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| Hearing for the Investigation concerning Six Undertakings Operating in the Cement Sector in the Aegean Region to be held on Tuesday, January 05, 2016 | 8.12.2015 | ||
| The investigation which was conducted in order to determine whether the following undertakings violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 reached the hearing stage: - As Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., - Batıçim Batı Anadolu Çimento Sanayii A.Ş., - Batısöke Söke Çimento Sanayi T.A.Ş., - Çimentaş İzmir Çimento Fabrikası Türk A.Ş., - Denizli Çimento Sanayii Ticaret A.Ş., - Göltaş Göller Bölgesi Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertakings will be held on Tuesday... | |||
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| Application regarding the Acquisition of 65% shares of Merve Gözlük Camı San. ve Tic. A.Ş. by Essilor Optica International Holding SL Taken under Final Examination | 27.11.2015 | ||
| Application regarding the acquisition of 65% shares of Merve Gözlük Camı San. ve Tic. A.Ş. by Essilor Optica International Holding SL Put was taken under Final Examination according to the Board decision dated 10.11.2015 and numbered 15-40/663-M. As it is known, the Competition Board is in charge of monitoring mergers and/or acquisitions which would result in significant lessening of competition in markets according to article 7 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition. Within the sco... | |||
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| Hearing for the Investigation concerning Nine Undertakings Operating in the Market for Rail Freight Forwarder Services to be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 | 17.11.2015 | ||
| The investigation which was conducted in order to determine whether the following undertakings violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 reached the hearing stage: - Schenker & Co AG, Schenker A.E., Schenker Arkas Nakliyat ve Ticaret A.Ş., Fertrans AG, - Kühne+Nagel International AG & Co ve Kühne + Nagel A.E., - Rail Cargo Logistics – Austria GmbH, - Raab-Oedenburg-Ebenfurter Eisenbahn AG and - Express Interfracht Hellas A.E. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertaking will be held on Tu... | |||
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| Investigation about Aslanlar Metal Alüminyum P.V.C. Plastik İmalatı İth. İhr. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. and Solar-San Vakumlu Cam Tüp Üretim San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Initiated | 17.11.2015 | ||
| The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry, which was conducted upon the claim that Aslanlar Metal Alüminyum P.V.C. Plastik İmalatı İth. İhr. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. and Solar-San Vakumlu Cam Tüp Üretim San. ve Tic. A.Ş. agreed to increase the prices of vacuumed glass tubes that are used in solar water heating systems. Having discussed the information, documents and findings obtained as a result of the preliminary inquiry in its meeting on 16.10.2015, the Competition Board took the d... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Unilever San. ve Tic. Türk A.Ş. and Advertising Self-Regulatory Board Concluded | 4.11.2015 | ||
| Investigation about the claim that Unilever San. ve Tic. Türk A.Ş. and Advertising Self-Regulatory Board complicated the activities of competitors jointly or alone was concluded. The investigation started after Ankara 10th Administrative Court annulled the Board decision dated 13.06.2013 and numbered 13-36/470-206 concerning the same issue. According to the Board decision dated 13.06.2013 and numbered 13-36/470-206, "the complaint shall be rejected and an investigation shall not be opened as per... | |||
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| The final examination concerning the establishment of control over Migros Ticaret A.Ş. (Migros) by Anadolu Endüstri Holding A.Ş. (AEH) through the acquisition of the majority shares of MH Perakendecilik ve Ticaret A.Ş., controlled by Moonlight Capital S.A., was concluded | 22.10.2015 | ||
| The Competition Board concluded its final examination, launched with the Board decision dated 24.04.2015 and numbered 15-21/257-M, concerning the establishment of control over Migros Ticaret A.Ş. (Migros) by Anadolu Endüstri Holding A.Ş. (AEH) through the acquisition of the majority shares of MH Perakendecilik ve Ticaret A.Ş., controlled by Moonlight Capital S.A. During the final examination process, the Board assessed whether the relevant transaction would allow the undertaking in question to a... | |||
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| Investigation about General Directorate of State Airports Authority Concluded | 6.10.2015 | ||
| The investigation initiated about the claim that General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI) abused its dominant position by discriminating among tenants with respect to slot allocation in airports was concluded. The investigation started after Ankara 9th Administrative Court annulled the Board decision dated 24.04.2012 and numbered 12-21/561-159 concerning the same issue. According to the said Board decision "DHMI did not abuse its dominant position in the relevant market by means of... | |||
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| Investigation Initiated concerning Türk Philips Ticaret A.Ş. | 29.9.2015 | ||
| The Competition Board came to a decision concerning the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that Türk Philips Ticaret A.Ş. violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by abusing its dominant position through setting different prices for buyers of similar standing in the sales of spare parts of medical imaging and diagnostics devices. After examining the information, evidence and the findings gathered in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 09.... | |||
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| Investigation Initiated Concerning Luxottica Gözlük Endüstri ve Ticaret A.Ş. | 29.9.2015 | ||
| The Competition Board came to a decision concerning the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that Luxottica Gözlük End. ve Tic. A.Ş. was the only authorized distributor in sunglasses and sunglasses frames for the brands listed in the application, and that it engaged in tying practices by requiring the purchase of a certain product when purchasing another. The Competition Board, after discussing the information, documents and observations gathered during the preli... | |||
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| Investigation Initiated concerning Siemens San. ve Tic. A.Ş. | 29.9.2015 | ||
| Upon a 13th Chamber of the Council of State decision, the Competition re-evaluated the claim that Siemens San. ve Tic. A.Ş. failed to fulfill the commitments specified in the Competition Board decision dated 18.02.2009 and numbered 09-07/128-39 and violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (Act no 4054) by abusing its dominant position within the spare parts market for Siemens brand medical imaging and diagnostics devices. In the previous preliminary inquiry conducted in response... | |||
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