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Competition Authority 2019 - 2023 Strategic Plan Published 15.3.2019
The Public Finance Management and Control Act no. 5018 was adopted in 2003 in order to make public finance management more effective. The fundamental purpose of the Act no. 5018 is to instill strategic management understanding in public institutions. In this sense, the Act no. 5018 imposes on public institutions the obligation to prepare a strategic plan as required by strategic management understanding. Although this legal obligation does not apply to regulatory and supervisory authorities, ...
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Investigation concerning 19 Undertakings operating in Chicken Meat Production and Association of Poultry Meat Producers and Breeders Association Concluded 15.3.2019
Investigation whether undertakings operating in chicken meat production violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 was concluded. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file by the Competition Board on 13.03.2019, it was decided that the following undertakings violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054; thus the said undertakings shall be imposed administrative fines: Abalıoğlu YemSoya ve Tekstil Sanayi A.Ş., Banvit Bandırma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi A.Ş., Beypi Beypazarı Tarımsal ...
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Investigation Initiated about Google Reklamcılık ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti., Google International LLC, Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Alphabet 13.3.2019
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application with the claim that Google favored its own local search services in a way to exclude its competitors through abusing its dominant position in the global search engine market. After discussing the information, documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 21.02.2019, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision ...
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Sector Inquiry Report Related to Exposition Business Introduced (7.3.2019) 12.3.2019
Sector Inquiry Report related to Exposition Business prepared by the Competition Authority about the problems in exposition organization sector in Turkey was introduced during the panel “Introduction and Evaluation of Competition Authority Sector Inquiry related to Exposition Business” held at the premises of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.  In his opening speech, Prof. Ömer Torlak, President of the Competition Authority, reminded that the Authority has two fundamental duties, “enforcement of com...
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Investigation Initiated about Krea İçerik Hizmetleri ve Prodüksiyon A.Ş. and 48 Digiturk Dealers 6.3.2019
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry into whether Krea İçerik Hizmetleri ve Prodüksiyon A.Ş., through its pricing conduct related to commercial packages including Turkish Super League and First League matches and its dealership system, and undertakings supplying those packages under the name of Digiturk dealers, through pricing and market sharing practices, violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no. 4054. After discussing the information, documents and findings acquired in th...
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Investigation concerning 23 Chain Markets Active in Food Retail Trade Initiated 4.3.2019
In its meeting dated 07.02.2019, the Competition Board took the decision numbered 19-06/75-M to initiate an investigation concerning the following undertakings in order to find out whether chain markets engaged in food retail trade carried out anticompetitive conduct while determining the retail price of water and fresh fruits and vegetables, and violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no. 4054: Yeni Mağazacılık A.Ş. BİM Birleşik Mağazalar A.Ş. Şok Marketler Ticaret A.Ş. Migros Ticaret ...
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Investigation about five undertakings dealing with Ro-Ro transport between Ambarlı Port and Bandırma Port line and Cabotage Line Ro-Ro and Ferryboat Operators Association to be held on April 9, 2019 22.2.2019
The investigation conducted in response to the application claiming that Tramola Gemi İşletmeciliği ve Ticaret A.Ş., Kale Nakliyat Seyahat ve Turizm A.Ş., İstanbullines Denizcilik Yatırım A.Ş., İstanbul Deniz Nakliyat Gıda İnşaat Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti., İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Cabotage Line Ro-Ro and Ferryboat Operators Association violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 by means of price fixing with respect to transport prices applied to transporters reached the he...
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Investigation initiated about Ten Stations Operating in Burdur Province 21.2.2019
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claim that stations operating in the city center in Burdur province colluded to increase auto gas, LPG and fuel product prices. After discussing the information, documents and findings acquired in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 01.17.2019, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision no 19-04/31-M to initiate an investigation about the following under...
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The Hearing for the Investigation concerning Medsantek Laboratuar Malzemeleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. and Genomed Sağlık Hizmetleri A.Ş. to be held on March 13, 2019 (8.2.2019) 15.2.2019
The investigation about the claim that 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 reached the hearing stage. The hearing will be held on March 13, 2019 at 10:30 AM. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the ...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Abalıoğlu Yem Soya ve Tekstil A.Ş. to be Held on February 28, 2019 (28.1.2019) 15.2.2019
The investigation about the claims that chicken meat and eggs by the Lezita brand belonging to Abalıoğlu Yem Soya ve Tekstil A.Ş. are provided to the applicant via a contract including exclusive dealership condition and that the Act No. 4054 was infringed due to the annulment of the contract because the applicant sold products by other brands reached the hearing stage. The hearing will be held on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held befo...
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