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| Symposium on "Micro Reforms for the Economy of Turkey and Competition Policy", which will be held on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of the establishment of the Authority will take place on Wednesday, 23rd of March, 2011 | 27.12.2012 | ||
| The symposium, which will begin at 09:30 at Bilkent Hotel-Ankara with the “Protocol Speeches”, will include a “Keynote Speech” to be delivered at 10:45, to be followed by two sessions and a panel discussion. The first session of the of the symposium will be on “the Relationships between Industrial Policy and Competition Policy”, the second session will be on “Reforms in Network and Infrastructure Industries” and the symposium will end after the panel discussion on “Infrastructure Problems, Micro... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on UN RoRo İşletmeleri A.Ş. | 27.12.2012 | ||
| In its meeting dated 10.03.2011, Competition Board decided to conduct an investigation concerning UN RoRo İşletmeleri A.Ş., in order to determine whether it violated the Act no 4054 by engaging in practices aimed at forcing its competitors out in the markets for roro services to France and Italy, and by failing to comply with the conditions of the exemption granted to the protocol it signed with Ulusoy Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş. *Investigation decisions taken by the Competition Board are announced... | |||
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| Final decision regarding the investigation into 8 undertakings in the banking market to be announced today (8 March 2011) at 15:00 | 27.12.2012 | ||
| The investigation carried out by the Competition Board into 8 banks based on the decisions it took on 19.08.2009 and 24.08.2009 has been finalized. The final Board decision regarding the investigation was announced today (8 March 2011) at 15:00. The decision, the grounds of which will be provided later, is provided below: Disclosure to the Parties in Accordance with Article 49 of the Act No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition, of the Final Board Decision Regarding the Investigation Carried... | |||
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| Statement regarding the preliminary inquiry conducted by the Competition Board into private schools | 27.12.2012 | ||
| It was decided during the Competition Board meeting dated 10.12.2010 that a preliminary inquiry shall be conducted in order to determine whether the private schools operating in Turkey infringe the Act No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition through their practices of salary, school fee and personnel policies. Within the scope of the preliminary inquiry, which was initiated ex-officio, on-the-spot examinations were carried out at certain private schools, and around the same time, the Turkish ... | |||
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| The first stage of the work that has been carried out for the last year by the Department No. 3 of the Competition Authority in the retail sector of fast moving consumer goods, has been completed and opened for public comments | 27.12.2012 | ||
| Nevşehir Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi tarafından 25–29 Ekim 2008 tarihlerinde Nevşehir’de düzenlenen “Pazarlamada Yeni Yaklaşımlar” temalı 13. Ulusal Pazarlama Kongresi, son derece yoğun bir programla gerçekleştirilerek sona erdi. Yurt çapında 58 üniversiteden akademisyenin 100’ün üzerinde bildirisi arasından akademik kurulca seçilen 40 bildirinin sunulduğu ve Rekabet Kurumu’nu temsilen yönetici ve uzmanların da katıldığı kongre etkinliklerinin açılışında bir konuşma yapan... | |||
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| Investigation concerning the Doğan Group Companies concluded. The decision was announced today | 27.12.2012 | ||
| The investigation initiated by the Competition Board on September 9, 2009 concerning Doğan Yayın Holding A.Ş., Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş., Doğan Gazetecilik A.Ş., Bağımsız Gazeteciler Yayıncılık A.Ş., Doğan Daily Nevs Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş. was concluded and the decision was announced today (April 5, 2011) at 2:00 p.m. The investigation found that the economic entity, which was comprised of the companies titled Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş. , Doğan Gazetecilik A... | |||
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| Hearing for the investigation conducted within the banking sector concerning 8 banks to be held on March 1, 2011 | 27.12.2012 | ||
| In accordance with the Competition Board decision dated 19.08.2009, the hearing for the investigation initiated concerning Akbank T.A.Ş., Denizbank A.Ş., Finans Bank A.Ş., Türkiye Garanti Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O. and Yapı Kredi Bankası A.Ş. will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Complainants and third parties who wish to take part in the hearing in accordance with the “Communiqué on Hearing He... | |||
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| President of the Competition Authority, Prof. Dr. Nurettin Kaldırımcı, made a statement regarding the investigation into the banking sector. | 27.12.2012 | ||
| As is known, the final stage has been reached in the investigation that our Board initiated on 19.08.2009 against eight banks. Up to now, many competition investigations have been opened and finalized by the Board into various sectors. A hearing, which is a part of competition investigations, was held yesterday (1 March 2011) upon the request of the banks. The investigation file before us today involves an investigation that has been opened into the banking sector and that contains claims, evid... | |||
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| Ten undertakings operating in the cement sector under investigation | 27.12.2012 | ||
| In its meeting of December 16, 2010, Competition Board decided to conduct an investigation concerning Kars Çimento San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Aşkale Çimento Sanayi T.A.Ş., Yurt Çimento San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Limak Çimento San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Elazığ Altınova Çimento Sanayi Tic. A.Ş., Çimko Çimento ve Beton San. Tic. A.Ş., Çimsa Çimento Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş., Adana Çimento Sanayii T.A.Ş., KÇS Kahramanmaraş Çimento Beton San. ve Madencilik İşletmeleri A.Ş. and Mardin Çimento Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş. The investigat... | |||
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