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Hearing for the Investigation concerning 10 Undertakings operating in the Market for Dried Fig will be held on March 6, 2012			27.12.2012
It was decided previously that the hearing for the investigation in the market for dried fig would be held on March 6, 2012. However, it was postponed to March 13, 2012 according to the Board decision dated 02.02.2012 and no.12-04/178-M. In the hearing to be made at 10.00 in the premises of the Competition Authority, the following undertakings will use their rights to hearing before the decision is taken about the investigation concerning them.   1.     Cevdet Aksüt ve Oğulları Kollektif Şirketi...
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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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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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Hearing of the Investigation into 7 Undertakings Producing Meat and Meat Products Will Be Held on 15.11.2011			27.12.2012
In accordance with the Competition Board decision dated 5th October 2011; the hearing of the investigation into undertakings entitled Altın Et Entegre Tic. ve San. A.Ş, Aytaç Gıda Yatırım ve San. Tic. A.Ş., Aytaç Gıda Pazarlama Tic. ve San. A.Ş., Namet Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Kayarlar Et San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Pınar Entegre Et ve Un San. A.Ş. and Yaşar Birleşik Paz. Dağ. Tur. ve Tic A.Ş. will be held on Tuesday 15th November at 10.00. In accordance with the “Communiqué on Hearings to be Held by the ...
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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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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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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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Statement Concerning the Cover Bidding Practice in Public Procurements			27.12.2012
A comprehensive preliminary inquiry has been conducted by the Competition Board on the undertakings operating in the laboratory equipment and services area. As a result of the examinations conducted under the preliminary inquiry, it was established that, particularly for procurements of goods and services through direct procurement in the healthcare sector, the practice of cover bidding aimed at ensuring the selection of a certain undertaking has become a part of the procurement procedure. As is...
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