Competition Authority Launches An Investigation About sahibinden.com

One of Turkey’s largest second-hand shopping platforms, sahibinden.com has entered the Competition Authority’s radar today. Competition Authority, To sahibinden.com with the allegation that he abused his dominant position by applying excessive prices. an investigation has been initiated explained. The institution shared an announcement on the subject on its website.

In the announcement shared by the Competition Authority, sahibinden.com Violated Article 6 of Law No. 4054 It was shared that preliminary research was carried out on the claim and this preliminary research was decided. This decision of the Authority was to initiate an investigation about the platform.

Description of sahibinden.com from the Competition Authority:

“From Owner Information Technologies Sun. ve Tic. AŞ in the online platform service markets for real estate and vehicle sales/rental services. alleged abuse of dominant position by imposing excessive prices The preliminary investigation carried out on the allegation of violating Article 6 of the Law No. 4054 was concluded by the Competition Board.

Negotiating the information, documents and findings obtained in the preliminary research at its meeting dated 30.06.2022, the Competition Board found the findings serious and sufficient and decided to approve the findings from the owner of Bilgi Teknolojileri Paz. ve Tic. Inc. decided to open an investigation against him with the number 22-29/469-M.”

Different investigations were opened against sahibinden.com before:

What is the 6th article of the Law No. 4054?

Article 6- It is unlawful and prohibited for one or more undertakings to abuse their dominant position in a good or service market in the whole or in a part of the country, either alone or through agreements with others or jointly.

Situations of abuse are particularly:

a) Actions aimed at directly or indirectly preventing the entry of another undertaking into the field of commercial activity or making the activities of competitors in the market more difficult,

b) Discrimination directly or indirectly by asserting different conditions for the same and equal rights, obligations and actions to buyers in equal status,

c) Re-purchase of a good or service together with a good or service, or if a good or service demanded by buyers in the case of intermediary undertakings is conditional on the display of another good or service by the buyer, or if a purchased good is not sold below a certain price. imposing restrictions on trading conditions in case of sale,

d) Actions aimed at disrupting the conditions of competition in another good or service market by taking advantage of the financial, technological and commercial advantages created by the dominance in a particular market,

e) Restriction of production, marketing or technical development to the detriment of the consumer.