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Investigation concerning Çimsa Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. ve Adana Çimento San. T.A.Ş. concluded			15.7.2014
The investigation conducted to find whether producers of white cement violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by means of fixing the price of cement was concluded.The investigation was initiated as a result of the preliminary inquiry conducted upon a complaint. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file by the Competition Board on 25.06.2014, it was decided that Çimsa Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. ve Adana Çimento San. T.A.Ş. did not violate article 4 of the Act no 4054; therefore,...
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Investigation concerning 3M Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Concluded			15.7.2014
The investigation conducted to find whether 3M Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 was concluded.The investigation started after 13th Chamber of the Council of State annulled the Board decision dated 04.07.2007 and numbered 07-56/669-232 concerning the same issue. According to the said Board decision, the following practices might constitute an infringement: • Determination of the final sale price for the sales made by its dealer Keskin İş Güvenlik Malzemeleri to ...
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Investigation initiated concerning 6 Cement Producers operating in the Aegean Region			15.7.2014
The preliminary inquiry related to the complaint that cement producers operating in the Aegean Region violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by means of price/quota agreement, territory/customer allocation and/or similar anticompetitive behavior was concluded by the Competition Board.After discussing the information, documents and findings acquired in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 12.06.2014, the Board considered that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision...
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Investigation concerning Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Concluded			20.6.2014
The investigation to find out whether Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş. violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 by means of preventing the sale of competing products through creating pressure on points of sale, practicing exclusivity in favor of its own products and complicating its competitors' activities in the raki market was concluded.The investigation was initiated as a result of the preliminary inquiry conducted upon a complaint. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file by t...
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Investigation concerning 16 Driving Courses operating in Kırıkkale Concluded			13.6.2014
The investigation conducted in order to find out whether driving courses operating in Kırıkkale violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by determining commercial conditions such as prices and payment conditions together and by sharing the payments after collecting them in a pool was completed.The investigation was initiated as a result of the preliminary inquiry about the claim that driving courses in question established a pool system and applied a single price. At the investigation phase, it was...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Adana Çimento San. T.A.Ş. and Çimsa Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. To Be Held on June 23, 2014			28.5.2014
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether Adana Çimento San. T.A.Ş. and Çimsa Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 has reached the hearing phase. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertakings will be held on Monday, June 23, 2014, 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 petitio...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning 3M Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. To Be Held on June 23, 2014			28.5.2014
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether 3M Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 has reached the hearing phase. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertakings will be held on Monday, June 23, 2014, at 14:00.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 w...
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Cement Sector Inquiry Initiated			15.5.2014
In the Competition Board meeting of 8.5.2014, numbered 14-17, a decision was taken to initiate a sector inquiry into rthe cement sector. The grounds for this decision are summarized below.As known, as a result of the high growth rate displayed in the recent years, Turkish economy has become one of the largest twenty economies in the world. Due to its relative importance in economy and its connections with the other sectors, construction sector makes a significant contribution to the aforemention...
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Investigation on 45 Bakeries Operating in the Central District of Aksaray Concluded			7.5.2014
The investigation initiated in order to determine whether bakeries operating in the central district of Aksaray violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by jointly setting bread prices was concluded.The investigation in question was initiated on 16.09.2013, in response to the information received suggesting that bakeries operating in the central district of Aksaray conspired to fix bread prices and as a result of the corroborative information and documents gathered ...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. to be Held on June 03, 2014			24.4.2014
The investigation which was conducted in order to determine whether Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş. violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertaking will be held on Tuesday, June 03, 2014, at 10:00 am.In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting should apply to the Competition Authority together with a petition including the ...
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