06.02.2025 11:50
In a statement from the Competition Authority, it was noted that an investigation has been initiated under Article 6 of the Competition Law on the grounds that the company used data obtained from various platforms it owns to strengthen its dominant position.
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The competition investigation has spread to sahibinden.com, one of Turkey's largest online sales channels. In a statement from the Competition Authority, it was noted that an investigation was opened under Article 6 of the Competition Law on the grounds that the company used data obtained from various platforms it owns to strengthen its dominant position.
INTERIM MEASURES AGAINST THE COMPANY
The Board also decided to apply interim measures against the company until the process is completed. In a statement from the Competition Authority, it was mentioned that it is being investigated whether Sahibinden uses user data obtained from its online platform services for vehicle sales activities of corporate and individual members in the second-hand vehicle buying and selling services market. Additionally, it will be evaluated within the scope of the investigation whether the intense advertising expenditures for the Otobid service increase the company's market power.
ALLEGATIONS OF COMPETITION VIOLATION
The Competition Board stated that the findings obtained during the preliminary investigation process were considered serious and sufficient, pointing out that Sahibinden's data aggregation policies could constitute a competition violation. In this context, with the decision taken at the board meeting on January 16, 2025, it was ruled that interim measures would be applied until a final decision is made. The statement said, "It has been decided to apply interim measures with the number 25-02/47-29 to ensure that all information/data, including user and advertisement information/data obtained through online platform services for vehicle sales activities of corporate members and online platform services for vehicle sales activities of individual members, is prevented from being used in the online second-hand vehicle buying and selling services market, by ensuring that the displays related to the Otobid service on Sahibinden's homepage are not designed in a way that would prevent the option to post advertisements, and by preventing the guidance directed at individual users during the advertisement posting phase." The Competition Board will announce its final decision after the completion of the investigation process.
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