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Investigation about Yemek Sepeti Elektronik İletişim Perakende Gıda AŞ Initiated 22.3.2024
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry, which was conducted into the claims that Yemek Sepeti Elektronik İletişim Perakende Gıda AŞ violated article 4 and/or 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of requiring its own delivery service and complicating member businesses’ activities within the scope of online food order-delivery platform service.   The Competition Board discussed the information and documents obtained and observations made in the prelimi...
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Investigation concerning Oriflame Kozmetik Ürünleri Ticaret Limited Şirketi Concluded 21.3.2024
The investigation, which was conducted to determine whether Oriflame Kozmetik Ürünleri Ticaret Limited Şirketi violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of resale price maintenance, restricting online sales and customer restriction has been concluded. In the meeting of the Competition Board on 14.03.2024, it was decided that the investigation about Oriflame Kozmetik Ürünleri Ticaret Limited Şirketi, which was initiated pursuant to the Board decision dated...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Mot Grup Bilişim Ltd. Şti. to be Held on April 16, 2024 (19.03.2024) 21.3.2024
The investigation which is conducted about the claim that Mot Grup Bilişim Limited. Şirketi violated article 4 of Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of resale price maintenance and restricting online sales has reached the hearing stage. The hearing in question will be held on April 16, 2024 at 10:30. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who want to attend the meeting to speak should apply to the Co...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Saint-Joseph Private French High School, Saint Benoît Private French High School, Istanbul Notre-Dame de Sion Private French High School, İstanbul Saint - Michel Private French High School and Istanbul Sainte Pulchérie Private French High School to be held on April 17, 2024 (19.03.2024) 21.3.2024
The investigation which is conducted about the claim that Saint-Joseph Private French High School, Saint Benoît Private French High School, Istanbul Notre-Dame de Sion Private French High School, Istanbul Saint Michel Private French High School and Istanbul Sainte Pulchérie Private French High School, which are French educational institutions operating in İstanbul, violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition has reached the hearing stage. The hearing in question will b...
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4.7 million TL Administrative Fines per Day Imposed on META (18.03.2024) 21.3.2024
META was found to have complicated the activities of its competitors operating in social networking services and online display advertising markets and created barriers to entry. Certain obligations were imposed on META.   In the investigation about Meta Platforms Inc., Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and WhatsApp LLC (META), which was initiated in 2021, it was decided that META abused its dominant position by combining the data collected from Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp services; 3...
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Interim Measure Decision about META (18.03.2024) 21.3.2024
In the investigation about META, which was initiated in response to the suspicions that META abused its dominant position by means of linking Threads and Instagram, an interim measure has been taken (Interim Measure Decision). It has been concluded that META’s combination of the data of the users who created Threads profiles based on their Instagram accounts without taking consent will lead to irreparable harms. The following observations have been made: As META has been active in the m...
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The study “The Impact of Digital Transformation on Competition Law” was translated to English. 14.3.2024
  The increase in internet use and the pace of technological developments have profoundly affected the business models and operating principles of undertakings all over the world. This transformation has also reshaped consumer preferences in digital markets. Digital markets, with their many features that differ from traditional business models and challenge competition law application, are increasingly coming into the focus of competition authorities and are frequently the subject of scrutiny...
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Competitive Concerns in Ferrero Investigation Resolved 14.3.2024
“The investigation about Ferrero Fındık İthalat İhracat ve Tic. AŞ has been terminated with the commitments, which were offered by Ferrero and accepted by the Competition Board and which resolve the competitive concerns.” ...
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Altıparmak Gıda (Balparmak) was imposed 2.47 million TL administrative fines as a result of the violation decision in the investigation concerning honey, a part of which was completed with settlement in June 7.3.2024
The investigation which was conducted into the claim that Altıparmak Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ, which operates in the fast moving consumer goods sector as a honey producer/supplier with Balparmak brand violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of exchanging competitively sensitive information was concluded. Having discussed the file on 29.02.2024, the Competition Board took the decision numbered 24-11/193-77 that Altıparmak Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ  viol...
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The Investigation Conducted on D Elektronik Şans Oyunları ve Yayıncılık AŞ (Nesine.com) Concluded. 7.3.2024
The investigation conducted into the allegation that D Elektronik Şans Oyunları ve Yayıncılık AŞ (Nesine.com) violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by its agreements with exclusivity provisions has been concluded.   As a result of the discussion of the file by the Competition Board on 29.02.2024, it was decided that D Elektronik Şans Oyunları ve Yayıncılık AŞ violated Article 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition and thus should be imposed administrative...
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