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Complaints previously submitted to the Competition Authority via e-mail shall henceforth be submitted via the "Şikayetim Var" (Online Complaint) link on the right side of the Turkish version of the Competition Authority website. 27.12.2012
Complaints previously submitted to the Competition Authority via e-mail shall henceforth be submitted via the "Şikayetim Var" (Online Complaint) link on the right side of the Turkish version of the Competition Authority website. "The Form Concerning the Commitments under the Framework of Article 14 of the Communiqué no 2010/4," in the attachment to the Guidelines adopted with the Competition Board decision dated 16.06.2011 and numbered 11-37--792-RM (5), shall be soon made accessible in the "Ap...
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Investigation to establish whether article 4 of the Act no 4054 was violated in certain tenders for construction works concluded. 27.12.2012
The investigation initated with the Competition Board decision dated November 25, 2010, on Ak-ser İnş. Tur. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Akser), Ay-zel Müh. İnş. Taş. Tem. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Ayzel), Den-Or İnş. Taah. Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Denor), Elsa Elk. İnş. Taah. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Elsa), Kayasan Yapı İnş. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Kayasan), Meliy-taş İnş. Tur. Gıda Teks. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Meliytaş), Nasibim İnş. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (Nasibim), Ömeroğulları İnş. Gıda Ürün Teks. San. ve ...
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CALL FOR PAPERS FOR PRESENTATION IN THE SYMPOSIUM TITLED "CONTROL OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS" 27.12.2012
    Rekabet Uzman Yardımcılığı Giriş Sınavı Sonuçları Rekabet Uzman Yardımcılığı (Hukukçu) Giriş Sınavı Sonuçları...
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Communique on the Increase of the Lower Thresholds for Administrative Fines Specified in Paragraph 1, Article 16 of the Act No 4054 on the Protection of Competition, to be Valid Until 31/12/2012 27.12.2012
 PİYASAYA GİRİŞ ENGELLERİ VE REKABET  Prof. Dr. Erdal Türkkan  eturkkan@rekabet.gov.tr           Piyasaya giriş serbestliği, rekabetçi bir ortam yaratılmasının en önemli koşullarından birisidir. Bu nedenle piyasaya giriş engellerinin azaltılması yönünde yapılacak çabalar, rekabet politikalarının temel boyutlarından birisini teşkil etmektedir. Bu çerçevede, giriş engellerinin rekabet politikaları açısından ne ölçüde önemli olduğunun, bu alanda temel kısıtlamaların nereden kaynaklandığının ve bun...
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Investigation was opened about Turkish Underwater Sports Federation 27.12.2012
In its meeting dated 12.01.2012, the Competition Board decided to open an investigation about Turkish Underwater Sports Federation in order to establish whether it violated Article 6 of the Act No 4054 as a result of its practices regarding training systems other than CMAS.  *Investigation decisions taken by the Competition Board are announced to the public following the notification of the decision to the undertakings or associations of undertakings under investigation.  Those announcements, w...
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CALL FOR PAPERS IN THE "SYMPOSIUM ON COMPETITION BOARD AND RELEVANT COURT DECISIONS" 27.12.2012
The second "Symposium on Competition Board and the Relevant Court Decisions," organized jointly by the Competition Authority and the Banking and Trade Law Research Institute, will be held on November 25, 2011.  Speakers to present their papers in the symposium will be selected by the Selection Committee, from among researchers who send their studies prepared in accordance with the following rules. The basic rules the researchers must follow are listed below: 1. The symposium will last one day,...
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Competition Board decided to initiate an investigation concerning 12 banks. 27.12.2012
In the meeting of the Competition Board of November 2, 2011,  it was decided that an investigation should be initiated concerning the undertakings titled Akbank T.A.Ş., Denizbank A.Ş., Finans Bank A.Ş., HSBC Bank A.Ş., ING Bank A.Ş., Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye Garanti Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O., Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş. ve T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş., Garanti Ödeme Sistemleri A.Ş. and Garanti Konut Finansmanı Danışmanl...
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The investigation concerning Güneş Ekspres Havacılık A.Ş. and Condor Flugdienst GmbH has been completed. The decision was announced today (November 01, 2011). 27.12.2012
The investigation concerning Güneş Ekspres Havacılık A.Ş. and Condor Flugdienst GmbH has been completed. The decision was announced today (November 01, 2011). The investigation Güneş Ekspres Havacılık A.Ş (SunExpress) and Condor Flugdienst GmbH (Condor), initiated with the decision of the Competition Board dated June 10, 2010 was completed today. The decision was announced today (Tuesday, November 01, 2011), at 2:00 p.m., by the Acting Vice-Chairman of the Competition Board, H. Erkan Yardımcı. T...
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The investigation of the Competition Board about Turkish Airlines was completed. 27.12.2012
The investigation of the Competition Board about Turkish Airlines was completed. As a result of the investigation, the Board decided that a violation by Turkish Airlines by abusing its dominant position via discriminatory practices against Pegasus regarding domestic and international lines from Istanbul could not be detected. Consequently, it was concluded that Turkish Airlines would not be imposed administrative fines; however, an opinion should be sent to the undertakings and institutions conc...
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The Investigation concerning 7 Undertakings Producing Meat and Meat Products was Concluded. The decision was announced today (24.11.2011). 27.12.2012
The investigation, which was initiated in accordance with the Competition Board decision dated November 5, 2011, on 7 Undertakings Producing Meat and Meat Products was concluded. The investigation decision, which imposed administrative fines on the economic entity comprised of Pınar Entegre Et ve Un San. A.Ş. and Yaşar Birleşik Paz. Dağ. Tur. ve Tic. A.Ş. together with the economic entity comprised of Kayarlar Et San. ve Tic. A.Ş. and Namet Gıda San. ve Tic. AŞ. was announced today (November 24,...
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