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Investigation on Ready-Mix Concrete Producers Operating in the Adana and Osmaniye Provinces Concluded.			6.8.2024
The Competition Board (Board) concluded the investigation launched with the decision dated  26.01.2023 and numbered 23-06/72-M, concerning the allegation that some ready-mix concrete producers operating in the Adana and Osmaniye provinces violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (Act no 4054). As a result of the settlement applications submitted during the investigation process by two of the undertakings under investigation, Oyak Çimento Fabrikaları AŞ (OYAK) and...
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Investigation about Undertakings Operating in the Sector for Manufacturing and Marketing Tractors Concluded			2.8.2024
With the decision of the Competition Board dated 08.09.2022 and numbered 22-41/591-M, a preliminary inquiry was launched about AGCO Tarım Makineleri Ticaret Ltd. Şti. (AGCO), Argo Tractors Turkey Traktör San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (ARGO), Başak Satış Pazarlama ve Yatırım AŞ (BAŞAK), Erkunt Traktör Sanayii AŞ (ERKUNT), Hattat Traktör Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ (HATTAT), IPSO Tarım AŞ (IPSO), Kubota Turkey Makine Ticaret Ltd. Şti. (KUBOTA), Same Deutz Fahr Traktör San. ve Tic. AŞ (SDF), Tümosan Motor ve Tra...
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Investigation about Erba Karavan Sanayi ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. Concluded			1.8.2024
With the Competition Board decision dated 13.04.2023 and numbered 23-18/331-M, it was decided that a preliminary inquiry would be made about Erba Karavan Sanayi ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (ERBA KARAVAN) to determine whether ERBA KARAVAN violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition in terms of the claims regarding resale price maintenance and restriction of regions and customers imposed on its resellers. Within the framework of the information and documents obtained and examin...
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Competitive Concerns related to Carboy Orders in the Bottled Water Sector Eliminated			30.7.2024
The Competition Board (the Board) concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted according to the decision dated 10.08.2023 and numbered 23-37/711-M into the claim that certain undertakings operating as producers/suppliers in bottled water sector violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (the Act no 4054) by determining the product prices jointly. The Board took the decision dated 21.09.2023 and numbered 23-45/850-300 that it was not necessary to open an investigatio...
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Investigation about THY Opet Havacılık Yakıtları AŞ Concluded			26.7.2024
The investigation conducted to determine whether THY Opet Havacılık Yakıtları AŞ violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by excessively increasing the fees related to jet fuel storage and refueling services under the scope of the operation of fuel storage, sale and refueling units located in İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport has been concluded.  As a result of the discussion of the file by the Competition Board on 18.07.2024, it was decided that THY O...
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Investigation Launched on Otoyol İşletme ve Bakım AŞ and ZES Dijital Ticaret AŞ			24.7.2024
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry into the claim that articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition were violated by means of practices leading to exclusivity in terms of the provision of charging services to electric vehicles on İzmir-İstanbul O-5 highway.  After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting on 04.07.2024, the Board considered the findings significant and sufficie...
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Investigation Launched on İntema İnşaat ve Tesisat Malzemeleri Yatırım ve Pazarlama AŞ			19.7.2024
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted to determine whether İntema İnşaat ve Tesisat Malzemeleri Yatırım ve Pazarlama AŞ (İntema), which operates in the sanitaryware sector, violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of applying resale price maintenance and region/customer restrictions on its resellers.  After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting on 04.0...
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Investigation concerning Volta Motor Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ Concluded			18.7.2024
With the Competition Board decision dated 07.12.2023 and no 23-56/1128-M, it was decided that a preliminary inquiry would be made about Volta Motor Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (VOLTA) with regard to the claim that it violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of resale price maintenance and region and customer restrictions on resellers.  Within the framework of the information and documents obtained and analyses made during the preliminary inquiry process, it was ...
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Investigation Launched on Abko İç ve Dış Ticaret Limited			16.7.2024
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted to determine if Abko İç ve Dış Ticaret Limited, operating in the cosmetic and personal care products sector, violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by restricting web sales of resellers and fixing their resale prices.  After examining the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 27.06.2024, the Competition Board decided that the...
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Investigation Launched on Koroplast Temizlik ve Ambalaj Ürünleri Sanayi ve Dış Ticaret AŞ.			12.7.2024
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted on Koroplast Temizlik ve Ambalaj Ürünleri Sanayi ve Dış Ticaret AŞ (Koroplast) concerning the allegation that the undertaking violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by fixing resale prices of its buyers. After examining the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 27.06.2024, the Competition Board decided that the findings were ...
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