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| Investigation Concerning Nuh Çimento Sanayi A.Ş. and Nuh Beton A.Ş. Initiated | 14.4.2015 | ||
| As a result of the decision of 13th Chamber of Council of State, the Competition Board reevaluated the application about the complaint that Nuh Çimento A.Ş. was dominant in Anatolian side of Istanbul (including Izmit), applied below-cost cement prices for Nuh Beton A.Ş. and in this way violated the Act no 4054 by means of price squeezing The preliminary inquiry conducted related to the abovementioned claims examined whether the conditions for price squeezing and refusal to supply existed and the... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Solgar Vitamin ve Sağlık Ürünleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. Initiated | 14.4.2015 | ||
| The Competition Board reevaluated the application about the claims that Solgar Vitamin ve Sağlık Ürünleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. refused to supply goods to Anadolumed Ecza Deposu Tic. A.Ş., abused its dominant position by making discrimination and violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 upon the decision of 13th Chamber of Council of State.The preliminary inquiry made previously due to the said complaint examined the practices of Solgar Vitamin ve Sağlık Ürünleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. and ... | |||
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| Investigation Concerning Five Ready-Mixed Concrete Producers Operating in Sinop Initiated | 10.4.2015 | ||
| The Competition Board took a decision as a result of the preliminary inquiry conducted about the claim that some of the undertakings operating in the area of ready-mixed concrete production in Sinop colluded to fix prices and carried out their activities through the firm they established.After discussing the information, documents and findings acquired in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 26.03.2015, the Board considered that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the dec... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Kayseri Chamber of Bakers and Flour Sellers and Turkish Federation of Bread Producers Initiated | 30.3.2015 | ||
| The preliminary inquiry about the claim that Kayseri Chamber of Bakers and Flour Sellers intervened in the sale price of bread determined by the bakeries operating in Kayseri and accordingly forced undertakings to make sales at a certain level of price was concluded by the Competition Board.After discussing the information, documents and findings acquired in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 05.03.2015, the Board considered that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the ... | |||
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| 2015 Competition Report titled "Screening the Legislation in our Country from Competition Policy Perspective" Published | 20.3.2015 | ||
| This year the theme of the Competition Report, which we have published regularly since 2011, is "Screening the Legislation in our Country from Competition Policy Perspective". The starting point of the report is the fact that legislation compatible with competition rules promote economic growth by ensuring efficient allocation of resources and increasing productivity. The report casts light on the provisions in the effective legislation that might restrict competition.The report is intended to h... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Coca Cola Satış Dağıtım A.Ş. Concluded | 12.3.2015 | ||
| The investigation conducted to find whether Coca Cola Satış Dağıtım A.Ş. violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 by means of practices towards exclusivity was concluded.The investigation was initiated as a result of the preliminary inquiry made related to the claims that Coca Cola Satış Dağıtım A.Ş. made exclusive agreements with some points in various cities in Turkey, especially in İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Bursa and Antalya. At the investigation phase, the issues such as whether Coca Cola... | |||
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| 2014 Mergers-Acquisitions Overview Report Published | 25.2.2015 | ||
| The total number of merger and acquisition transactions notified to the Competition Authority in 2014 was 215. In 122 of these transactions, the target company or the joint venture established is a company founded in accordance with Turkish laws. Within the same time period, 18 privatization transactions have been evaluated.Among the mergers and acquisitions examined by the Competition Authority in 2014, for those where the target company or the joint venture is based in Turkey the total transac... | |||
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| Investigation initiated about General Directorate of State Airports Authority | 20.2.2015 | ||
| As a result of the decision of Ankara 9th Administrative Court, the Competition Board reevaluated the complaint that General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI) abused its dominant position by discriminating among tenants with respect to slot allocation in airports.The investigation concerning the said complaint examined slot allocation tariffs by DHMI and it was decided on 24.04.2012 with the number 12-21/561-159 that DHMI did not abused its dominant position by discriminating among ... | |||
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| No amendments to the turnover thresholds in the Communiqué no 2010/4 | 20.2.2015 | ||
| Article 7(1) of the Communiqué no 2010/4 Concerning the Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board (the Communiqué no 2010/4) titled "mergers or acquisitions subject to authorization" specifies the turnover amounts (thresholds) for assets or activities of the parties to the acquisition or the merger calling for the authorization of the Board, which are subject to transfer. According to the second paragraph of the said article, the thresholds shall be re-estab... | |||
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| 2015 Competition Letter Published | 19.2.2015 | ||
| 2015 Competition Letter has been published with the signature of the President of the Competition Authority Prof. Dr. Nurettin KALDIRIMCI. The main theme of "2015 Competition Letter", the seventh of the Competition Letters, which have been published since 2009, is "the role of the media in the development of competition culture".In the Letter, which is addressed to the executives and members of the media, President KALDIRIMCI underlines that the media, which is often described as the "fourth pow... | |||
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