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Hearing for the Investigation concerning 13 banks Operating in Corporate Loan Business to be held on November 14, 2017 3.10.2017
The investigation conducted in accordance with the Board decision dated 20.04.2016 and no 16-14/219-M, concerning Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Turkey A.Ş., Citibank A.Ş., Deutsche Bank A.Ş., HSBC Bank A.Ş., ING Bank A.Ş., JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Istanbul Branch, Merrill Lynch Yatırım Bank A.Ş., Société Générale S.A. Turkey Istanbul Branch, Standard Chartered Yatırım Bankası Türk A.Ş., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc. Istanbul Branch, Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş....
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Investigation Concerning Sony Eurasia Pazarlama A.Ş. Initiated 29.9.2017
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application regarding the claim that Sony Eurasia Pazarlama A.Ş. violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by means of determining the resale price of the products sold by its dealers. After discussing the information, documents acquired and evaluations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 07.09.2017, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision no 17-2...
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The hearing in the final examination about the acquisition of all of the shares of Ulusoy Deniz Taşımacılığı A.Ş., Ulusoy Gemi İşletmeleri A.Ş., Ulusoy Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş., Ulusoy Ro-Ro Yatırımları A.Ş., Ulusoy Gemi Acenteliği A.Ş., Ulusoy Lojistik Taşımacılık ve Konteyner Hizmetleri A.Ş. and Ulusoy Çeşme Liman İşletmesi A.Ş. by UN Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş. to be held on October 25, 2017 29.9.2017
The final examination about the acquisition of all of the shares of Ulusoy Deniz Taşımacılığı A.Ş., Ulusoy Gemi İşletmeleri A.Ş., Ulusoy Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş., Ulusoy Ro-Ro Yatırımları A.Ş., Ulusoy Gemi Acenteliği A.Ş., Ulusoy Lojistik Taşımacılık ve Konteyner Hizmetleri A.Ş. and Ulusoy Çeşme Liman İşletmesi A.Ş. by UN Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş. reached the hearing stage. The hearing related to the transaction will be held on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at 14:30 am. In accordance with the "Comm...
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The Investigation Conducted about Lüleburgaz Chamber of Commercial Vehicle Drivers and Owners Concluded 22.9.2017
The investigation conducted to determine whether Lüleburgaz Chamber of Commercial Vehicle Drivers and Owners, which operates Lüleburgaz Municipality Bus Terminal, abused its dominant position by refusing to rent offices to the complainant was completed. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file on 07.09.2017, the Competition Board decided that Lüleburgaz Chamber of Commercial Vehicle Drivers and Owners, did not violate article 6 of the Act no 4054; thus it was not necessary to...
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Investigation Conducted about Kardemir Karabük Demir Çelik San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Çağ Çelik Demir ve Çelik Endüstri A.Ş., Çelsantaş Çelik Mamulleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Yolbulan Demir San. ve Tic. A.Ş. and Yolbulanlar Nakl. ve Tic. A.Ş. Concluded 22.9.2017
Investigation conducted about Kardemir Karabük Demir Çelik San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Çağ Çelik Demir ve Çelik Endüstri A.Ş., Çelsantaş Çelik Mamulleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Yolbulan Demir San. ve Tic. A.Ş. and Yolbulanlar Nakl. ve Tic. A.Ş. in order to determine whether the said undertakings violated articles 4,6 and 7 of the Act no 4054 by means of their practices in iron and steel market was concluded. The investigation was initiated after the decision of 13th Chamber of the Council of State dated 22...
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Investigation launched on TÜRSAB, TÜRSAB Seyahat Acentaları Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd. Şti., Turser-Tursav Sigorta Acenteliği Ltd. Şti. and Gulf Sigorta A.Ş. 13.9.2017
The preliminary inquiry conducted in relation to the application claiming that the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) violated the act no 4054 by means of requiring that the agencies organizing Hajj and Umrah journeys should buy the compulsory package tour insurance policy from an undertaking which is TÜRSAB’s subsidiary, making discrimination by not taking the amount of money collected under the name of service charge from some of the agencies and requiring the agencies to buy tran...
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Investigation Launched on Radontek Medikal İthalat İhracat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. 7.9.2017
The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that Radontek Medikal İthalat İhracat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., which operates as the distributor of some of the devices for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in Turkey, abused its dominant position in the aftermarket by setting high prices related to the supply of spare parts to undertakings that want to submit bids in tenders organized by hospitals and by means of price discrimination. ...
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Investigation concerning Professional Music Associations Concluded 7.9.2017
The investigation related to the claims that professional music associations violated articles 4 and 6 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition and did not comply with the conditions specified in the decision of the Competition Board dated 20.06.2007 and numbered 07-53/617-206 was concluded. The investigation, which was launched according to the decision of the Competition Board dated 23.09.2016 and numbered 16-31/526-M, examined whether professional music associations violated art...
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The Hearing for the Investigation concerning ten Companies Operating in the Ready-Mix Concrete Market in the İzmir Province Concluded 7.9.2017
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether Akçansa Çimento San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Batıbeton Sanayi A.Ş., Çimbeton Hazırbeton ve Prefabrik Yapı Elemanları San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Dere Beton Hazır Beton ve Yaş Sıva San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Irmak Beton Madencilik İnşaat Nakliyat Akaryakıt Turizm İthalat İhracat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Mendeş Grup Beton İnş. Mad. San. Tic. A.Ş., Modern Beton San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Kavnak Beton İnşaat San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Varol Beton ve Yapı Endüstri San. Tic. A.Ş. ve Yarb...
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The Hearing for the Investigation concerning Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş. to Be Held on October 10, 2017. 7.9.2017
The investigation conducted to determine whether Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. abused its dominant position in response to the claims that Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. put selling pressure over the points of sale by demanding back the discounts and/or investment supports it provided in accordance with the provisions of the investment support agreements and product purchase agreements signed with points of sale of alcoholic beverages mainly selling products other than raki has reached the he...
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