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| Balkan Competition Platform | 4.10.2024 | ||
| The Turkish Competition Authority took action with an aim to strengthen the relationships between Balkan competition authorities based on common historical heritage, cultural ties and geography on the one side, and to understand and solve current issues in competition law and spread competition culture in the region on the other. The meeting of the Balkan Competition Platform, organized by the Turkish Competition Authority, was held in İstanbul on September 30, 2024, with the participation of hi... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Adidas Spor Malzemeleri Satış ve Pazarlama AŞ upon the Decision of Ankara 12th Administrative Court | 20.9.2024 | ||
| The Competition Board (the Board) launched an investigation on Adidas Spor Malzemeleri Satış ve Pazarlama Anonim Şirketi (ADIDAS), which is operating in sports shoes, sportswear and sports accessories areas, to determine whether it violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (the Act no 4054). Upon the annulment of the Board decision dated 21.04.2022 and no 22-18/300-133 that the complaints shall be rejected and an investigation shall not be launched, which was taken ... | |||
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| Acquisition of All Shares of BP Petrolleri and BP Turkey by Petrol Ofisi Authorized Subject to Conditions, with the Acceptance of the Submitted Commitments. | 19.9.2024 | ||
| The Competition Board examined the transaction involving the acquisition of all of the shares of BP Petrolleri Anonim Şirketi and BP Turkey Refining Limited Şirketi by Petrol Ofisi Anonim Şirketi. Within the framework of the examination, the Board scrutinized the effects of the transaction on all stages of the fuel sector, including fuel supply, distribution, storage and retail. When determining the geographical area, the Board, for the first time, detailed the dynamics of the retail sales ma... | |||
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| "The Draft Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labor Markets", the preparations for which have been completed, have been opened to public opinion | 16.9.2024 | ||
| The basic structural feature of labor markets, where competition for labor is essential, is that a few number of employers are operating vis-a-vis a large number of employees. This feature creates an imbalance in favor of employers especially in terms of employees’ wages and other working conditions. In addition to the said structure of the market, practices among employers restricting competition regarding the mobility of employees as well as wages and other working conditions strengthen the ex... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Mars Entertainment Group AŞ (MARS) and Cj Enm Medya Film Yapım ve Dağıtım AŞ (CJ ENM). | 16.9.2024 | ||
| With the Competition Board (Board) decision dated 27.06.2024 and numbered 24-27/656-M, a preliminary inquiry was launched under Article 40.1 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition, with relation to the allegation that MARS violated Article 6 of the same Act by abusing the dominant position it held in the movie showing services market in the production and distribution services market. Within the framework of the information and documents acquired during the preliminary inquiry pr... | |||
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| Taking another important step within the scope of fostering cooperation with other competition authorities, the Competition Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC). | 11.9.2024 | ||
| The aim of the said Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to establish and strengthen cooperation for sharing the experience and knowledge obtained by the parties in order to contribute to the development of competition law policies and enforcement as well as competition culture of the parties. The President of the Competition Authority Mr. Birol Küle and the Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysia Competition Commission Mr. Iskandar Bin Ismail signed the MoU in the headquarters of the Au... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Undertakings Operating in the Field of Elevator Maintenance and Repair in Türkiye. | 10.9.2024 | ||
| The Competition Board made a decision concerning the preliminary inquiry that was conducted to determine whether undertakings operating in the field of elevator maintenance and repair in Türkiye violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition in the market for elevator maintenance and repair. After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting on 15.08.2024, the Competition Board considered the finding... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Forever Living Sağlık ve Güzellik Ürünleri Dağıtım Ltd. Şti., Herbalife International Ürünleri Ticaret Ltd. Şti. and Homm Bitkisel Ürünler Pazarlama AŞ | 3.9.2024 | ||
| The Competition Board decided that an investigation shall be opened about Forever Living Sağlık ve Güzellik Ürünleri Dağıtım Ltd. Şti., Herbalife International Ürünleri Ticaret Ltd. Şti. and Homm Bitkisel Ürünler Pazarlama AŞ, which produce and sell cosmetic and personal care products, to determine whether they violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of setting the sale price and/or restricting online sales of resellers. In the meeting of the Competitio... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Zofunlar Beton Üretim Pazarlama San. ve Tic. AŞ, Saros Hazır Beton İnş. Madencilik San. ve Tic. AŞ and Serin Beton İnş. Taah. İnş. Malz. Hafr. Taş. Gıda San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. | 29.8.2024 | ||
| The Competition Board made a decision concerning the preliminary inquiry conducted with relation to the allegation that some undertakings operating in the production and sale of ready-mix concrete in the Keşan district of the Edirne province violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by jointly setting prices, allocating customers and/or exchanging competitively sensitive information. After discussing the information and documents acquired and the observations... | |||
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| Hearing for the Investigation concerning Arı İnovasyon ve Bilim Eğitim Hizmetleri AŞ to be Held on September 24, 2024 | 27.8.2024 | ||
| The investigation, which was conducted about certain private schools operating in Kocaeli province due to the allegations of setting the tuition and meal fees jointly and restricting competition in labor markets, ended with settlement in terms of 18 private schools. Within the scope of settlement, totally 18 private schools were imposed 7.033.717,59 TL administrative fines; one private school for setting the meal fees jointly, one private school for setting the tuition fees jointly, 11 private s... | |||
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