An investigation has been launched on Haribo Şekerleme San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (HARİBO) in order to determine if it violated Articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition, in response to the allegations that it prevented competition in the relevant market by abusing its dominant position in the soft candy market, excluded its competitors through conduct and behavior that lead to de facto exclusivity, and intervened in the resale prices of outlets.

The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry that was initiated on HARİBO in January. After examining the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 05.03.2026, the Competition Board decided that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision numbered 26-08/238-M to launch an investigation on HARİBO.

HARİBO is active the soft candy market in Türkiye with the Haribo brand.