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Investigation Conducted on the Turkish Pharmacists' Association and the Turkish Pharmacists' Association Commercial Enterprise Concluded			8.12.2016
Competition Authority concluded the investigation conducted in order to determine whether the Turkish Pharmacists' Association and the Turkish Pharmacists' Association Commercial Enterprise violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 by their practices related to the importation of those pharmaceuticals which are not licensed or which cannot be supplied to the market for various reasons despite being licensed. As a result of the discussion of the file by the Competition Board on 06.12.2016, it was dec...
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Investigation on Aygaz A.Ş. Concluded			2.12.2016
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether Aygaz A.Ş. violated the Act no 4054 by setting resale prices for its dealers was concluded. The investigation was initiated following the annulment of the Competition Board decision dated 13.03.2013 and numbered 13-14/204-105 with the Ankara 16th Administrative Court decision dated 14.05.2015 and numbered 2013/1478 E., 2015/655 K. The investigation, launched with the Competition Board decision dated 05.08.2015 and numbered 15-33/477-M, to...
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Announcement Concerning the Sector Inquiry to Be Conducted in the Hazelnut Market			2.12.2016
Competition Board (the Board) decided to conduct an ex officio preliminary inquiry in order to evaluate the claims which occasionally come into the public agenda and find coverage in press and which suggest that the undertakings operating in the hazelnut buying market were engaging in anti-competitive practices. As a result of the preliminary inquiry conducted based on that decision, the Board took another decision on 03.11.2016 stating that launching an investigation on the sector was not neces...
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Investigation Conducted on Four Undertakings Operating in the Tourism Sector in Antalya Concluded			23.11.2016
The investigation conducted on Antalya Pegas Otelcilik Turizm İnşaat Taşımacılık ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti., Odeon Turizm İşletmeciliği A.Ş., Alkan Grup Turizm İşletmeleri A.Ş. and V Turizm Seyahat Acentalığı Taşımacılık İnş. Tic. A.Ş. to determine whether they violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by complicating the operations of their competitors through horizontal and vertical agreements or through concerted practices was concluded. The investigation had been initiated in response to the 16th Admi...
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Hearing for the Investigation Conducted on Booking.com B.V. ve Bookingdotcom Destek Hizmetleri Limited Company to Be Held on December 27, 2016.			18.11.2016
The investigation launched on Booking.com B.V. And Bookingdotcom Destek Hizmetleri Limited Company in order to determine whether they violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 with “best price guarantees” and other practices has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerned will be held on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at 2.30 p.m. 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 th...
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Investigation Conducted on 11 Companies Operating in the Field of Computer and Console Games and Consumer Electronics Concluded			15.11.2016
The investigation conducted in accordance with Competition Board decisions dated 15.02.2015 and 07.07.2015, numbered 15-08/108-M and 15-28/319-M in order to determine whether − Aral Oyun Konsol ve Aksesuar Tic. A.Ş., − Doğan Müzik Kitap Mağazacılık Pazarlama A.Ş., − Gold Teknoloji Marketleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş., − Kliksa İç ve Dış Tic. A.Ş., − Bimeks Bilgi İşlem ve Dış Tic. A.Ş., − LG Elektronics Tic. A.Ş., − MS İstanbul İç ve Dış Tic. Ltd. Şti., − Teknosa İç ve Dış. Tic. A.Ş., − Türk Philips Ti...
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Investigation on Siemens San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Concluded			15.11.2016
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether Siemens San. ve Tic. A.Ş. violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 by failing to comply with the obligations set out in the Competition Board decision dated 18.02.2009 and numbered 09-07/128-39 and by abusing its dominant has been concluded. The investigation was initiated following the 13th Chamber of the Council of State’s decision dated 14.04.2015 and numbered 2011/317 E., 2015/1454 K., annulling the previous Competition Board decision d...
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Investigation Conducted on the İzmir Chamber of Jewelers Concluded			15.11.2016
The investigation initiated in order to determine whether the İzmir Chamber of Jewelers violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by maintaining sales prices for gold and by imposing some sanctions on those tradesmen who did not comply with their prices was concluded. The investigation was launched as a result of the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claims that the İzmir Chamber of Jewelers maintained the sales prices of gold. As a result of the discussion of the file by the Competit...
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Investigation Conducted on Ankara Uluslararası Kongre ve Fuar İşletmeciliği Merkezi A.Ş. and GL Events Fuarcılık A.Ş. Concluded			15.11.2016
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether Ankara Uluslararası Kongre ve Fuar İşletmeciliği Merkezi A.Ş., which is the operator of Congresium ATO International Congress and Expo Center, violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 by abusing its dominant position through refusing A ve A Fuarcılık Organizasyon ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.’s application to organize a furniture expo in 2014 and through implementing excessive prices together with its affiliate GL Events Fuarcılık A.Ş. has been conclude...
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Competition Authority Cement Sector Report Published			15.11.2016
As is known, the Turkish economy’s high rate of growth in recent years allowed it to become one of the largest twenty economies of the world, with the construction sector constituting one of the fundamental dynamics of this growth. During this growth process displayed by the construction sector, Competition Board conducted some examinations in relation to the cement product, which is one of the fundamental inputs of the sector, and found that there were significant problems in the market in ques...
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