafa ÜSTÜNEL and comprised of Board Members Prof. Tülen SANER, Dr. Tahir YEŞİLADA, Mr. Kubilay SEPETCİOĞLU and Atty. Şifa KIRMIZIGİL, has paid a study... | |||
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| Investigation on Abko İç ve Dış Ticaret Limited Şirketi Concluded. | 6.12.2024 | ||
| The investigation launched with the Competition Board decision dated 27.06.2024 and numbered 24-27/647-M in order to determine whether Abko İç ve Dış Ticaret Limited Şirketi (Abko), active in the cosmetics and personal care products sector with the Davines brand, violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by restricting internet sales and fixing resale prices for resellers was concluded with settlement and commitments. Accordingly, concerning the allegation that A... | |||
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| The investigation about Meta was terminated as the commitments offered were accepted | 5.12.2024 | ||
| In the meeting of the Competition Board dated 23.11.2023, the decision numbered 23-54/1031-M was taken that an investigation shall be opened about Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) upon the claim that Meta violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 by linking its application Threads and Instagram and combining certain data between Threads and Instagram. It was understood from the examination of Meta’s data combining policies that the data collected from Instagram accounts could be transferred to Threads... | |||
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