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The Hearing for the Investigation concerning Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) Chamber of Electric Engineers to be held on July 11, 2019			30.5.2019
The investigation conducted in response to the claim that Konya Representative Office of TMMOB Chamber of Electric Engineers violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 by means of a commission decision reached the hearing stage. The hearing will be held on July 11, 2019 at 2:00 pm.  In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting should apply to the Competition Authority together with a petition inclu...
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President Torlak Speaks at Wednesday Seminar at Personal Data Protection Authority			29.5.2019
* There is a strong relationship between competition law and the protection of personal data. * Economies are moving towards physical places to virtual environment. Competition authorities take measures at macro levels for protecting consumers. * Big data brings big power. In this framework there are serious issues concerning competition law. President of the Competition Authority Prof. Dr. Ömer Torlak delivered a speech on “Digital Economy, Big Data and Competition” at traditional “Wed...
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President Torlak Meets with Industrialists and Gives a Speech about Digital Economy and Competition			29.5.2019
* The transformation from traditional markets to digital market is fast. * The digital economy has a new competition world. Each of our digital footprints should be evaluated well. * Do digital cartels distort competition? We are analyzing those. We are making studies to increase our businesses’ market power. * We made a contribution of 16.5 billion TL to consumer welfare with our decisions in the past five years. President of the Competition Authority Prof. Dr. Ömer Torlak visited A...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning V.O.S.S. Varinak Onkoloji Sistemleri Satış ve Servis A.Ş. to be Held on July 10, 2019			23.5.2019
The investigation conducted in response to the claim that V.O.S.S. Varinak Onkoloji Sistemleri Satış ve Servis A.Ş., which is the sole authorized distributor of Varian Medical Systems Inc., abused its dominant position in the market for repair and maintenance services of Varian brand linear accelerators and ancillary equipment reached the hearing stage. The hearing will be held on July 10, 2019 at 10:30 AM. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", com...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Koninklijke Philips N.V. and Türk Philips A.Ş. to be Held on July 11, 2019			23.5.2019
The investigation conducted in response to the claim that Koninklijke Philips N.V.  did not comply with its commitment to the relevant standard setting organization that it will license its essential patents related to subtitle technology on FRAND terms and violated the Act no. 4054 reached the  hearing stage. The hearing will be held on July 11, 2019 at 10:30 AM. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who wish to atte...
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Investigation concerning Tirsan Kardan Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Tiryakiler Yedek Parça Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Concluded			23.5.2019
The investigation about the claim that the economic entity consisted of Tirsan Kardan Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Tiryakiler Yedek Parça Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. abused its dominant position by preventing its competitors from entering to the market was concluded. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file on May 23, 2019, the Competition Board decided that Tirsan Kardan Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Tiryakiler Yedek Parça Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. did not violate article 6 of the Act no...
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Annual Report 2018 Published			13.5.2019
The Annual Report, which includes information about Turkish Competition Authority’s activities in 2018, has been submitted for our shareholders’ information in an updated format. The Annual Report and the images included in the Annual Report can be accessed from the links below. Click here for the Annual Report. 2018 in Numbers / 1 2018 in Numbers / 2 Impact Assessment Studies / 1 Impact Assessment Studies / 2 Impact Asessment Studies / 3 Competition Infringements in Numbers...
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Investigation concerning Ortadoğu Antalya Liman İşletmeleri A.Ş. Initiated			10.5.2019
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry about whether Ortadoğu Antalya Liman İşletmeleri A.Ş., which operates Antalya Port, violated article 6 of the Act no. 4054 by means of excessive pricing in loading and unloading services. After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 11.04.2019, the Competition Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision no. 19-15...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Istanbul Association of Customs Brokers to be Held on June 12, 2019			9.5.2019
The investigation whether İstanbul Association of Customs Brokers violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 reached the hearing stage. The hearing will be held on June 12, 2019 at 10:00 AM. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting should apply to the Competition Authority together with a petition including the information and documents which establish their interest in the subject matter of th...
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Investigation regarding Boydak Holding A.Ş., Boytaş Mobilya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Yön Dayanıklı Tüketim Malz. Paz. San. ve Tic. Initiated (7.5.2019)			8.5.2019
Upon the decision of the 13th Chamber of the Council of State, the Competition Board re-evaluated the application about the claim that article 4 of the Act no 4054 was violated via resale price maintenance regarding Bellona brand products. The preliminary inquiry made previously due to the said complaint examined the practices in question and the decision numbered 11-55/1434-509 was taken on 02.11.2011 to reject the complaint and not to initiate and investigation. However, the Board decision ...
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