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Decision taken to open an investigation about Koroplast Temizlik ve Ambalaj Ürünleri San. ve Dış Tic. AŞ, Provel San. ve Tic. AŞ and VND Global Plastik AŞ			9.1.2025
The preliminary inquiry, which was conducted according to the decision of the Competition Board dated 27.06.2024 and numbered 24-27/655-M to determine whether undertakings which produce/supply non-chemical cleaning products, food storage products, trash bags and bakery consumables violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of exchanging competitively sensitive information, was concluded.  The Competition Board considered the information and documents obtai...
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2024 Mergers and Acquisitions Overview Report Published			8.1.2025
The Turkish Competition Authority’s 2024 Mergers and Acquisitions Overview Report has been published. The report, based on data related to the merger, acquisition and privatization decisions taken by the Competition Board, includes the following main observations:  The Competition Authority examined a total of 311 merger, acquisition and privatization transactions in 2024.  With the exception of privatizations, in 131 of these transactions the target company was based in Türkiye. The...
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Investigation about Casting Agencies Association as well as Casting Agencies and Managers Initiated			8.1.2025
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted about the claim that Casting Agencies Association as well as casting agencies and managers violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition.   In its meeting on 12.12.2024, the Competition Board considered the information and documents obtained and observations made in the preliminary inquiry significant and sufficient and took the decision numbered 24-53/1175-M to initiate an investigation about Castin...
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Hearing for the Investigation on Frito Lay Gıda San. ve Tic. AŞ to Be Held on February 04, 2025			6.1.2025
The investigation conducted to determine whether Frito Lay Gıda San. ve Tic. AŞ violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by obstructing the activities of its competitors in retail outlets has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerned will be held on February 04, 2025, at 10.30 am. Complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting in accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board" to make a statement should apply to the Competi...
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Investigation about Pure Organic Gıda AŞ Initiated			3.1.2025
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted about the claim that Pure Organic Gıda AŞ violated article 4 of Act no 4054 on the Protection of competition by means of determining its buyers’ resale prices.   Having discussed the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting on 20.12.2024, the Competition Board considered the findings significant and sufficient, and took the decision numbered 24-54/1190-M that an inves...
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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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