Hot News

Hearing for the Investigation concerning Maysan Mando Otomotiv Parçaları San. ve Tic. A.Ş. to be Held on June 11, 2019			19.4.2019
The investigation related to the complaint that Maysan Mando Otomotiv Parçaları San. ve Tic. A.Ş. refused to provide goods to the complainant, tried to exclude the complainant out of the market by acting jointly with complainant’s competitors and thus restricted competition and whether the undertaking in question determined resale prices reached the hearing stage. The hearing will be held on June 11, 2019 at 10:00 AM. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition ...
Read

Investigation Concerning İsttelkom İstanbul Elektronik Haberleşme ve Altyapı Hizmetleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Concluded			12.4.2019
Investigation into whether İsttelkom İstanbul Elektronik Haberleşme ve Altyapı Hizmetleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. violated the Act no. 4054 by means of complicating its competitors’ activities through Facility Sharing Protocol was concluded. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file on 11.04.2019, the Competition Board decided that İsttelkom İstanbul Elektronik Haberleşme ve Altyapı Hizmetleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. violated article 6 of the Act no. 4054; thus, the said undertaking shall...
Read

Investigation concerning Novartis Sağlık Gıda ve Tarım Ürünleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. and Alcon Laboratuvarları Ticaret A.Ş. Concluded			12.4.2019
The investigation whether Novartis Sağlık Gıda ve Tarım Ürünleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. violated the Act no. 4054 by means of abusing its dominant position via refusal to supply goods to Çınar Ecza Deposu ve Dış Tic. A.Ş. and by preventing competition at pharmaceuticals wholesale level by obliging pharmaceutical warehouses it worked with not to make sales to other pharmaceutical warehouses was concluded. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file on 11.04.2019, the Competition Board...
Read

Investigation Initiated About Seven Undertakings Active in the Area of Chemical Products Used For Chemical Purification and Disinfection Process at Water Treatment Facilities Initiated			8.4.2019
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claim that undertakings active in the area of chemical products used for chemical purification and disinfection process at water treatment facilities violated the Act no. 4054 by means of colluding. After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 13.03.2019, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and too...
Read

Investigation Concerning Eight Ready-Mixed Concrete Producers Active in Yozgat Province Initiated			3.4.2019
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry about the application claiming that ready-mixed concrete producers active in Yozgat province violated the Act no. 4054 through price fixing. After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 13.03.2019, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision no 19-12/145-M to initiate an investigation about the following undertak...
Read

Hearing for the Investigation concerning Tirsan Kardan Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Tiryakiler Yedek Parça Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. To be held on 8 May 2019			29.3.2019
The investigation about the claim that the economic entity consisted of Tirsan Kardan Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Tiryakiler Yedek Parça Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. abused its dominant position by preventing the entry of its competitors to the market reached the hearing stage. The hearing will be held on 8 May 2019 at 11:00 AM. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting should apply to the Competit...
Read

Investigation concerning Medsantek Laboratuar Malzemeleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. ve Genomed Sağlık Hizmetleri A.Ş. Concluded			29.3.2019
The investigation whether Medsantek Laboratuar Malzemeleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. and Genomed Sağlık Hizmetleri A.Ş,which are authorized distributors of ThermoScientific’s DNA sequence analysis devices, abused their dominant position in the market for the said devices’ sales and maintenance in the market for kits used in those devices and violated the Act No. 4054 was concluded. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file on 28.03.2018, the Competition Board decided that Medsant...
Read

Investigation Concerning 24 Undertakings Active in Wholesale Marketing of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Initiated			25.3.2019
Investigation Concerning 24 Undertakings Active in Wholesale Marketing of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Initiated (22.3.2019) In order to find out whether undertakings engaged in wholesale trade of fresh fruit and vegetables carried out anticompetitive conduct, the Competition Board took the decision numbered 19-08/108-M to initiate an investigation concerning the following undertakings into whether they violated the Act no. 4054, in its meeting dated 21.02.2019: Those working in Istanbul...
Read

Investigation concerning MDF and Particle Board Industrialists’ Association and Seven Undertakings active in Particle Board and MDF Market			19.3.2019
Following Ankara 16th Administrative Court’s decision, the Competition Board reevaluated the claims that seven undertakings active in particle board and MDF market and MDF and Particle Board Industrialists’ Association violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no. 4054 by means of sharing information that decreased the uncertainty in the market, discrimination, tying and refusal to supply. Previously, as a result of the preliminary inquiry concerning the claims in question, the Competition Board t...
Read

Investigation concerning 12 Undertakings Active in Automobile Inspection Market Initiated			18.3.2019
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claim that undertakings providing automobile inspection services agreed to fix price tariffs.  After discussing the information, documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 13.02.2019, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision no 19-07/82-M to initiate an investigation concerning the following undertakings to determin...
Read