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| Investigation concerning Kadıoğlu Kırtasiye Pazarlama Ticaret AŞ Concluded | 31.12.2024 | ||
| The investigation which was conducted to determine whether Kadıoğlu Kırtasiye Pazarlama Ticaret AŞ violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of determining the sale prices and restricting the online sales of its resellers has been concluded. Having discussed the file on 27.12.2024, the Competition Board decided that Kadıoğlu Kırtasiye Pazarlama Ticaret AŞ violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition; therefore, administrative fin... | |||
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| Regulation on Fines to Apply in Cases of Agreements, Concerted Practices and Decisions Limiting Competition, and Abuse of Dominant Position Published in Official Gazette | 27.12.2024 | ||
| The Regulation, which had been implemented by the Competition Board since 2009 to set administrative fines to impose on competition infringements, was repealed. The Regulation on Fines to Apply in Cases of Agreements, Concerted Practices and Decisions Limiting Competition, and Abuse of Dominant Position, which was published in the Official Gazette dated 27 December 2024 and no 32765 entered into force. The distinction between “cartel” and “other violations” in the determination of administrativ... | |||
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| Investigation concerning EAE Elektrik Asansör Endüstrisi İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ Opened | 27.12.2024 | ||
| Upon the annulment of the decision dated 12.01.2023 and numbered 23-03/39-16, which the Competition Board took as a result of the investigation conducted upon the claim that EAE Elektrik Asansör Endüstrisi İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. made misleading and discrediting statements about its competitor’s products and made the customers buy its products, by Ankara 5th Administrative Court, in order to fulfill the requirement of the Court decision, in its meeting dated 12.12.2024, the Competition Boa... | |||
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| The Examination about “Türkiye Garanti Bankası AŞ’s Bonus Contracts” Concluded | 25.12.2024 | ||
| The examination, which was made under the scope of article 13 of the Act no 4054 in order to determine whether it is necessary to withdraw the individual exemption granted by various decisions of the Competition Board to Bonus Contracts made by Türkiye Garanti Bankası AŞ as the program operator with program member banks within the framework of Bonus Credit Card Program Sharing, was concluded. It was decided that Bonus Contracts cannot benefit from individual exemption on the grounds that... | |||
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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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