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Investigation concerning Medsantek Laboratuar Malzemeleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. ve Genomed Sağlık Hizmetleri A.Ş. Concluded			29.3.2019
The investigation whether Medsantek Laboratuar Malzemeleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. and Genomed Sağlık Hizmetleri A.Ş,which are authorized distributors of ThermoScientific’s DNA sequence analysis devices, abused their dominant position in the market for the said devices’ sales and maintenance in the market for kits used in those devices and violated the Act No. 4054 was concluded. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file on 28.03.2018, the Competition Board decided that Medsant...
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Investigation Concerning 24 Undertakings Active in Wholesale Marketing of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Initiated			25.3.2019
Investigation Concerning 24 Undertakings Active in Wholesale Marketing of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Initiated (22.3.2019) In order to find out whether undertakings engaged in wholesale trade of fresh fruit and vegetables carried out anticompetitive conduct, the Competition Board took the decision numbered 19-08/108-M to initiate an investigation concerning the following undertakings into whether they violated the Act no. 4054, in its meeting dated 21.02.2019: Those working in Istanbul...
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Investigation concerning MDF and Particle Board Industrialists’ Association and Seven Undertakings active in Particle Board and MDF Market			19.3.2019
Following Ankara 16th Administrative Court’s decision, the Competition Board reevaluated the claims that seven undertakings active in particle board and MDF market and MDF and Particle Board Industrialists’ Association violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no. 4054 by means of sharing information that decreased the uncertainty in the market, discrimination, tying and refusal to supply. Previously, as a result of the preliminary inquiry concerning the claims in question, the Competition Board t...
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Investigation concerning 12 Undertakings Active in Automobile Inspection Market Initiated			18.3.2019
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claim that undertakings providing automobile inspection services agreed to fix price tariffs.  After discussing the information, documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 13.02.2019, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision no 19-07/82-M to initiate an investigation concerning the following undertakings to determin...
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Investigation about Six Undertakings Active in the Fertilizer Market Initiated			18.3.2019
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted ex officio about the price increase in the fertilizer sector. After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 21.02.2019, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision no 19-08/96-M to initiate an investigation concerning the following undertakings to determine whether the undertakings in question violated a...
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Investigation concerning Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. Initiated			18.3.2019
The Competition Board completed the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claims that Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. is dominant in the market for wholesale fixed broadband internet services and violated article 6 of the Act no. 4054 by preventing, without reasonable and justifiable reasons, its competitors in the market for retail fixed broadband services from providing services and obtaining subscribers. After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made du...
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Investigation concerning Abalıoğlu Yem Soya ve Tekstil A.Ş. Concluded			15.3.2019
Investigation about whether Abalıoğlu Yem Soya ve Tekstil A.Ş. violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 was concluded. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file on 13.03.2019, the Competition Board decided that Abalıoğlu Yem Soya ve Tekstil A.Ş. did not violate articles the Act no 4054; thus it was not necessary to impose administrative fines on the said undertaking according to article 16 of the same Act. Click here for the text of the pronouncement dated 13.03.2019 and numb...
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Competition Authority 2019 - 2023 Strategic Plan Published			15.3.2019
The Public Finance Management and Control Act no. 5018 was adopted in 2003 in order to make public finance management more effective. The fundamental purpose of the Act no. 5018 is to instill strategic management understanding in public institutions. In this sense, the Act no. 5018 imposes on public institutions the obligation to prepare a strategic plan as required by strategic management understanding. Although this legal obligation does not apply to regulatory and supervisory authorities, ...
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Investigation concerning 19 Undertakings operating in Chicken Meat Production and Association of Poultry Meat Producers and Breeders Association Concluded			15.3.2019
Investigation whether undertakings operating in chicken meat production violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 was concluded. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file by the Competition Board on 13.03.2019, it was decided that the following undertakings violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054; thus the said undertakings shall be imposed administrative fines: Abalıoğlu YemSoya ve Tekstil Sanayi A.Ş., Banvit Bandırma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi A.Ş., Beypi Beypazarı Tarımsal ...
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Investigation Initiated about Google Reklamcılık ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti., Google International LLC, Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Alphabet			13.3.2019
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application with the claim that Google favored its own local search services in a way to exclude its competitors through abusing its dominant position in the global search engine market. After discussing the information, documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 21.02.2019, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision ...
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