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"Competition Law Compliance Program" has been published.			27.12.2012
The experience gained by the Competition Authority as a result of its activities for 14 years, shows that sometimes undertakings or associations of undertakings are not aware that they have infringed competition rules whose frame is drawn by the Competition Act No. 4054. In fact, if undertakings or associations of undertakings have knowledge about competition infringements beforehand, many problems such as severe administrative sanctions can be prevented. Within this framework, Competition Law C...
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The symposium, jointly organized by the Turkish Competition Authority and the İstanbul Bilgi University, will be held on June 17, Friday in İstanbul.			27.12.2012
Rekabet Kurumu ve Pamukkale Üniversitesi işbirliği ile düzenlenen “Rekabet Ekonomisi ve Politikası Sempozyumu”nun ilki 14–15 Kasım 2008’de Denizli’de gerçekleştirildi. Geniş bir bilim çevresinin, kamu ve özel sektör temsilcilerinin katılımıyla rekabet iktisadındaki güncel gelişmelerin ele alındığı sempozyumun ilk gününde yarışma tebliğleri ile davetli tebliğler sunuldu.   Sempozyumun sabahki oturumunda ilk olarak ABD Federal Ticaret Komisyonu İktisat Bürosu Direktör Yardımcısı Dr. Mark W. FRANKE...
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Investigation on 23 undertakings in the automotive sector completed. The decision was announced today (April 19, 2011).			27.12.2012
The investigation on 23 undertakings operating in the automotive sector, initiated with the decisions of the Competition Board dated 09.09.2009 and 28.01.2010 was completed today. The decision was announced today (April 19, 2011), at 2:00 p.m., by the Acting Vice-Chairman of the Competition Board H. Erkan Yardımcı. Administrative fines were imposed on 15 of the firms on the grounds that they held meetings concerning their future price strategies, as well as on inventory, target and sales strateg...
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Hearing for the investigation concerning Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. to be held on May 31, 2011.			27.12.2012
The hearing for the investigation initiated in accordance with the Competition Board decision of 11.11.2009 concerning Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. in order to determine whether it violated the Act no 4054 by its practices aimed at its distributors and dealers will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 10.00 a.m.   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 Auth...
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"Competition Writings" start to be published...			27.12.2012
The “Competition Diary” section on our website which covered essays penned by Prof. Dr. Erdal Türkkan from 22.09.2008 – 21.06.2010 will be offered with the title of “Competition Essays” on the right side of the website (Turkish version only) starting from June 21, 2011. The section of Competition Essays which will predominantly host the “essays” of the executives and professional staff of the Authority in the beginning, will also become available to the competition community outside the Authorit...
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The investigation conducted about Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. (Turkcell Communication Services Inc.) has been completed. The decision was announced today (09.06.2011) at 14.00 hrs...			27.12.2012
The investigation commenced about Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. in accordance with the Competition Board Decision dated 11.11.2009 has been completed. The decision of the Board in relation to the investigation was pronounced by the Competition Authority Vice-President H. Erkan Yardımcı today (09.06.2011) at 2 p.m. As a result of the investigation made with a view to determining whether it infringed the Act No. 4054 by its practices directed at its distributors and dealers; it was resolved th...
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IXth Annual Symposium On Recent Developments in Competition Law, organized in cooperation by the Erciyes University Faculty of Law and the Turkish Competition Authority, will be held on May 6, 2011 at the Cappadocia Vocational School in the city of Ürgüp Mustafapaşa.			27.12.2012
Click for the symposium program in Turkish. Click for the symposium program in English. Click for the Participation Form. Click for the Cappadocia Vocational School web page. ...
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Letter from Portuguese Competition Authority			27.12.2012
EĞİTİMDE REKABET  Prof. Dr. Erdal Türkkan  eturkkan@rekabet.gov.tr       Eğitim, uzun yıllar bir kamu hizmeti veya kolektif mal olarak görülmüş ve rekabet dışında tutulmuştur. Çünkü eğitimin kamu hizmeti sayılması demek, bu malın tüm yararlanıcılara sıfır fiyatla verilmesi demektir. Sıfır fiyatla mal satılan bir piyasaya özel inisiyatifin ilgisinin çok sınırlı düzeyde kalması doğaldır. Diğer taraftan eğitim,  çeşitli endişelerle mutlaka kamu tarafından yönlendirilmesi, dü...
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Hearing for the investigation concerning Anadolu Elektronik Aletler Paz. ve Tic. A.Ş. and Samsung Electronics İstanbul Paz. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. to be held on June 21, 2011			27.12.2012
According to the decision of the Competition Board dated 17.05.2011, hearing for the investigation concerning Anadolu Elektronik Aletler Paz. ve Tic. A.Ş. and Samsung Electronics İstanbul Paz. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at 10.00 a.m.                   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 together with a petition includ...
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Field Work Started for the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Retail Sector Study			27.12.2012
The field work announced via the "Fast Moving Consumer Goods Retail Sector Study Preliminary Report," published on the Authority's web page on 30.03.2011, has started. This field work aims to identify the competition problems facing manufacturers/suppliers of fast moving consumer goods, establish what kind of market failures exist at various parts of the supply chain and determine the measures to be taken in order to ensure a fair and efficient competitive environment within the sector.  The f...
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