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| Investigation Launched on APPLE, DESTEK BİLİŞİM, EASYCEP, GETMOBİL and HB BİLİŞİM. | 27.3.2025 | ||
| The Competition Board (Board) concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted into the allegation that Apple Teknoloji ve Satış Limited Şirketi (APPLE), which is engaged in sale and distribution activities in Türkiye, including imports and exports of technologic devices such as computers, tablets, mobile phones, earphones, peripheral equipment and Apple or third-party brand accessories, violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (Act no 4054) by intervening with the sale ... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Opet Petrolcülük AŞ (OPET). | 26.3.2025 | ||
| Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted into the allegation that OPET violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition with the vertical agreements it signed. As noted in numerous decisions taken by the Competition Board, usufruct agreements, title deed annotated lease and other agreements with similar effects may result in a de facto situation where duration of the non-compete obligation placed on the dealer to exceed the five year maximum limit re... | |||
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| Investigation Conducted about Undertakings Operating in Power Transformer Sector Concluded | 21.3.2025 | ||
| The investigation, which is conducted according to the Competition Board (Board) decisions dated 13.07.2023 and numbered 23-31/596-M, dated 28.09.2023 and numbered 23-46/875-M, and dated 09.05.2024 and numbered 24-22/505-M to determine whether certain undertakings operating in the sector for power and distribution transformer as well as switchgear and concrete kiosk, which are breakdown of electricity transmission and distribution equipment, violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competit... | |||
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| The Hearing for the Investigation about Certain Undertakings Which Operate Private Food Control Laboratory in Türkiye to be held on April 15, 2025 | 21.3.2025 | ||
| The investigation which is conducted to determine whether certain undertakings which operate private food control laboratory in Türkiye violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of an agreement and/or concerted practice for price fixing in food analysis fees and exchanging competitively sensitive information has reached the hearing stage. The hearing in question will be held on April 15, 2025 at 10:30. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings H... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Fakir, Teknosa, Vatan Bilgisayar and MediaMarkt | 20.3.2025 | ||
| The Competition Board (the Board) concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted about the claim that Fakir Elektrikli Ev Aletleri Dış Ticaret AŞ (Fakir), which is operating in the small appliances sector, violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of determining the sale prices and restricting online sales of its resellers. In line with the information and findings obtained during the preliminary inquiry, in the meeting of the Board on 20.02.2025, the decisi... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Arzum Elektrikli Ev Aletleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ (Arzum), which operates in the small appliances sector. | 20.3.2025 | ||
| The Competition Board (the Board) concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted about the claim that Arzum Elektrikli Ev Aletleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ (Arzum), which is operating in the small appliances sector, violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of determining the resale prices and restricting online sales of its resellers. The findings obtained during the preliminary inquiry were considered sufficient and in the meeting of the Board on 20.02.2025, t... | |||
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| Acquisition of the Sole Control of Eczacıbaşı Monrol Nükleer Ürünler Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi by Curium International Trading B.V. Authorized Conditionally | 19.3.2025 | ||
| It has been concluded that the acquisition of the sole control of Eczacıbaşı Monrol Nükleer Ürünler Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, which is operating in the field of nuclear medicine, by Curium International Trading B.V. will not decrease efficient competition under the scope of article 7 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition in ”Mo-99 Isotope”, “Ge-68 Isotope” and “Ga-68 Generator” markets, which are affected by the transaction; on the other hand, it has been concluded that the... | |||
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| Participation in the Workshop organized by the International Competition Network (ICN) Unilateral Conduct Working Group (UCWG) (12.03.2025) | 18.3.2025 | ||
| The Unilateral Conduct Working Group, one of the working groups of the International Competition Network (ICN) and co-chaired by the Turkish Competition Authority, along with the Competition Authorities of Spain, Brazil and Sweden, organized a workshop hosted by the Brazilian Competition Authority (CADE) on March 12-14, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Başak Tekçam, who serves in our Authority’s Supervision and Enforcement Department-I, participated as an online speaker in the plenary session ... | |||
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| Investigation launched on NETFLIX, DISNEY+, EXXEN, BLUTV, AMAZON and GAİN | 17.3.2025 | ||
| The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted into the allegation that the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition was violated by undertakings providing subscription-based on-demand video services aimed at broadcasting creative production content such as movies and series. In its meeting of 27.02.2025, the Competition Board found that the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry were significant and sufficient, and t... | |||
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| Participation in the rountable on “Development of Competition in Pharmaceutical Markets” organized by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia. | 14.3.2025 | ||
| Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia organized a roundtable on “Development of Competition in Pharmaceutical Markets” on March 12-13, 2025 in Kazan. During the roundtable, the participants exchanged their knowledge and experience about examples of competition law enforcement in pharmaceuticals sector, the problems and the need to cooperate in this area, assessment of patent and compulsory licensing under the scope of competition law and the increasing concentration in the sector. Ahmet Buğ... | |||
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