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| Investigation concerning 25 Driving Courses Operating in Samsun Concluded | 30.5.2013 | ||
| Competition Authority concluded the investigation it conducted in order to determine whether driving courses operating in the central district of the Samsun province violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by conspiring to fix course fees and maximum number of students, and allocating income through a pool system.The investigation was initiated as a result of the preliminary inquiry which was conducted in response to the application claiming that the relevant driving courses conspired to increase ... | |||
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| Investigation Initiated concerning 20 Driving Courses Operating in Aksaray | 30.5.2013 | ||
| Competition Authority concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the complaint claiming that driving courses operating in the central district of the Aksaray province conspired to form a pool and fixed course prices.After examining the information, evidence and the findings gathered in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 02.05.2013, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and decided to open an investigation under article 41 of the Act no 4054... | |||
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| Hearing for the Investigation concerning 8 Driving Courses Operating in Fethiye to be Held on June 18, 2013 | 30.5.2013 | ||
| The investigation conducted in order to establish whether driving courses operating in the Fethiye district of Muğla violated the Act no 4054 has reached the hearing phase. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertakings will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 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 inf... | |||
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| Amended Guidelines for Mergers and Acquisitions Published | 30.5.2013 | ||
| As known, 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 under the scope of the Communiqué no 2010/4, the first one in relation to the domestic turnov... | |||
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| Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry Report was published | 22.4.2013 | ||
| Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry Report prepared in order to develop recommendations to improve competition through examining the current structure and the relevant legislation of the pharmaceutical market was shared with the public in the Symposium on Recent Developments in Competition Law and Economics.Click here for the Memorandum about the Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry Report... | |||
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| Investigation Concerning Twelve Banks Operating in Turkey Concluded | 11.3.2013 | ||
| The investigation conducted in order to determine whether twelve banks operating in Turkey violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by making agreements and/or engaging in concerted practices in the deposits, loans and credit cards sector was concluded.The investigation was opened as a result of the preliminary inquiry initiated by the Board in response to the claims that credit card issuing banks determined interest rates including retail and late interest rates in... | |||
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| Investigation on Konya Association of Goldsmiths and Jewelers Concluded | 21.2.2013 | ||
| The İnvestigation conducted in order to determine whether Konya Association of Goldsmiths and Jewelers (Association) violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by fixing sale and repair prices for gold wares and jewelry and by introducing restriction on sales/marketing activities such as advertisements and promotions has been concluded.The investigation was initiated as a result of the preliminary inquiry opened in response to the application claiming that businesses ... | |||
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| Investigation Initiated concerning Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş. | 19.2.2013 | ||
| Competition Board came to a decision concerning the preliminary investigation initiated in response to the complaint application which included the claims that Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş. prevented the sales of competing products at points of sales, made use of exclusivity to the advantage of its own products, obstructed the operations of its competitors and thereby violated article 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition. After examining the information, evidence and the find... | |||
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| Competition Authority Concluded 189 Investigations in 15 Years | 19.2.2013 | ||
| As known, the main purpose of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition is the prohibition of restrictions of competition which may arise as a result of agreements between undertakings, concerted practices and decisions of associations of undertakings, the prevention of abuse of dominance by undertakings holding dominant positions in markets and the prevention of creation of new monopolies through the supervision of certain merger and acquisition transactions.In order to guarantee and pro... | |||
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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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