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| Communiqué on an Amendment to the Communiqué No. 2010/4 on the Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board has been entered into force (Communiqué No. 2011/2) | 27.12.2012 | ||
| With the new regulations, the notification form and its attachments, which were requested in three copies previously, shall be forwarded to the Competition Authority in single form and also in electronic form. Communiqué No: 2011/2... | |||
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| Hearing for the investigation conducted about Güneş Ekspres Havacılık A.Ş. and Condor Flugdienst GmbH to be held on October 25, 2011. | 27.12.2012 | ||
| According to the decision of the Competition Board dated 14.09.2011, hearing for the investigation concerning Güneş Ekspres Havacılık A.Ş. (SunExpress) and Condor Flugdienst GmbH (Condor) will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at 10.00 a.m. Complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting in accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board" should apply to the Competition Authority together with a petition including the information and documents wh... | |||
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| Symposium on Liberalization, Competition and Competition Law in the Transport Sector | 27.12.2012 | ||
| Liberalization policies applied in the field of transport during recent years throughout the world and in Turkey are very important for the elimination of the barriers that complicate the establishment of competition in this area. Those developments in the sector show that competition will increase and competition law enforcement will gain more and more importance. "Symposium on Liberalization, Competition and Competition Law in the Transport Sector" will be organized upon the cooperation reques... | |||
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| An investigation has been commenced about 10 undertakings which run the activity of Bosch dealership in Kayseri... | 27.12.2012 | ||
| The Competition Board, in its meeting dated 09.06.2011, commenced an investigation about Oflazlar Dayanıklı Tüketim Malları Tic. San. Ltd. Şti.1, Başmısırlı Dayanıklı Tüketim Mamülleri2, Tekiş Ticaret3, Çetinkara Dayanıklı Tüketim Malları4, Yakut Dayanıklı Tüketim Malları Yakacak İnşaat Taahhüt ve Turizm San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.5, Ada Dayanıklı Tüketim Malları San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.6, Akkaş Dayanıklı Tüketim Malları Tekstil İnş. Taah. Yakacak Ürünleri ve Gıda Maddeleri Tic. San. Ltd. Şti.7, Özçınar D... | |||
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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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| 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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| Turkish Competition Authority s 2012 Competition Letter was published | 27.12.2012 | ||
| Fourth Competition Letter was published with the signature of the President of Turkish Competition Authority Prof. Dr. Nurettin KALDIRIMCI. The main theme of 2012 Competition Letter is "public policies and practices which negatively affect competition in the markets." Therefore, necessary actions are being taken for sending the letter particularly to the government and to the agencies and institutions of the central administration such as the Prime Ministry, ministries, directorates-general, hea... | |||
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| Investigation has been opened about Kale Kilit ve Kalıp Sanayi A.Ş. | 27.12.2012 | ||
| The Competition Board decided in its meeting dated 17.08.2011 that an investigation be opened about Kale Kilit ve Kalıp Sanayi A.Ş. to find whether it violated Article 6 of the Act No. 4054 because of the premium system it applied and its pricing behavior. *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, which are made wi... | |||
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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 exclusionary 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 concer... | |||
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