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| Investigation concerning Microsoft Bilgisayar Yazılım Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti. Concluded | 30.4.2018 | ||
| Investigation concerning whether Microsoft Bilgisayar Yazılım Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti. violated article 6 of the Act No. 4054 within the scope of the so-called "3+ Project" prepared for Internet cafés was concluded. The investigation was initiated after the decision of 13th Chamber of the Council of State dated 25.10.2016 and numbered 2012/1000 E.; 2016/3413 K. overruled the Board decision dated 07.12.2011 and numbered 11-60/1555-550. Considering the issues pointed out in the ruling, regardin... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi Mamulleri Pazarlama A.Ş. Concluded (11.4.2018) | 11.4.2018 | ||
| The investigation to determine whether Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi Mamulleri Pazarlama A.Ş. violated the Act No. 4054 by means of determining resale prices and discount rates to be applied by authorized dealers; preventing authorized dealers from selling vehicles at different prices and passive sales out of the region; eliminating competition by making the market transparent and discriminating among authorized dealers was concluded. The investigation was initiated after the decision of 13th Chambe... | |||
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| Hearing for the Final Examination concerning the Acquisition by Limar Liman ve Gemi İşletmeleri A.Ş. of Mardaş Marmara Deniz İşletmeciliği A.Ş, operating in Ambarlı Port to be held on 02 May 2018 | 30.3.2018 | ||
| Hearing for the final examination concerning the acquisition by Limar Liman ve Gemi İşletmeleri A.Ş. of Mardaş Marmara Deniz İşletmeciliği A.Ş, operating in Ambarlı Port reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerning the transaction in question will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at 14:30. 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 wit... | |||
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| Guidelines on Vertical Agreements Updated | 30.3.2018 | ||
| Studies on updating the Guidelines on Vertical Agreements ongoing for nearly two years has been completed. At the beginning, updating studies focused on agency agreements, Internet sales and most favored customer clause (MFC). However, within the framework of the opinions received from both internal and external shareholders, it was observed that it was not necessary to make any changes with respect to agency contracts; thus, there were not any amendments about this subject. The first update ... | |||
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| Investigation concerning 30 Auto Gas Dealers operating in Adıyaman Province Concluded | 29.3.2018 | ||
| The investigation conducted to find whether auto gas dealers operating in Adıyaman province violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 by colluding and increasing prices was concluded. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file by the Competition Board on 29.03.2018, it was decided that the following undertakings violated article 4 of the Act no 4054; thus, the said undertakings shall be imposed administrative fines according to article 16 of the same Act: Ayel Petrol Ürünleri. ... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Zeyport Zeytinburnu Liman İşletmeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and GEMTAC Gemi Tali Acenteliği ve Bot Hiz. Tic. A.Ş. Concluded | 20.3.2018 | ||
| The Board decision dated 26.03.2014 and numbered 14-12/223-99 related to the claim that Zeyport Zeytinburnu Liman İşletmeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., which is the operator of Zeytinburnu Port, carried out its operations in a way to violate articles 4 and 6 of the Act no. 4054; thus, impeded competition was annulled by the decision of Ankara 2nd Administrative Court dated 17.11.2016 and numbered E. 2014/1379, K. 2016/2917. As a result, an investigation concerning Zeyport Zeytinburnu Liman İşletme... | |||
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| The Latest Issue of the Competition Journal Published | 19.3.2018 | ||
| The latest issue of the Competition Journal was published. Click here to read the Journal. ... | |||
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| Investigation initiated about Nine Undertakings operating in the Market for Mail-Freight Transportation | 14.3.2018 | ||
| The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted ex officio to determine whether Ünsped Paket Servisi San. ve Tic. A.Ş. (UPS) and mail/package/freight transporters, which purchase international transport services from UPS and resell, have allocated customers and therefore violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054. After discussing the information, documents and findings acquired in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 15.02.2018, the Board concluded that the findings were s... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Arçelik Pazarlama A.Ş. and Vestel Ticaret A.Ş. Initiated | 12.3.2018 | ||
| The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claim that Arçelik Pazarlama A.Ş., Vestel Ticaret A.Ş. And BSH Ev Aletleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. have violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 by means of exchanging competition sensitive information. After discussing the information, documents and findings acquired in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 08.02.2018, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decis... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Tirsan Kardan Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Tiryakiler Yedek Parça Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. initiated | 5.3.2018 | ||
| Upon the decision of Ankara 18th Administrative Court, the Competition Board reevaluated its decision 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 hindering the entry of its competitors to the market. Previously, in the investigation about the said complaint, the Board examined the practices in question and took the decision numbered 15-30/445-132 on 10.07.2015 that ... | |||
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