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| Announcement Concerning Out-Of-Scope Applications to the Competition Authority | 27.12.2012 | ||
| ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING OUT-OF-SCOPE APPLICATIONS TO THE COMPETITION AUTHORITY As is known, the main goal of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (Competition Act) is to prevent agreements restricting competition, abuses of dominant position and mergers and acquisitions that would significantly decrease competition. In order to reach that goal, the Competition Authority, which is charged with the application of this Act, may impose fines on those undertakings which distort, prevent ... | |||
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| Competition Authority is Celebrating its 15th Year | 27.12.2012 | ||
| On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of its establishment, Competition Authority will organize a meeting on March 15, 2012, at 15.00 in Ankara. In the meeting, the Competition Report which puts certain sectors under the microscope will be announced and evaluated. The opening remarks for the meeting will be delivered by the President of the Competition Authority Prof. Dr. Nurettin KALDIRIMCI, Minister of Customs and Trade Mr. Hayati YAZICI, and Prime Minister Mr. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, in case ... | |||
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| Hearing for the investigation concerning five Peugeot dealers operating in the motor vehicles market to be held on April 10, 2012 | 27.12.2012 | ||
| In accordance with the Competition Board decision dated 02.03.2012, the hearing for the investigation concerning Yıldırım Otomotiv San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Parlar Otomotiv ve Turizm Ltd. Şti., Aktif-İriyıl Otomotiv İnşaat Turizm Ticaret ve Sanayi Ltd. Şti., Egeılısal Otomotiv Pazarlama Ltd. Şti. and İrde Motorlu Araçlar Servis Tic. A.Ş. will be held at 10:00 a.m., on April 10, 2012, Tuesday. Complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting in accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearin... | |||
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| The Competition Report has been published | 27.12.2012 | ||
| Click for the report which includes evaluations and proposals about the current conditions in 11 different sectors and industries (Turkish version only). ... | |||
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| Turkish Competition Authority Celebrated its 15th Anniversary with the Participation of the Prime Minister Mr. R. Tayyip ERDOĞAN | 27.12.2012 | ||
| Turkish Competition Authority celebrated its 15th Anniversary with the valuable participation of the Prime Minister Mr. R. Tayyip ERDOĞAN, the Minister of Customs and Trade Mr. Hayati YAZICI, the Minister of Internal Affairs Mr. İdris Naim ŞAHİN and the Ministry of Energy Mr. Taner YILDIZ as well as with many participants from political, bureaucratic and business areas and the media. The program started with the speeches of the President of Turkish Competition Authority Prof. Dr. Nurettin KALD... | |||
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| The investigation concerning the cement sector has been completed.Click for the decision. | 27.12.2012 | ||
| The relevant part of the decision taken within the scope of the investigation initiated according to the decision of the Competition Board dated 16.12.2010 and numbered 10-78/1618-M for detecting whether certain undertakings operating in the cement sector in Eastern Anatolia Region, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Eastern Black Sea Region and in Adana violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 is as follows: 1- It was decided BY MAJORITY OF VOTES and with differing reason stated by the President Prof.... | |||
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| An Investigation Opened concerning Frito-Lay | 27.12.2012 | ||
| As a result of the preliminary inquiry conducted to determine whether articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 were violated through the exclusion of competitors, foreclosure of markets and/or exclusionary practices, in the Competition Board meeting dated 26.06.2012 it was decided that an investigation should be opened concerning Frito Lay Gıda San. Tic. A.Ş., operating in the packaged chips market. As is known, article 4 of the Act no 4054 prohibits anti-competitive agreements and concerted practic... | |||
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| Control of Mergers and Acquisitions: Problems and Suggestions for Solutions | 27.12.2012 | ||
| The symposium titled “Control of Mergers and Acquisitions: Problems and Suggestions for Solutions” will be held in cooperation by the Competition Authority and İstanbul Bilgi University on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at the Dolapdere Campus of İstanbul Bilgi University. In the symposium, the first applications of the Communiqué no 2010/4 and the recent guidelines and decisions on the control of concentrations will be addressed in depth, and the Final Report on the Sector Examination into the Retaili... | |||
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| The investigation of the Competition Board about the automotive sector has been concluded | 27.12.2012 | ||
| SOSYAL GİRİŞİMCİLİK VE REKABET Prof. Dr. Erdal Türkkan eturkkan@rekabet.gov.tr Sosyal girişimcilik, kamudan bağımsız gerçek ve tüzel kişilerin, bir toplumda kamunun ve kâr amaçlı kurumların yeterince yerine getiremediği düşünülen sosyal, kültürel, siyasal, çevresel hedeflere ulaşmak amacıyla mevcut beşeri ve maddi kaynakları gönüllülük esasına göre harekete geçirme ve değerlendirme konusunda yaptıkları kâr amaçlı olmayan çabaları ifade eder. Kısaca sosyal girişimcilik, sivil toplu... | |||
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| The investigation concerning the cement sector has been completed. Click for announcement. | 27.12.2012 | ||
| REKABET NEDİR? Prof. Dr. Erdal Türkkan eturkkan@rekabet.gov.tr Rekabetin tek ve herkes tarafından kabul edilmiş bir tanımı yoktur. Çünkü rekabet, çok çeşitli alanlarda çok farklı amaçlar ve kurallara göre oynanan bir yarışma oyunudur Rekabet kavramını, uygulama alanlarını, gerekli koşullarını, işlevlerini, katılan oyuncuların niteliklerini ve farklı şekillerini esas alarak veya vurgulayarak tanımlamak mümkündür. 4054 Sayılı Rekabetin Korunması Hakkında Kanun’da rekabet,” m... | |||
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