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Investigation launched on TÜRSAB, TÜRSAB Seyahat Acentaları Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd. Şti., Turser-Tursav Sigorta Acenteliği Ltd. Şti. and Gulf Sigorta A.Ş. 13.9.2017
The preliminary inquiry conducted in relation to the application claiming that the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) violated the act no 4054 by means of requiring that the agencies organizing Hajj and Umrah journeys should buy the compulsory package tour insurance policy from an undertaking which is TÜRSAB’s subsidiary, making discrimination by not taking the amount of money collected under the name of service charge from some of the agencies and requiring the agencies to buy tran...
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Investigation Launched on Radontek Medikal İthalat İhracat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. 7.9.2017
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that Radontek Medikal İthalat İhracat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., which operates as the distributor of some of the devices for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in Turkey, abused its dominant position in the aftermarket by setting high prices related to the supply of spare parts to undertakings that want to submit bids in tenders organized by hospitals and by means of price discrimination. ...
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Investigation concerning Professional Music Associations Concluded 7.9.2017
The investigation related to the claims that professional music associations violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition and did not comply with the conditions specified in the decision of the Competition Board dated 20.06.2007 and numbered 07-53/617-206 was concluded. The investigation, which was launched according to the decision of the Competition Board dated 23.09.2016 and numbered 16-31/526-M, examined whether professional music associations violated art...
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The Hearing for the Investigation concerning ten Companies Operating in the Ready-Mix Concrete Market in the İzmir Province Concluded 7.9.2017
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether Akçansa Çimento San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Batıbeton Sanayi A.Ş., Çimbeton Hazırbeton ve Prefabrik Yapı Elemanları San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Dere Beton Hazır Beton ve Yaş Sıva San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Irmak Beton Madencilik İnşaat Nakliyat Akaryakıt Turizm İthalat İhracat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Mendeş Grup Beton İnş. Mad. San. Tic. A.Ş., Modern Beton San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Kavnak Beton İnşaat San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Varol Beton ve Yapı Endüstri San. Tic. A.Ş. ve Yarb...
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The Hearing for the Investigation concerning Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş. to Be Held on October 10, 2017. 7.9.2017
The investigation conducted to determine whether Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. abused its dominant position in response to the claims that Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. put selling pressure over the points of sale by demanding back the discounts and/or investment supports it provided in accordance with the provisions of the investment support agreements and product purchase agreements signed with points of sale of alcoholic beverages mainly selling products other than raki has reached the he...
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Investigation Launched on 19 Undertakings Operating in the Field of Chicken Meat Production and the Poultry Meat Producers and Breeders Association 14.8.2017
Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that undertakings operating in the field of chicken meat production violated article 4 of the Act no 4054. The Board, after discussing the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 19.07.2017, concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision no 17-23/369-M to launch an investigation on • B...
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Investigation Launched on Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş., Vodafone Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. and Avea İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. 1.8.2017
Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş., Vodafone Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. and Avea İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. complicated the operations of their competitors by submitting bids below the short message termination fees in bulk SMS tenders. The Board, after discussing the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 03.07.2017, concluded ...
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Investigation Conducted on Volkan Yolcu Taşımacılığı Seyahat Nakliyat Ticaret A.Ş. and Öz Edirne Birlik Mustafa Altunhan Concluded 1.8.2017
Competition Board concluded the investigation launched in order to determine whether Volkan Yolcu Taşımacılığı Seyahat Nakliyat Tic. A.Ş. and Öz Edirne Birlik Mustafa Altunhan violated article 6 of the Act no 4054, in response to the claim that Volkan Yolcu Taşımacılığı Seyahat Nakliyat Tic. A.Ş., which operates the Edirne Intercity Bus Terminal, and the company titled Öz Edirne Birlik Mustafa Altunhan, which operates as an agency in the Edirne intercity bus terminal, prevented competition in th...
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Investigation Conducted on 32 Undertakings Operating in the Field of Traffic Insurance and the Insurance Association of Turkey Concluded 1.8.2017
Competition Board concluded the investigation launched in order to determine whether 32 undertakings operating in the Traffic Insurance market as well as the Insurance Association of Turkey violated article 4 of the Act no 4054, in response to the claim that insurance companies operating in Turkey engaged in agreements distorting or restricting competition and/or concerted practices in the Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance (Traffic Insurance) market by collusively increasing prices, ther...
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Investigation Conducted on the Turkish Pharmacists' Association and Nine Pharmacists Chambers Concluded 1.8.2017
Competition Board concluded the investigation conducted concerning the claim that the Act no 4054 was violated through the abuse of dominant position in the markets for goods and services as well as prevention and distortion of competition by using the “Protocol on the Provision of Drugs from Turkish Pharmacists' Association member pharmacists by persons under the Social Security Institution,” signed on 01.02.2012 between the Social Security Institution and the Turkish Pharmacists' Association, ...
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