Turkiye: Turkish Competition Authority Investigation into Google for Alleged Abuse of Dominance in General Search and Comparative Shopping Markets
Progress
Current status
in force
13 Feb 2020 in force
18 Jul 2018 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Turkiye
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Ruling against Google for abuse of dominance in general search and shopping comparison market
On 13 February 2020, the Turkish Competition Authority sanctioned Google with a fine of TRY 98 million for abusing its dominance in the general search and shopping comparison market. Google did so by disadvantaging competitors and complicating the a…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Announced investigation against Google for abuse of dominance in general search and shopping comparison market
On 18 July 2018, the Turkish Competition Authority initiated its investigation into Google for allegedly abusing its dominance in the general search and shopping comparison market. Allegedly, Google disadvantaged competitors. Specifically, Google al…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority