The Authority has recently published the Board's reasoned
decision in the Çekok Gıda case (dated
03.07.2017, and numbered 17-20/318-140) regarding its
ex-officio preliminary investigation based on the
allegations that eight undertakings[1] had violated Articles 4 and 6 of
the Law No. 4054 by (i) concluding agreements between the relevant
undertakings and abusing their dominant positions by imposing
prices to consumers that were above the market prices, and (ii)
sharing retailers and geographic areas among major suppliers
(i.e., market allocation) in the wholesale market for
fresh fruits and vegetables.
For the purposes of its evaluation of the case, the Board made
use of the Turkish Central Bank's report of May 2017, which
analyzed the competitive conditions in view of the market structure
in the processed food supply market. The Board also carefully
examined the wholesale market
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