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| Hearing for the Investigation concerning Media Markt Turkey Tic. Ltd. Şti. to be Held on March 17, 2026 | 27.2.2026 | ||
| The investigation about Media Markt Turkey Tic. Ltd. Şti. conducted to determine whether article 4 of the Act no. 4054 was violated by means of indirect information exchange reached the hearing stage. The hearing in question will be held on March 17, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who want to attend the meeting to make a statement should apply to the Competition Authority together with a p... | |||
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| Investigation Initiated about 19 Private Schools | 25.2.2026 | ||
| Education is one of the fundamental areas that shape the future of individuals and societies. Enhancing the quality of the human capital contributes to achieving our country’s development goals as well as increasing international competition power and social welfare. Therefore, establishing a competitive market structure which has qualified and accessible education opportunities is important for effective and efficient use of resources and efficient development of our country’s human capital. In... | |||
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| The Hearing for the Investigation Conducted on Some Undertakings Operating in the Market for Hybrid Industrial Gherkin Seeds Market and the Hybrid Vegetable and Fruit Seeds Market to Be Held on March 10, 2026. | 19.2.2026 | ||
| The investigation conducted to determine if some undertakings operating in the hybrid industrial gherkin seeds and the hybrid vegetable and fruit seeds markets violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by price agreements and exchange of competitively sensitive information has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerned will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 12.00. Complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting in accordance with the ... | |||
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| Hearing for the Investigation concerning Arkoz Madencilik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ, Limak Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ and Yurt Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ to be held on March 3, 2026 | 18.2.2026 | ||
| The investigation conducted to determine whether Arkoz Madencilik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ, Limak Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ and Yurt Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 reached the hearing stage. The hearing in question will be held on March 3, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who want to attend the meeting to make a statement should apply to the Comp... | |||
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| Professional Development Program for the Competition Authorities of the Organization of Turkic States | 17.2.2026 | ||
| Within the framework of developing the cooperation between the Competition Authorities of the Organization of Turkic States, the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA), in cooperation with the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), organized the “Professional Development Program on Competition Law” between February 9–13, 2026. The program in question was attended by professional staff from the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the President of the Republic... | |||
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| Mergers and Acquisitions Legislation Updated! | 11.2.2026 | ||
| The Authority has concluded its work on updating the M&A legislation. The update includes important amendments to the Communiqué no 2010/4 Concerning the Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board, to the Notification Form, and to some guidelines issued to explain the Communiqué. What Changed in the Communiqué? Amendment to the definition of “Transaction Party” The definition of ‘transaction party,’ which appears to give rise to uncertainty in practi... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on the Economic Unity Composed of Alphabet Inc., Google Ireland Limited, Google LLC, Google International LLC and Google Reklamcılık ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti. (GOOGLE). | 4.2.2026 | ||
| In its Google Android Decision dated 19.09.2018 and numbered 18-33/555-273, the Competition Board concluded that GOOGLE violated the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (Act) through certain agreements it signed with mobile device manufacturers, imposed administrative fines on GOOGLE, and introduced some obligations. However, in light of the information collected under the Mobile Ecosystems Sector Inquiry (MESI), concerns have arisen that the current contractual structure formed foll... | |||
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| Investigation concerning May-Agro Tohumculuk San. ve Tic. AŞ Initiated | 29.1.2026 | ||
| The Competition Board (the Board) concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted about the claim that May-Agro Tohumculuk San. ve Tic. AŞ (MAY TOHUM) violated article 4 of the Act No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (the Act No. 4054) by means of restricting territories/customers of its buyers. Having discussed the information and documents obtained and observations made during the preliminary inquiry on its meeting on 31.12.2025, the Board considered the findings significant and sufficien... | |||
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| Investigation initiated concerning the economic unity composed of Carex Bitkisel Ürünler ve Kozmetik Sanayi Ticaret AŞ, Farma Plus İlaç Bant Sağlık ve Kozmetik Ürünleri Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti. and Digital Farma İlaç Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti., which operates in the cosmetics sector | 27.1.2026 | ||
| The preliminary inquiry conducted about the economic unity composed of Carex Bitkisel Ürünler ve Kozmetik Sanayi Ticaret AŞ, Farma Plus İlaç Bant Sağlık ve Kozmetik Ürünleri Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti. and Digital Farma İlaç Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti., which operates in the cosmetics sector, according to the Competition Board decision dated 06.11.2025 and numbered 25-41/1017-M due to the claim that they violated article 4 of the Act No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of resale pric... | |||
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| Investigation concerning EssilorLuxottica S.A. Initiated | 20.1.2026 | ||
| Within the scope of the preliminary inquiry conducted according to the Competition Board decision dated 20.11.2025 and numbered 25-43/1037-M concerning the suspicion that EssilorLuxottica S.A. (ESSI-LUX) violated article 4 and 6 of the Act No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition, it has been decided to open an investigation about ESSI-LUX due to the suspicion that ESSI-LUX has created de facto exclusivity via various practices in the markets for the wholesale of ophthalmic lenses, wholesale of... | |||
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