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| Tofaş / Stellantis acquisition cleared, subject to investment and distribution commitments. | 18.4.2025 | ||
| With a historical decision, the Competition Board authorized the Tofaş / Stellantis acquisition. Tying the authorization concerned to a requirement for the parties to make investments is a first in the history of the Authority. This decision is expected to make a significant contribution to international case law and literature, since it demonstrates that the criteria of social welfare, which is generally addressed based on static price/output analyses, should be approached with a broader unders... | |||
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| Hearing for the Investigation concerning Some Ready-Mixed Concrete Producers operating in Ankara to be held on May 06, 2025 | 18.4.2025 | ||
| The investigation conducted to determine whether certain ready-mixed concrete producers operating in Ankara violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of agreements/concerted practices restricting competition concerning the labor market has reached the hearing stage. The hearing in question will be held on May 06, 2025 at 10:30. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who want to att... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Varta Pilleri Ticaret Limited Şirketi. | 17.4.2025 | ||
| The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted to determine whether Varta Pilleri Ticaret Limited Şirketi violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by fixing resale prices for resellers, restricting customers and regions, and intervening in the online sales of resellers. After examining the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 13.03.2025, the Competition Board decided ... | |||
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| The Albanian Competition Authority paid a study visit to the Turkish Competition Authority. (15.04.2025) | 16.4.2025 | ||
| Under the framework of the cooperation protocol signed between the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) and the Albanian Competition Authority, a study visit was paid to the TCA by the Albanian Competition Authority on April 14-15. Consisting of Member of the Albanian Competition Commission Fatjola DELİJA, Secretary General Endi ÇEKANİ and IT Expert Albi KOLANECİ, the Albanian delegation was received by Board Members Şükran KODALAK and Ayşe ERGEZEN, Vice President Assoc. Prof. Hakan BİLİR, and He... | |||
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| The Hearing for the Investigation Conducted on Some Undertakings Operating in the Production and Sales of Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete and Aggregate in the Malatya Province Will Be Held on April 29, 2025. | 16.4.2025 | ||
| The investigation conducted into the allegation that some undertakings operating in the production and sales of cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregate in the Malatya province violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by jointly setting prices, allocating regions/customers and concluding agreements with a restrictive effect on competition in the labor markets has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerned will be held on April 29, 2025, at 10.30 am. Compla... | |||
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| Investigation concerning some undertakings operating in the production and sales of cement and ready-mix concrete in the Hatay province concluded. | 15.4.2025 | ||
| The investigation launched in accordance with the Board decision dated 19.10.2023 and numbered 23-49/936-M(2) in order to determine whether Ceyhan Hazır Beton İnş. Nak. Mad. Petrol Ürünleri Paz. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (CEYHAN), Çimko Çimento ve Beton Sanayi Ticaret AŞ (ÇİMKO), Filitoğlu İnş. Petrol Gıda Turizm Nak. San. ve Tic. AŞ (FİLİTOĞLU) and KÇS Kahramanmaraş Çimento Beton San. ve Mad. İşletmeleri AŞ (KÇS) violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (Act no 4054) ... | |||
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| The Hearing for the Investigation Conducted on Some Undertakings Active in Türkiye in the Operation of Private Food Control Laboratories, Previously Scheduled for April 15, 2025, Has Been Postponed to May 27, 2025 | 11.4.2025 | ||
| The hearing for the investigation conducted to determine whether some undertakings active in Türkiye in the operation of private food control laboratories violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition through agreements and/or concerted practices aimed at price fixing in food analysis fees and exchanges of competitively sensitive information, which was previously scheduled for April 15, 2025, has been postponed to 10:30 a.m. on May 27, 2025. Complainants and thir... | |||
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| The investigation about the economic unity composed of Biota Bitkisel İlaç ve Kozmetik Laboratuarları AŞ, Derma Cos İlaç Medikal ve Kozmetik Sanayii ve İç Ticaret AŞ and Derma-Cos Kozmetik Sanayi Ticaret İthalat ve İhracat Limited Şirketi Concluded | 11.4.2025 | ||
| The investigation conducted with the decision of the Competition Board dated 19.09.2024 and numbered 24-38/897-M about the economic unity composed of Biota Bitkisel İlaç ve Kozmetik Laboratuarları AŞ, Derma Cos İlaç Medikal ve Kozmetik Sanayii ve İç Ticaret AŞ and Derma-Cos Kozmetik Sanayi Ticaret İthalat ve İhracat Limited Şirketi on the grounds that they determined the sales prices of resellers and thereby violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 has been concluded with settlement. It has been de... | |||
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| Hearing for the Investigation concerning Certain Undertakings Operating in Production and Sale of Ready-mixed Concrete in Aydın to be Held on April 22, 2025 | 28.3.2025 | ||
| The investigation conducted about the claim that certain undertakings operating in production and sale of ready-mixed concrete in Aydın violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of price fixing, region/customer allocation and resale price maintenance has reached the hearing stage. The hearing in question will be held on April 22, 2025 at 10:30. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third p... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on APPLE, DESTEK BİLİŞİM, EASYCEP, GETMOBİL and HB BİLİŞİM. | 27.3.2025 | ||
| The Competition Board (Board) concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted into the allegation that Apple Teknoloji ve Satış Limited Şirketi (APPLE), which is engaged in sale and distribution activities in Türkiye, including imports and exports of technologic devices such as computers, tablets, mobile phones, earphones, peripheral equipment and Apple or third-party brand accessories, violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (Act no 4054) by intervening with the sale ... | |||
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