Investigation Conducted by the Turkish Competition Authority into Certain Undertakings Operating in the Ready-Mixed Concrete Market Has Been Concluded

The investigation initiated by the Turkish Competition Board (“The Board”) to determine whether Article 4 of Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“The Law”) was violated by certain undertakings operating in the ready-mixed concrete production sector has been concluded.

As a result of the Board’s deliberations dated 15 May 2025:

• It was determined that four undertakings active in the production of ready-mixed concrete violated Article 4 of the Law by exchanging competitively sensitive information regarding employee wages. Accordingly, the Board resolved to impose administrative fines on these undertakings in the following amounts:

• TRY 845,902.88
• TRY 1,138,695.79
• TRY 842,097.73
• TRY 1,329,814.33

• With respect to the other undertakings examined within the scope of the investigation, no evidence was found indicating a violation of Article 4 of the Law. Therefore, the Board concluded that there was no need to impose administrative fines on these undertakings.

You can access the full text of the announcement here (in Turkish).

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Zumbul Attorneys-at-Law

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