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| The solution proposals submitted by META for the obligations imposed by the Board decision dated 20.10.2022 were accepted. The amount of periodic fines was finalized as nearly 552 million. | 8.5.2024 | ||
| With the Competition Board decision dated 20.10.2022 and numbered 22-48-706-299, it was decided that META complicated the activities of its competitors operating in personal social networking services and online display advertising markets and created barriers to entry by means of combining the data collected from Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp services and META was imposed 346 million TL administrative fines. In addition, the Board imposed the obligations stating that META should submit whic... | |||
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| Interim Measure Final Decision Concerning META | 7.5.2024 | ||
| In the investigation about META Platforms, Inc. (META), which was initiated in response to the suspicion that META abused its dominant position by means of combining Threads and Instagram, the Competition Board took an interim measure decision in the meeting dated 08.02.2024 (Interim Measure Decision). In the said decision, it was concluded that META’s combination of the data of the users who created Threads profiles based on their Instagram accounts without giving users an option for consent... | |||
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| Symposium on Competition in the Labor Market | 30.4.2024 | ||
| Restriction of labor rights and prevention of competition in labor markets by means of non-compete clauses or no-poaching agreements have taken the attention of competition authorities throughout the world especially in the last few years. The design of competition policy for labor markets is a very sensitive issue as the existence of intensive state regulations and interventions concerning those markets have direct effects on the output markets. Therefore, the Symposium on Competition in the... | |||
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| Investigation about Duracell Satış ve Dağıtım Limited Şirketi Concluded | 30.4.2024 | ||
| The investigation conducted about the claim that Duracell Satış ve Dağıtım Limited Şirketi, which operates in the fast-moving consumer goods sector as a battery supplier, violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of resale price maintenance and restricting the regions and customers to which its buyers make sales has been concluded. It has been decided that the investigation, which was opened about Duracell Satış ve Dağıtım Limited Şirketi with the Co... | |||
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| The Application concerning the acquisition of Metser Demir Çelik Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ’s sole control by Speyside I GP through Opta Germany Holding GmbH taken under final examination | 30.4.2024 | ||
| The Competition Board has taken the application concerning the acquisition of Metser Demir Çelik Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ’s sole control by Speyside I GP through Opta Germany Holding GmbH under final examination with its decision dated 21.02.2024 and numbered 24-09/166-M. As it is known, the Competition Board is in charge of monitoring mergers and/or acquisitions which would result in significant lessening of efficient competition in markets according to article 7 of the Act no 4054 on th... | |||
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| Investigation Conducted on Mot Grup Bilişim Concluded. | 30.4.2024 | ||
| The investigation conducted to determine if Mot Grup Bilişim Limited Şirketi violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by fixing sale prices for resellers and restricting internet sales has been concluded. As a result of the discussion of the file by the Competition Board on 24.04.2024, it was decided that Mot Grup Bilişim Limited Şirketi violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition and thus should be imposed administrative fines. ... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Canatar Auto, ERY Motors and Özgen Gallery Concluded | 29.4.2024 | ||
| Within the scope of the investigation, which was conducted according to the Competition Board decision dated 26.07.2023 and numbered 23-34/644-M about the claim that car dealers operating in Adana, Antalya and Gaziantep violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition, as a result of the settlement texts sent by Canatar Auto and Özgen Gallery depending on the Board’s interim settlement decisions, it has been decided that Canatar Auto shall be imposed 20.515,28-TL and Özgen... | |||
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| The application regarding the acquisition of Kartek Holding AŞ’s sole control by Param Holding International Coöperatief U.A. taken under final examination | 26.4.2024 | ||
| The Competition Board has taken the application regarding the acquisition of Kartek Holding AŞ’s sole control by Param Holding International Coöperatief U.A. under final examination with its decision dated 14.03.2024 and numbered 24-13/262-M. As it is known, the Competition Board is in charge of monitoring mergers and/or acquisitions which would result in significant lessening of efficient competition in markets according to article 7 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition. The B... | |||
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| Investigation about certain undertakings operating in waste paper recycling opened upon the decision of Ankara 14th Administrative Court | 26.4.2024 | ||
| Upon the decision of Ankara 14th Administrative Court, the Competition Board reevaluated the decision dated 08.07.2013 and numbered 13-42/538-238, which it took as a result of the investigation that was conducted to determine whether undertakings operating in waste paper recycling violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of acting jointly in respect of granting the letter necessary to export to the undertakings that wanted to export waste paper. Hav... | |||
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| Investigation opened about certain undertakings operating in electrical control panel sector | 26.4.2024 | ||
| Having discussed the information and documents obtained and observations made in the investigation that was conducted about power and distribution transformation sector in its meeting on 29.02.2024, the Competition Board considered the findings significant and sufficient, and took the decision no 24-11/200-M to open an investigation about AFB Enerji Mühendislik İnşaat Taah. Paz. İç ve Dış Tic. Ltd. Şti., Aksan Elektrik İnşaat Taahhüt ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Altınsoy Enerji Sanayi ve Ti... | |||
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