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| "Competition Writings" start to be published... | 27.12.2012 | ||
| The “Competition Diary” section on our website which covered essays penned by Prof. Dr. Erdal Türkkan from 22.09.2008 – 21.06.2010 will be offered with the title of “Competition Essays” on the right side of the website (Turkish version only) starting from June 21, 2011. The section of Competition Essays which will predominantly host the “essays” of the executives and professional staff of the Authority in the beginning, will also become available to the competition community outside the Authorit... | |||
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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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| 2011 Competition Letter by the President of the Competition Authority Prof.Dr.Nurettin Kaldırımcı | 27.12.2012 | ||
| The third of the competition letters, signed by Prof. Dr. Nurettin Kaldırımcı, has been published. The 2011 Competition Letter essentially focuses on the relationship between competitive power and competitive environment and highlights that the purpose is to improve the competitive power of all of our businesses by complying with the rules of competitive environment or with competition law. The Letter also points out that an undertaking or a sector with high competitive power in domestic market... | |||
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| Competition Board arrived at a decision regarding the privatizations of İstanbul Anadolu Yakası Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş., Akdeniz Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. and Toroslar Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. | 27.12.2012 | ||
| During its meeting on 3 March 2011, the Competition Board arrived at a decision after evaluating the file regarding the privatizations of İstanbul Anadolu Yakası Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş., Akdeniz Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. and Toroslar Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. In this framework, with regard to the transfer of; İstanbul Anadolu Yakası Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. (AYEDAŞ), Akdeniz Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. (AKDENİZ), Toroslar Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. (TOROSLAR), Boğaziçi Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. (BOĞAZİÇİ), ... | |||
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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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| The Symposium on "Micro Reforms for the Economy of Turkey and Competition Policy" on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of the establishment of the Competition Authority, was held on Wednesday, 23 March 20011 | 27.12.2012 | ||
| Beginning at 09:30 at Bilkent Hotel, Ankara with the opening remarks of the President of the Competition Authority Prof. Dr. Nurettin KALDIRIMCI, President of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority Hasan KÖKTAŞ, President of the Information Technologies and Communication Authority Dr. Tayfun ACARER, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner YILDIZ, and Minister of Industry and Trade Nihat ERGÜN, followed by the keynote speech of the economist Dr. Rauf GÖNENÇ, Head of Austria Turkey Desk, OE... | |||
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| Mergers and Acquisitions notified to the Authority shall be announced to the public | 27.12.2012 | ||
| Article 12 of the Communiqué no 2010/4 states that notified merger and acquisition transactions shall be announced on the website of the Authority and, to this purpose, a list of up-to-date merger and acquisition notifications are added to the lower right section of the homepage (Turkish only). Those who wish to present information, documents or opinion concerning the merger and acquisition transactions included within the list will be able to present information on the relevant transactions via... | |||
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| Competition Board decided to initiate an investigation concerning five undertakings in the market for diagnostic products and services | 27.12.2012 | ||
| In its meeting dated January 12, 2011, the Competition Board decided to initiate an investigation concerning Beckman Coulter Biomedikal Ürünler San. Tic. Ltd. Şti., Siemens Healthcare Diagnostik Tic. Ltd. Şti., Roche Diagnostik Sistemleri Ticaret A.Ş., Abbott Laboratuarları İthalat İhracat ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. and Mediset Tıbbi Malzemeler İthalat ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., which are operating in the market for diagnostic products and services, to find whether they have violated the Act No. 4054 through col... | |||
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| The hearing for the investigation into twenty three undertakings operating in the motor vehicles market will be held on 12 April 2011 | 27.12.2012 | ||
| The hearing for the investigation that is being conducted in accordance with the Competition Board decisions dated 9 September 2009 and 28 January 2010 in order to determine whether the twenty three undertakings, which operate in the motor vehicles market, infringed Article 4 of the Act No. 4054 through the exchange of target and stock information as well as sales and price strategies, will be held on Tuesday, 12 April 2011, at 10.00, at the headquarters building of the Competition Authority. ... | |||
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