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Investigation Conducted on 11 Companies Operating in the Field of Computer and Console Games and Consumer Electronics Concluded			15.11.2016
The investigation conducted in accordance with Competition Board decisions dated 15.02.2015 and 07.07.2015, numbered 15-08/108-M and 15-28/319-M in order to determine whether − Aral Oyun Konsol ve Aksesuar Tic. A.Ş., − Doğan Müzik Kitap Mağazacılık Pazarlama A.Ş., − Gold Teknoloji Marketleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş., − Kliksa İç ve Dış Tic. A.Ş., − Bimeks Bilgi İşlem ve Dış Tic. A.Ş., − LG Elektronics Tic. A.Ş., − MS İstanbul İç ve Dış Tic. Ltd. Şti., − Teknosa İç ve Dış. Tic. A.Ş., − Türk Philips Ti...
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Investigation on Siemens San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Concluded			15.11.2016
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether Siemens San. ve Tic. A.Ş. violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 by failing to comply with the obligations set out in the Competition Board decision dated 18.02.2009 and numbered 09-07/128-39 and by abusing its dominant has been concluded. The investigation was initiated following the 13th Chamber of the Council of State’s decision dated 14.04.2015 and numbered 2011/317 E., 2015/1454 K., annulling the previous Competition Board decision d...
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Investigation Conducted on the İzmir Chamber of Jewelers Concluded			15.11.2016
The investigation initiated in order to determine whether the İzmir Chamber of Jewelers violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by maintaining sales prices for gold and by imposing some sanctions on those tradesmen who did not comply with their prices was concluded. The investigation was launched as a result of the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claims that the İzmir Chamber of Jewelers maintained the sales prices of gold. As a result of the discussion of the file by the Competit...
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Investigation Conducted on Ankara Uluslararası Kongre ve Fuar İşletmeciliği Merkezi A.Ş. and GL Events Fuarcılık A.Ş. Concluded			15.11.2016
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether Ankara Uluslararası Kongre ve Fuar İşletmeciliği Merkezi A.Ş., which is the operator of Congresium ATO International Congress and Expo Center, violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 by abusing its dominant position through refusing A ve A Fuarcılık Organizasyon ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.’s application to organize a furniture expo in 2014 and through implementing excessive prices together with its affiliate GL Events Fuarcılık A.Ş. has been conclude...
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Competition Authority Cement Sector Report Published			15.11.2016
As is known, the Turkish economy’s high rate of growth in recent years allowed it to become one of the largest twenty economies of the world, with the construction sector constituting one of the fundamental dynamics of this growth. During this growth process displayed by the construction sector, Competition Board conducted some examinations in relation to the cement product, which is one of the fundamental inputs of the sector, and found that there were significant problems in the market in ques...
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Investigation on Türk Philips Ticaret A.Ş. Concluded			28.10.2016
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether Türk Philips Ticaret A.Ş. violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 was concluded. The investigation was launched as a result of the preliminary inquiry initiated in response to the claims that Türk Philips Ticaret A.Ş. abused its dominant position in the sales of spare parts for medical diagnostics and imaging devices. As a result of the discussion of the file by the Competition Board on 13.10.2016, it was decided that Türk Philips Ticaret A...
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Investigation on Dow Türkiye Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. Concluded			28.10.2016
The investigation conducted in order to determine whether Dow Türkiye Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 was concluded. The investigation was launched as a result of the preliminary inquiry initiated in order to determine whether Dow Türkiye Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 through various practices. As a result of the discussion of the file by the Competition Board on 13.10.2016, it was decided that Dow Türkiye Kimya Sa...
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The Date of the Hearing for the Investigation Conducted on Ankara Uluslararası Kongre ve Fuar İşletmeciliği Merkezi A.Ş. and GL Events Fuarcılık A.Ş. Was Moved to October 26, 2016			9.9.2016
The date of the hearing for the investigation conducted on Ankara Uluslararası Kongre ve Fuar İşletmeciliği Merkezi A.Ş. and GL Events Fuarcılık A.Ş. in order to determine whether they violated article 6 of the Act no 4054 was moved to Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at 3:00 pm. Respectfully submitted for the information of the public....
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Investigation Launched on Kardemir Karabük Demir Çelik San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Çağ Çelik Demir 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.			7.9.2016
In response to the decision of the 13th Chamber of the Council of State, Competition Board re-evaluated the complaint claiming that various operations Kardemir Karabük Demir Çelik San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Çağ Çelik Demir 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. engaged in the iron and steel market were in violation of the Act no 4054. The preliminary inquiry previously conducted as a result of the aforemention...
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Hearing for the Investigation on İzmir Chamber of Jewelers to be Held on October 26, 2016			5.9.2016
The hearing for the investigation conducted in order to determine whether İzmir Chamber of Jewelers violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by engaging in certain activities aimed at restricting competition, mainly in the form of setting gold sale prices and imposing some sanctions on those craftsmen who refuse to comply with the prices will be held at 11.00 am on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Respectfully submitted for the information of the public....
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