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| Application for the acquisition of single control over Monsanto Company by Aktiengesellschaft taken under Final Examination | 21.6.2017 | ||
| The application concerning the acquisition of single control over Monsanto Company by Bayer Aktiengesellschaft was taken under final examination within the decision of the Competition Board dated 15.05.2017 and numbered 17-16/226-M. As known, article 7 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition tasks the Competition Board with the duty control merger and/or acquisition transactions which result in a significant decrease in Competition within markets. Within the framework of article 10 o... | |||
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| Hearing for the Investigation Conducted on Volkan Yolcu Taşımacılığı Seyahat Nakliyat Ticaret A.Ş. and Öz Edirne Birlik- Mustafa Altunhan to Be Held on July 18, 2017 | 12.6.2017 | ||
| The investigation conducted on the undertakings titled Volkan Yolcu Taşımacılığı Seyahat Nakliyat Ticaret A.Ş. and Öz Edirne Birlik - Mustafa Altunhan has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerned will be held on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at 11.00 am. Complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting in accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board" should apply to the Competition Authority with a petition containing the information and documents ... | |||
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| Investigation Initiated on Sahibinden Bilgi Teknolojileri Pazarlama ve Ticareti A.Ş. | 5.6.2017 | ||
| Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claim that Sahibinden Bilgi Teknolojileri Pazarlama ve Ticareti A.Ş. abused its dominant position by implementing excessive pricing. After examining the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 04.05.2017, the Competition Board decided that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision numbered 17-15/175-M to launch an investi... | |||
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| Hearing for the Investigation Conducted on 32 Insurance Companies Operating in the Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance Market and on the Insurance Association of Turkey to Be Held on July 12, 2017 | 5.6.2017 | ||
| The investigation conducted on 32 insurance companies operating in the compulsory automobile liability insurance market and the Insurance Association of Turkey has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerned will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 10.00 am. Complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting in accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board" should apply to the Competition Authority with a petition containing the information and... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Steel Guardrail and Road Safety Systems Association, Alka San. İnş. ve Tic. A.Ş., Çepaş Galvaniz Demir Çelik Madencilik A.Ş., Kıraç Galvaniz A.Ş., Kisan Group A.Ş., Şa-Ra Enerji İnşaat Tic. ve San. A.Ş., Yimtaş Mühendislik İnşaat Taah. Turz. Metal. San. Tic. A.Ş. and Antakya Galvaniz Metal San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. | 31.5.2017 | ||
| The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that some members of the Steel Guardrail and Road Safety Systems Association and certain affiliates thereof violated article no 4054 by collusive bidding and price fixing. The Board, after discussing the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 27.04.2017, took the decision no 17-14/208-M to launch an investigation on ... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Microsoft Bilgisayar Yazılım Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti. | 31.5.2017 | ||
| Competition Board re-evaluated the complaint claiming that the Act no 4054 was violated by the “3+ Project,” aimed at cyber cafés, following a decision by the 13th Chamber of the Council of State. Previously, the preliminary inquiry conducted due to the relevant complaint had examined the practice in question and on 07.11.2011, the decision no 11-60/1555-550 was taken stating that the complaint should be dismissed and that initiating an investigation was not necessary. However, the aforementione... | |||
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| Announcement to the Public on the Exposition Sector Study | 12.5.2017 | ||
| Competition Board decided to perform a sector study in its meeting held on April 6, 2017 within the purpose of determining behavioural and structural competition issues in the exposition sector of Turkey and finding solution suggestions for these issues. There are three parties in the exposition sector: these are operators of the exposition grounds, undertakings organizing expositions and participating undertakings. In addition to this, undertakings which provide peripheral services to the secto... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on OMV Petrol Ofisi A.Ş., Milan Petrol San. Tic. A.Ş. and TP Petrol Dağıtım A.Ş. | 12.5.2017 | ||
| In response to a decision of the 13th Chamber of the Council of State, the Competition Board re-evaluated the application, which claimed that various fuel distribution companies unfairly restricted competition and freedom of contract through abusing usufruct rights by preventing their dealers to purchase autogas LPG from companies other than themselves of LGP distribution companies indicated by them. The preliminary inquiry conducted previously had examined the practices in question and the deci... | |||
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| Television Broadcasting Sector within the Context of Digitalization and Convergence Study Report | 12.5.2017 | ||
| In connection with technological developments and the convergence process, television broadcasting sector is quickly changing and transforming. Indeed, the definition of broadcasting as content distribution from a single point to multiple people has become somewhat insufficient to cover all of the features of the sector. As a matter of fact, the digitalization of the content, the trend towards IP-based networks, the spread of high-speed broadband access, and the development of 3G and 4G technolo... | |||
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| Investigation Conducted on Boru Hatları ile Petrol Taşıma A.Ş. Concluded | 12.5.2017 | ||
| The investigation conducted with respect to the claim that Boru Hatları ile Petrol Taşıma A.Ş. violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 by unfairly interrupting the natural gas supply which was used by Bis Enerji Elektrik Üretim A.Ş., operating the field of electricity generation and sales, for its generation activities, thereby complicating the operations of the aforementioned undertaking and causing discrimination. The investigation was launched following the annulment of the Competition Board de... | |||
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