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Investigation Launched on Doğan Müzik Kitap Mağazacılık ve Pazarlama A.Ş. 7.7.2017
Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that Doğan Müzik Kitap Mağazacılık ve Pazarlama A.Ş. abused its dominant position by preventing new entries into the market with the agreements it concluded and complicated the operations of competing undertakings. The Board, after discussing the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 08.06.2017, concluded that the findings w...
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Investigation Launched on Roche Müstahzarları San. A.Ş. 7.7.2017
In response to the 13th Chamber of the Council of State Competition Board re-evaluated the application which included the claims that for selling products Roche Müstahzarları San. A.Ş. required the those undertakings signing of an agreement with overseas sales prohibitions, that it refused to supply products to the Co-Re-Na Ecza Deposu Dış. Tic. Ltd. Şti. After 2010 for refusing to comply with that condition, that it prevented other pharmaceutical warehouses from selling ROCHE products to the af...
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Investigation Launched on Türk Henkel Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. 5.7.2017
Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that Türk Henkel Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. violated the Act no 4054 by fixing resale prices of its products. The Board, after discussing the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 08.06.2017, concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision no 17-19/286-M to launch an investigation on ...
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The Hearing for the Investigation concerning ten Companies Operating in the Ready-Mix Concrete Market in the İzmir Province to Be Held on August 08, 2017. 5.7.2017
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether İzmir-based Batıbeton Sanayi A.Ş., Çimbeton Hazırbeton ve Prefabrik Yapı Elemanları San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Varol Beton ve Yapı Endüstri San. Tic. A.Ş., Mendeş Grup Beton İnş. Mad. San. Tic. A.Ş., Irmak Beton Madencilik İnşaat Nakliyat Akaryakıt Turizm İthalat İhracat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Kavnak Beton İnşaat San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Yarbay İnşaat Nakliyat ve Turizm İşletmecilik Tic. Ltd. Şti., Dere Beton Hazır Beton ve Yaş Sıva San. ve Tic. A.Ş.,...
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Investigation Launched on Diye Danışmanlık Eğitim ve Medya Hizmetleri Tic. A.Ş. 5.7.2017
In response to the decision of the 13th Chamber of the Council of State, Competition Board re-evaluated the complaint claiming that Diye Danışmanlık Eğitim ve Medya Hizmetleri Tic. A.Ş. abused its dominant position and that a purchase cartel was formed by the advertising undertakings which purchased the “Media Barometer” service provided by the aforementioned company. In the preliminary inquiry previously conducted into the aforementioned complaint, the practices in question were examined and th...
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Investigation Launched on Çelebi Bandırma Uluslararası Limanı İşletmeciliği A.Ş. 5.7.2017
Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that Çelebi Bandırma Uluslararası Limanı İşletmeciliği A.Ş. implemented excessive pricing for the port services it provided to the undertakings in the business of ro-ro transportation at the Bandırma Port . The Board, after discussing the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 01.06.2017, concluded that the findings were sign...
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Application concerning the Acquisition of Mardaş Marmara Deniz İşletmeciliği A.Ş. Operating in the Ambarlı Port by Limar Liman ve Gemi İşletmeleri A.Ş. Taken under Final Examination. 5.7.2017
With its decision dated 01.06.2017 and numbered 17-18/271-M, Competition Board took under final examination the application concerning the acquisition of Mardaş Marmara Deniz İşletmeciliği A.Ş., operating in the Ambarlı Port, by Limar Liman ve Gemi İşletmeleri A.Ş., controlled by the Arkas Holding which conductes various operations in the field of marine transportation. As known, article 7 of the Act no 4054 on the protection of Competition tasks the Competition Board with the duty to control me...
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Investigation Launched on Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi Mamülleri Pazarlama A.Ş. 5.7.2017
In response to the decision of the 13th Chamber of the Council of State, Competition Board re-evaluated the complaint claiming that Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi Mamülleri Pazarlama A.Ş. Set resale prices and discount rates for its authorized sellers, prevented authorized sellers from selling vehicles at different prices and making passive sales outside of their regions, eliminated competition by making the market transparent, and discriminated between authorized sellers. In the preliminary inquiry pr...
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Application Concerning the Acquisition of Full Control over Dosu Maya Mayacılık A.Ş. by Lesaffre et Compaigne Taken under Final Examination 22.6.2017
As a result of the examination conducted, the acquisition of full control over Dosu Maya Mayacılık A.Ş. by Lesaffre et Compaigne was authorized subject to the commitments given with the Competition Board decision dated 15.12.2014 and numbered 14-52/903-411. Later, 8th Administrative Court of Ankara took the decision dated 19.01.2017 and numbered 2015/2488 E., 2017/172 K., annulling the aforementioned Board decision. In order to eliminate the competitive concerns raised in the grounds of the annu...
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Investigation launched on Sodexo Avantaj ve Ödüllendirme Hizmetleri A.Ş., Edenred Kurumsal Çözümler A.Ş., Network Servisleri A.Ş., Multinet Kurumsal Hizmetler A.Ş., Winwin Hizmet Yönetimi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Set Kurumsal Hizmetler A.Ş. 21.6.2017
Following a decision by the 13th chamber of the Council of State, Competition Board re-evaluated the application which included claims that Sodexo Motivasyon Çözümleri A.Ş. (current commercial title Sodexho Avantaj ve Ödüllendirme Hizmetleri A.Ş.) and Accor Servisleri International A.Ş. (current commercial title Edenred Kurumsal Çözümler A.Ş.) violated the Act no 4054 by collusive bidding, allocating bids and customers, jointly setting terms of sales and complicating sale conditions to geter and...
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