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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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| Investigation about Epson Italia S.P.A., Epson Italia S.P.A. Italy Headquarters Türkiye İstanbul Branch and Kadıoğlu Kırtasiye Pazarlama Ticaret AŞ Initiated. | 2.11.2023 | ||
| The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted on the claim that Epson Italia S.P.A. Italy Headquarters Türkiye İstanbul Branch and Kadıoğlu Kırtasiye Pazarlama Ticaret AŞ violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by restricting customers and regions, maintaining resale prices and restricting internet sales. The Competition Board discussed the information and documents obtained and observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its mee... | |||
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| Investigation conducted on Petrofis Akaryakıt Dağıtım Hizmetleri AŞ, THY OPET Havacılık Yakıtları AŞ and Triple Star Aviation Ltd., which operates as an intermediary, concluded (1.11.2023) | 2.11.2023 | ||
| The investigation made by the Competition Board upon the decision of 8th Administrative Law Chamber of Ankara Regional Administrative Court into the claim that Petrol Ofisi Havacılık Operasyonları AŞ, THY Opet Havacılık Yakıtları AŞ and Triple Star Aviation Ltd. violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 by means of their practices in the market for supplying fuel to private jets was concluded. Having discussed the file on 26.10.2023, the Competition Board has decided that Petrofis Akaryakı... | |||
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| Cooperation and Information Sharing Protocol was signed between Personal Data Protection Authority and the Competition Authority. (26.10.2023) | 30.10.2023 | ||
| A large number and a wide variety of products/services which support digital economy are developing with the technologies based on data. However, processing of personal data increasingly by big data technologies may raise significant concerns in terms of competition and protection of personal data because strategies of undertakings can be designed and/or implemented in a way that harms the privacy of personal data as well as the establishment of effective competition. This relationship, which af... | |||
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