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Investigation on Deniz Kılavuzluk A.Ş. and Med Marine Kılavuzluk ve Römorkaj Hizmetleri İnş. San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Concluded... 31.1.2013
The investigation initiated in order to determine whether Deniz Kılavuzluk A.Ş. and Med Marine Kılavuzluk ve Römorkaj Hizmetleri İnş. San. ve Tic. A.Ş. violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition was concluded. The investigation was opened as the result of the re-evaluation of the relevant file by the Competition Board, following the 13th Chamber of the Council of State's stay of execution of the Board decision numbered 11-32/676-212. The investigation condu...
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Investigation Initiated concerning Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. 11.1.2013
Following 13th Chamber of the Council of State's annulment of the Board decision dated 11.09.2008 and numbered 08-52/792-321, Competition Board re-evaluated the complaint submitted by the Turkish Competitive Telco Operators Association which included he claim that Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. abused its dominant position by setting its retail tariffs for final consumers below its wholesale tariffs for operators of long distance telephony services. After examining the information, evidence and...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Twelve Banks Operating in Turkey to be Held on February 25, 2013 11.1.2013
The investigation on Akbank T.A.Ş., Denizbank A.Ş., Finans Bank A.Ş., HSBC Bank A.Ş., ING Bank A.Ş., Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye Garanti Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O., Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş. ve T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş., Garanti Ödeme Sistemleri A.Ş. and Garanti Konut Finansmanı Danışmanlık A.Ş., all of which operate in Turkey, has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertakings will ...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Konya Jewelers and Goldsmiths Association to be Held on February 12, 2013 11.1.2013
The investigation conducted on Konya Jewelers and Goldsmiths Association has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertaking will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 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 the information and documents which establish their interest in the...
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The Communiqué on the Amendments Made to the Communiqué Concerning the Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board was published in the Official Gazette 4.1.2013
With the Communiqué no 2012/3, published in the Official Gazette dated 29.12.2012 and numbered 28512, article 7 of the Communiqué Concerning the Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board No:2010/4 concerning merger and acquisition transactions subject to authorization was amended, effective as of February 1, 2013. With this regulation, among the thresholds enforced, the first one in relation to the domestic turnover is left unaffected, while the Turkish...
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Investigation on the Turkish Underwater Sports Federation Concluded 4.1.2013
The investigation initiated in order to determine whether the Turkish Underwater Sports Federation abused its dominant position under article 6 of the Act no 4054 was concluded.   The investigation was opened as a result of the preliminary inquiry, which was conducted in response to the application claiming that Turkish Underwater Sports Federation restricted competition by placing divers with certificates from systems other than the World Underwater Federation (CMAS) under an obligation to ...
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Investigation Initiated concerning the Turkish Football Federation and Krea İçerik Hizmetleri ve Prodüksiyon A.Ş. 27.12.2012
The Competition Authority came to a decision concerning the preliminary inquiry which was started in response to the request to determine whether the contract between the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) and Krea İçerik Hizmetleri ve Prodüksiyon A.Ş. (Digiturk) related to the acquisition of the Super League broadcast rights was extended for two years and to initiate proceedings in case these claims were true. After examining the information, evidence and the findings gathered in the prelimi...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning the Turkish Underwater Sports Federation to be Held on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 27.12.2012
The investigation conducted on the Turkish Underwater Sports Federation has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertaking shall be held at 10.00 am, on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. 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 which establish their interest in the i...
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Investigation Concerning Two Undertakings Operating in the Steel Straps Market Concluded 27.12.2012
The investigation conducted concerning two undertakings operating in the steel straps market in order to determine whether they violated  article 4 of the Act no 4054 was concluded. The investigation was launched as a result of the preliminary inquiry, which was initiated in response to the information received claiming that MPS Metal Plastik Sanayi Çember ve Paketleme Sistemleri İmalat ve Tic. A.Ş. and BEKAP Metal İnş. San. ve Ticaret A.Ş. were in collusion concerning sales prices to be imple...
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Press Release from the Competition Authority Regarding the News Item Titled "Billion-Lira Competition on Banks" 27.12.2012
Misunderstandings have been observed in the public in relation to the news item with the title "Billion-Lira Competition on Banks," which was published today (02.11.2012) in a daily newspaper, and a press release was deemed necessary to eliminate these misunderstandings. On 02.11.2012, the Competition Board has decided to initiate an investigation concerning 12 banks. This investigation is conducted within the Turkish Competition Authority in accordance with the procedure specified by the Act n...
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