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Investigation Initiated Concerning Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş.			5.5.2016
Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş. put selling pressure over the points of sale and thereby abused its dominant position through the discounts and/or investment supports it provided in accordance with the provisions of the investment support agreements and product purchase agreements signed with points of sales of alcoholic beverages mainly selling products other than raki. After examining the info...
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Hearing for the Investigation on Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. to be Held on 25 May, 2016			29.4.2016
The investigation launched on Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. to determine whether the undertaking violated the Act no 4054 by delaying, obstructing and/or hindering the facility sharing applications submitted has reached the investigation stage. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertaking will be held on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 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...
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The Hearing for the Investigation on Yemek Sepeti Elektronik İletişim Tanıtım Pazarlama Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş. to Be Held on May 31, 2016			29.4.2016
The investigation launched on Yemek Sepeti Elektronik İletişim Tanıtım Pazarlama Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş. To determine whether the undertaking violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 through most favored customer and de facto exclusivity practices has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerning the aforementioned company will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at 11.00 am. Complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting in accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held be...
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Investigation Launched on the Turkish Pharmacists' Association and Seven Chambers of Pharmacists			29.4.2016
In response to the decision of the 9th Chamber of the Ankara Administrative Court, Competition Board re-evaluated the application claiming that the “Protocol on the Provision of Medicine to Persons under the Social Security Institution from Turkish Pharmacists' Association Member Pharmacies,” which was signed between the Social Security Institution and the Turkish Pharmacists' Association on 01.02.2012, and the related practices violated the Act no 4054 by abusing dominant position as well as by...
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Investigation Launched Concerning 33 Companies Operating in the Market for Traffic Insurance			29.3.2016
The Competition Board made its final decision concerning the preliminary inquiry which was conducted in relation to the claim that undertakings operating in Turkey in the market for Compulsory Automobile Financial Liability Insurance (Traffic Insurance) concluded competition distorting or restricting agreements and/or engaged in concerted practices by jointly increasing their prices and implemented excessive pricing. After discussing the information, documents and observations of the preliminary...
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Application Concerning the Acquisition of SABMiller plc by Anheuser-Busch InBev Taken under Final Examination			22.3.2016
The application concerning the acquisition of sole control over SABMiller plc by Anheuser-Busch InBev was taken under final examination with the Competition Board decision dated 16.03.2016 and numbered 16-10/163-M. As known, article 7 of the Act no 4054 on the protection of Competition tasks the Competition Board with the duty to control merger and/or acquisition transactions which will result in a significant decrease in competition within markets. Within the framework of article 10 of the Act,...
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Investigation Conducted Concerning Nuh Çimento Sanayi A.Ş. and Nuh Beton A.Ş. Concluded			29.2.2016
The investigation, which aimed to determine whether Nuh Çimento Sanayi A.Ş. and Nuh Beton A.Ş. violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 by engaging in price squeeze practices in the ready-mix concrete market through the exercise of their market power arising from their dominant position in the cement market for Anatolian side of Istanbul (including İzmit) was concluded. The investigation was launched following the annulment, by the 13th Chamber of the Council of State decision dated 25.11.2014 and...
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Investigation Concerning Solgar Vitamin ve Sağlık Ürünleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. Concluded			24.2.2016
The investigation, conducted in order to determine whether Solgar Vitamin ve Sağlık Ürünleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 by abusing its dominant position by means of refusing to supply Anadolumed Ecza Deposu Tic. A.Ş., was concluded. The investigation was launched following the 13th Chamber of the Council of State's annulment, with its decision dated 25.11.2014 and numbered 2011/147 E., 2014/3741 K., of the Competition Board decision dated 16.09.2010 ...
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Investigation Conducted on 5 Ready-Mix Concrete Producers Operating in Sinop Concluded			24.2.2016
The investigation launched in order to determine whether article 4 of the Act no 4054, in accordance with the Board decision dated 26.03.2015 and numbered 15-13/184-M was violated by − Ramazan Çetin Teknik Hazır Beton Ortaklığı − Çakılsan Yapı Mal. Taş. İnş. Taah. Hafr. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., − Çetin Nakl. Yakıt San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., − Dostlar Kum Çakıl İnş. Müt. İhr. İth. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., and − Magtaş Mad. İnş. Pet. Ür. Oto. Taş. Ürt. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. was concluded. The inves...
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The Application Concerning the Acquisition of Grup Maritim TCB, S.L. by APM Terminals B.V. Under Final Examination			24.2.2016
The application concerning the establishment of single control over Grup Maritim TCB, S.L. by APM Terminals B.V. trough its wholly-owned subsidiary APM Terminals Espagna Holding S.L. was taken under final examination with the COmpetition Board decision dated 10.02.2016 and numbered 16-04/88-M. As known, article 7 of the Act no 4054 on the protection of Competition tasks the Competition Board with the duty to control merger and/or acquisition transactions which will result in a significant decrea...
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