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| During the examination of the notified acquisition of GrandVision N.V. by EssilorLuxottica S.A., by the Competition Board (the Board), EssilorLuxxotica made a request to submit commitments while the examination period was ongoing. | 16.9.2022 | ||
| As a result of the commitment discussions made thereupon, the final draft commitment text was found sufficient for solving the competition problems. With the decision dated 10.06.2021 and numbered 21-30/395-199, the Board made the commitments in question binding and authorized the transaction in question. Click here for the text of the decision dated 10.06.2021 and numbered 21-30/395-199. ... | |||
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| The Board Decision concerning the request for the grant of negative clearance/exemption to the practice under the Holiday Package Sales Cooperation Agreement signed between Türk Hava Yolları A.O. on the one side and Erka Etkinlik ve Turizm A.Ş. and Erka Tk Turizm Bilişim A.Ş. on the other (Date 11.03.2021, Number 21-13/175-76). | 16.9.2022 | ||
| The practice involves offering consumers holiday packages to be created by Erka Etkinlik ve Turizm A.Ş. and Erka Tk Turizm Bilişim A.Ş. for the duration of the agreement, using a holiday package brand that will be set up by THY. According to the Board decision negative clearance could not be granted to the Holiday Package Sales Cooperation Agreement under Article 8 of the Act no 4054, however, an individual exemption should be granted to the Holiday Package Sales Cooperation Agreement, since it... | |||
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| The Board Decision concerning the request that the acquisition of the sole control and 50% shares of Marport Liman İşletmeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. to be authorized within the framework of the Act no 4054 and Communique no 2010/4 on Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board (13.08.2020) | 16.9.2022 | ||
| As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file on 13.08.2020, the Competition Board decided that the notified transaction is subject to authorization under Article 7 of the Act no 4054 and the Communiqué no 2010/4 on Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Board; the transaction will lead to significant lessening of effective competition; therefore, the transaction shall not be allowed pursuant to article 7 of the Act no 4054. Click here for the text of the de... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. Concluded (13.9.2022) | 16.9.2022 | ||
| The investigation conducted about Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. was terminated upon the commitment submitted. With the Competition Board decision dated 21.07.2022 and no 22-33/527-M, an investigation was initiated about the claim that Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. is dominant in the relevant product market and it has violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by abusing its dominant position with its exclusionary practices on its competitors. While the investigation process was ong... | |||
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| The Board Decision concerning the Investigation about Yemek Sepeti Elektronik İletişim Perakende Gıda Lojistik AŞ (Yemek Sepeti) (28.01.2021) | 12.9.2022 | ||
| In the investigation by the Competition Board (the Board) concerning the claim that Yemek Sepeti Elektronik İletişim Perakende Gıda Lojistik AŞ (Yemek Sepeti) abused its dominant position, Yemek Sepeti made a request to offer commitments while the investigation period was ongoing. As a result of the commitment discussions made thereupon, the final draft commitment text was found sufficient for solving the competition problems. With the Board decision dated 28.01.2021 and numbered 21-05/64-28 tho... | |||
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| The Board Decision concerning the assessment of the commitment text submitted by SPGPrints Baskı Sistemleri Tic. Ltd. Şti. within the scope of the preliminary inquiry into the claim that the undertaking abused its dominant position in the market for repair and maintenance of laser engraving machines by means of using passwords (Date 28.10.2021, Number: 21-53/736-369) | 8.9.2022 | ||
| According to the Board decision numbered 21-11/151-M, it was decided that a preliminary inquiry would be initiated about SPGPrints Baskı Sistemleri ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi (SPGPRINTS). Having discussed the Preliminary Inquiry Report, the Board decided that additional work would be made. During the additional work process SPGPRINTS made an application for commitment. The Board concluded that the commitment offered by SPGPRINTS was proportional to the competition problems detected, able to ... | |||
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| The Board Decision concerning the commitments offered by Coca Cola Satış ve Dağıtım A.Ş. (CCSD) in the investigation to determine whether the undertaking concerned violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by preventing the sale of competing products at the final outlets (Date: 02.09.2021, Number: 21-41/610-297) | 6.9.2022 | ||
| With its decision of 02.04.2020, the Competition Board had launched an investigation to determine whether Coca Cola Satış ve Dağıtım A.Ş. violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by preventing the sale of competing products at the final outlets. While the investigation process was ongoing, CCSD submitted a comprehensive commitments package as a result of the discussions held in response to its application to initiate a commitments process addressing the competitive concerns i... | |||
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| The Hearing for Meta Platforms Inc., Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, WhatsApp LLC and Madoka Turkey Bilişim Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti., which was previously planned for August 23, 2022, Is Postponed. (19.8.2022) | 24.8.2022 | ||
| In the investigation launched on Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Inc.), Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (formerly Facebook Ireland Limited) and WhatsApp LLC with the decision dated 11.01.2021 and numbered 21-02/25-M, and on Madoka Turkey Bilişim Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti. with the decision dated 11.03.2021 and numbered 21-13/162-M, previously planned for August 23, 2022, is postponed, with the new date to be determined at a later time. ... | |||
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| The Board Decision concerning the request that a negative clearance/exemption be granted to the collection and sharing of certain information about the activities of Ceramic Sanitary Ware Manufacturers Association and Ceramic Tile Manufacturers (20.08.2020) | 23.8.2022 | ||
| As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file on 20.08.2020, the Competition Board decided that the collection by Rekabet Danışmanlık A.Ş. of certain information related to the activities of the members of Ceramic Sanitary Ware Manufacturers Association and Ceramic Tile Manufacturers Association and sharing of those with the participating members and the public according to the board of directors decision taken by Turkish Ceramics Federation cannot be granted negative clearance or ex... | |||
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| The Hearing for Meta Platforms Inc., Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, WhatsApp LLC and Madoka Turkey Bilişim Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti., which was previously planned for August 23, 2022, Is Postponed. (19.8.2022) | 22.8.2022 | ||
| In the investigation launched on Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Inc.), Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (formerly Facebook Ireland Limited) and WhatsApp LLC with the decision dated 11.01.2021 and numbered 21-02/25-M, and on Madoka Turkey Bilişim Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti. with the decision dated 11.03.2021 and numbered 21-13/162-M, previously planned for August 23, 2022, is postponed, with the new date to be determined at a later time. ... | |||
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