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| Hearing for the investigation conducted about the undertakings operating in the IT sector throughout Türkiye due to gentlemen's agreements for the labor market will be held on December 12-13 (14.11.2023) | 15.11.2023 | ||
| The investigation conducted for the determining whether article 4 of the Act no 4054 has been violated due to gentlemen’s agreements for the labor market has reached the hearing stage. The aforementioned hearing will be held on December, 12-13 at 10.30. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who want to attend the meeting to speak should apply to the Competition Authority together with a petition including the informat... | |||
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| Investigations about Ayaz ve Ortakları Limited Şirketi, SB Grup Kozmetik AŞ, Easyvit Sağlık Ürünleri Sanayi AŞ, ELCA Kozmetik Limited Şirketi, Farmatek İç ve Dış Tic. AŞ, Glohe Bitkisel Ürünler San. ve Tic. AŞ, L'Oreal Türkiye Kozmetik San. ve Ticaret AŞ, Rebul JCR Kozmetik Pazarlama AŞ and Sistem Kozmetik San. ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi were concluded (14.11.2023) | 14.11.2023 | ||
| Within the scope of the investigations conducted according to the Competition Board (Board) decisions dated 13.04.2023 and numbered 23-18/343-M(3), M(4), M(5), M(6), M(7), M(9), M(11) and M(12) about the claims that undertakings operating in cosmetics and personal care products sector violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (the Act no 4054) by means of resale price maintenance, restricting online sales and participating in a hub&spoke cartel, as a result of the co... | |||
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| One of the leading news organizations in the field of competition law and policy, Brussel-based MLex published its exclusive interview with the President of the Competition Authority Birol Küle on October 30. (31.10.2023) | 13.11.2023 | ||
| It is stated in the interview that the Competition Authority has increased its scrutiny against undertakings that commit anticompetitive practices especially in the retail market, labor market and unnotified mergers and acquisitions. Mr. KÜLE stated in the interview that the Authority fulfilled its duties in the fight against inflation and there were a record number of probes in the sectors which directly affected consumers and which had a significant impact on inflation in the last four... | |||
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| The Chairman of the Competition Board Birol KÜLE and Board Member Berat UZUN Have Taken Oath and Taken Office Again (8.11.2023) | 9.11.2023 | ||
| Birol KÜLE, who was reappointed as the Chairman of the Competition Board with the Presidential decision dated 01.11.2023 and numbered 2023/474, which was published in the Official Gazette dated 02.11.2023 and numbered 32357, and Berat UZUN, who was reappointed as a Board Member with the same decision, took office after taking oath on 08.11.2023 before the Council of the First Presidency of the Court of Cassation. Competition Board Members and high-level managers of the Authority attended the ... | |||
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| Hearing for the Investigation concerning Uğur Soğutma Makinaları Sanayi ve Tic. AŞ to be Held on December 05, 2023 (7.11.2023) | 9.11.2023 | ||
| The investigation conducted to determine whether Uğur Soğutma Makinaları Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition reached the hearing stage. The hearing will be held on December 05, 2023 at 10:30. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who want to attend the meeting to speak should apply to the Competition Authority together with a petition including the informa... | |||
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| Investigation about certain undertakings operating in the production and sale of cement and ready mixed concrete in Hatay and Malatya initiated (7.11.2023) | 9.11.2023 | ||
| The Competition Board took the decisions dated 19.10.2023 and numbered 23-49/936-M(1), 23-49/936-M(2) and dated 26.10.2023 and numbered 23-50/982-M to initiate an investigation in order to determine whether undertakings operating in the production and sale of cement and ready mixed concrete in Hatay and Malatya violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of price fixing and allocating regions/customers about The following undertakings operating in Hatay: ... | |||
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| Investigation about Certain Ready-Mixed Concrete Producers Operating in Ankara Initiated (7.11.2023) | 9.11.2023 | ||
| In its meeting on 19.10.2023, the Competition Board took the decision numbered 23-49/937-M to initiate an investigation in order to determine whether certain ready-mixed producers operating in Ankara violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of agreements/concerted practices restricting competition concerning the labor market about the following undertakings: Baştaş Hazır Beton Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ, Birlik Hazır Beton ve Yapı AŞ Güven Grup Haz... | |||
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| Competition Authority releases new periodical titled "Competition Newsletter" | 4.11.2023 | ||
| We are honored to introduce you the Turkish Competition Authority’s (TCA) new periodical, titled “Competition Newsletter”. With the knowledge and experience it accumulated through a period of more than 25 years, the TCA has led landmark cases and made significant contributions to the economic welfare of Türkiye. In line with the TCA’s commitment to share its experience and better express its enforcement to its shareholders, the Competition Newsletter aims to highlight the main activities o... | |||
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| The Investigations into the Egg Sector were Concluded. (31.10.2023) | 2.11.2023 | ||
| Two separate investigations were initiated by the Competition Board in May 2022 on the egg sector about the allegations of price fixing, sharing regions and restricting the quantity of supply. The allegations about a total of 34 egg producers were comprehensively examined in the first examination whereas the allegations about 13 associations of egg producers and 12 egg producers were examined thoroughly in the second. 14 undertakings party to the investigation requested settlement during... | |||
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| The Investigation about Media Markt Turkey Ticaret Limited Şirketi, Teknosa İç ve Dış Tic.AŞ and Vatan Bilgisayar Sanayi ve Tic. concluded. (1.11.2023) | 2.11.2023 | ||
| The investigation about the claim that Vatan Bilgisayar Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ, Teknosa İç ve Dış Ticaret AŞ and Media Markt Turkey Ticaret Limited Şirketi have violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by exchanging information on competitively sensitive data was concluded. Having discussed the file on 26.10.2023, the Competition Board has decided that Vatan Bilgisayar Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ, Teknosa İç ve Dış Ticaret AŞ and Media Markt Turkey Ticaret Limited Şirketi... | |||
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