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Turkiye: Issued ruling against Google for abuse of dominance in general search service market

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Issued ruling against Google for abuse of dominance in general search service market

On 8 April 2021, the Turkish Competition Authority sanctioned Google with a fine of TRY 296 million for abusing its dominance in the search engine services market. Specifically, Google favoured its own price comparison tool for accommodations and se…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2021-04-08
in force

On 8 April 2021, the Turkish Competition Authority sanctioned Google with a fine of TRY 296 million…

2024-05-09
in force

On 9 May 2024, the Competition Authority issued a second ruling against Google for failing to imple…

2024-05-20
under appeal

On 20 May 2024, the Competition Authority announced Google's appeal against the initial ruling date…

2024-06-10
in force

On 10 June 2024, the Competition Authority concluded its imposition of a daily administrative fine …

2025-07-10
in force

On 10 July 2025, the Competition Authority announced that it resumed its imposition of a daily admi…