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Hearing for the Investigation concerning 21 Hyundai Dealers in İstanbul to be Held on December 3, 2013			25.10.2013
The investigation which was conducted in order to determine whether Hyundai dealers operating in İstanbul violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertakings will be held on Tuesday, December 03, 2013, 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 petition containing t...
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Investigation concerning the Turkish Football Federation and Krea İçerik Hizmetleri ve Prodüksiyon A.Ş. was concluded			25.10.2013
The investigation, conducted in order to determine whether the "Broadcast Rights Contract for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Football Seasons," signed between the Turkish Football Federation and Krea İçerik Hizmetleri ve Prodüksiyon A.Ş. (DİGİTÜRK) on May 21, 2012 violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by subjecting it to an individual exemption assessment was concluded.The investigation was initiated in response to an application claiming that the duration concerning the transfer of broadcasting ri...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Volkan Metro Turizm Seyahat ve Nakliyat Tic. Ltd. Şti. To Be Held on November 26, 2013			11.10.2013
The investigation which was initiated to determine whether Volkan Metro Turizm Seyahat ve Nakliyat Tic. Ltd. Şti. violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 has reached the hearing phase. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertaking will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 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 apply to the Competition Authority with a petition cont...
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Investigation Initiated concerning 45 Bakeries Operating in the Central District of Aksaray			8.10.2013
Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry which was launched on its own initiative in order to determine whether bakeries operating the Central district of Aksaray conspired to raise sales prices for bread.After discussing the information, documents and findings acquired in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 16.09.2013, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and decided to launch an investigation on the following undertakings:Ahmet ATILGAN-Numune ...
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Investigation Conducted Concerning 6 Undertakings Producing Ready-Mix Concrete in the Central District of the Erzincan Province Was Concluded			20.9.2013
Competition Board concluded the investigation it conducted in order to determine whether the ready-mix concrete producing undertakings operating in the Central District of the Erzincan Province violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by practices aimed at jointly determining their terms of sales.The investigation was initiated in response to the complaint applications claiming that ready-mix concrete producers in Erzincan carried out their sales via the joint company they established via collusion...
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Investigation Conducted Concerning Four Undertakings Operating in Cement and Ready-Mix Concrete Market Was Concluded			20.9.2013
Competition Board concluded the investigation it conducted in order to determine whether As Çimento San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Denizli Çimento San. T.A.Ş., Göltaş Göller Bölgesi Çimento San. ve Tic. A.Ş. and Konya Çimento San. A.Ş. violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by jointly determining terms of sales of cement for dealers and ready-mix concrete producers.The invstigation was initiated in response to the complaint application claiming that the undertakings in question were in communication with a n...
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Investigation on Three Undertakings Operating in the Industrial, Medical and Specialty Gases			19.9.2013
Competition Board concluded the investigation conducted in order to determine whether Linde Gaz A.Ş., Orsez Sınai Tıbbi Gazlar ve Kimyevi Maddeler Tic. ve San. Ltd. Şti. and Yalızlar Sınai ve Tıbbi Gazlar Hırdavat Makine San. ve Tic. A.Ş., all of which operate in the market for industrial, medical and specialty gases, violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 via practices aimed at fixing commercial terms related to prices and customers.The investigation was initiated as a result of the preliminary ...
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Investigation on Frito Lay Gıda San. Tic. A.Ş. Concluded			19.9.2013
The investigation, which was conducted in order to determine whether Frito Lay Gıda San. Tic. A.Ş. violated articles 4 and 6 of th Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by its practices aimed at ensuring exclusive sales of its products at the points of sales for packaged chips, was concluded.The investigation was initiated in response to a complaint that included the claims that Frito Lay Gıda San. Tic. A.Ş. engaged in practices which would lead to actual and contractual exclusivity aimed...
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Investigation Initiated concerning 7 Private Teaching Institutions Operating in the Central District of the Tokat Province			19.9.2013
Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to a complaint claiming that certain private courses operating in the central district of the Tokat province conspired to maintain registration fees and refused to make any discounts over those fees.After examining the information, evidence and the findings gathered in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 21.08.2013, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and decided to open an investig...
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Investigation Initiated on Turkish Airlines			19.9.2013
As a result of the annulment of its decision on the matter, dated 30.12.2011 and numbered 11-65/1692-599, by Ankara 11th Administrative Court, Competition Board re-valuated the complaint submitted by Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş., which claimed that Türk Hava Yolları A.O. (Turkish Airlines) held dominant position in scheduled airline passenger transportation for domestic and international routes out of İstanbul and that it abused this position to prevent competing undertakings from entering ne...
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