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Investigation Conducted about D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret AŞ (Hepsiburada) Concluded			4.12.2024
According to the Competition Board decision dated 19.10.2023 and numbered 23-49/940-M, an investigation was initiated about D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Tic. AŞ (Hepsiburada) in order to determine whether the automatic pricing mechanism it offered for the use of sellers in multi-category e-marketplace market violated the Act. The automatic pricing mechanism, which was put into practice by Hepsiburada in June 2023, is actually a system which automatizes the rivalry among sellers to appear ...
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Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labor Markets adopted with the Competition Board decision dated 21.11.2024 and numbered 24-49/1087-RM(4)			3.12.2024
The Draft Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labor Markets were prepared under the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition with an aim to ensure legal certainty and predictability, and were submitted to public opinion in accordance with the Competition Board decision dated 12.09.2024 and numbered 24-37/888-M. The opinions received from universities, non-governmental organizations, undertakings, associations of undertakings, law firms, lawyers and independent business owners were ...
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Investigation launched on 14 undertakings operating in the seed market			29.11.2024
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted about the claim that undertakings operating in hybrid industrial gherkin seed and hybrid vegetable and fruit seeds markets violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition. Having discussed the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting on 07.11.2024, the Competition Board considered the findings significant and sufficient and took the decision no 24-...
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Investigation concerning DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret AŞ(Trendyol) concluded			28.11.2024
According to the Competition Board decision dated 19.10.2023 and numbered 23-49/940-M, an investigation was initiated on DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret AŞ (Trendyol) in order to determine whether the automatic pricing mechanism it offered for the use of sellers in multi-category e-marketplace market violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition. The automatic pricing mechanism, which was put into practice by Trendyol at the end of 2021, is actually a system which ...
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Protocol signed between the Turkish Competition Authority and the Competition Board of TRNC to improve cooperation.			27.11.2024
The President of the Competition Authority, Mr. Birol KÜLE, and the Chairman of the Competition Board of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Mr. Mustafa ÜSTÜNEL, signed an updated and expanded version of the existing memorandum of cooperation between the Turkish Competition Authority and the Competition Board of Northern Cyprus, in a ceremony also attended by Mr. Olgun AMCAOĞLU, the Minister of Economy and Energy for TRNC.  The goal of the memorandum of cooperation is to exchange ...
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Investigation launched on “Mastercard” and “Visa”			21.11.2024
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted about the claim that MASTERCARD and VISA, which are providing payment system services globally, violated article 4 and/or 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of various exclusionary practices in scheme services and digital wallet services markets, where they carry out activities in Türkiye. In the meeting of the Competition Board dated 24.10.2024, it was decided that in order to examine   whe...
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The Competition Board rendered its decision on the transaction involving the acquisition of sole control over TP Petrol Dağıtım Anonim Şirketi by Zeren Group Yatırım AŞ via Altınbaş Petrol ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi			19.11.2024
The Competition Board rendered its decision on the transaction involving the acquisition of sole control over TP Petrol Dağıtım Anonim Şirketi by Zeren Group Yatırım AŞ via Altınbaş Petrol ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi. The Board addressed the effects of the transaction in detail in the market for the sale of automotive and industrial mineral oil as well as in all stages of the fuel sector, including the provision, distribution, storage and retail sales of fuel.  As a result of the examination...
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Around 9 million TL in Fines Imposed on Viking Kağıt in the Investigation Concluded with a Settlement			13.11.2024
The investigation launched with the Competition Board decision dated 18.04.2024 and numbered 24-19/407-M to determine if Viking Kağıt ve Selüloz Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by fixing the resale prices of its buyers was concluded. The settlement text submitted by the Viking Kağıt ve Selüloz Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ during the investigation process was accepted with the Competition Board decision dated 07.11.2024 and numbered 24-45/105...
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Hearing for the Investigation on Kadıoğlu Kırtasiye Pazarlama Ticaret AŞ to be Held on 23.12.2024			12.11.2024
The investigation launched in accordance with the Competition Board decision dated 12.10.2023 and numbered 23-48/909-M in order to determine if Kadıoğlu Kırtasiye Pazarlama Ticaret AŞ violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by fixing sale prices and restricting internet sales by resellers has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerned will be held on 23.12.2024, at 14.00 am.  Complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting in accordance with ...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning the Economic Entity comprised of Google Reklamcılık ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti., Google International LLC, Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Alphabet Inc., to be Held on 03.12.2024.			11.11.2024
The investigation launched in accordance with the Competition Board decision dated 18.05.2023 and numbered 23-23/432-M in response to the claim that the economic entity comprised of Google Reklamcılık ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti., Google International LLC, Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Alphabet Inc. Violated Article 6 of the Act no 4054 by their tying and self-preferencing practices related to their online display advertising and advertisement technologies services activities has reached the ...
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