Meta will give oral defense in Turkey on October 11

The defense meeting of Meta, which was on the agenda for allegedly violating the “Law on the Protection of Competition” No. 4054 in Turkey, was postponed to a later date than August 23. The Competition Authority announced the meeting date for this defense today. According to the announcement, Meta, the companies under its umbrella and Madoka Turkey Bilişim Hizmetleri Ltd. Sti., on October 11, 2022 verbal defense.

In the announcement shared by the Competition Authority Meta Platforms Inc, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, WhatsApp LLC and Madoka Turkey Bilişim Ltd. Stiof . October 11, 2022 at 10.30 An oral meeting was announced. In addition, important information was given to the complainant and third parties who wanted to participate in the oral defense.

The complainants will be able to take the floor at the meeting by applying with information and documents:

The Institution, the complainant and third parties who want to take the floor in the meeting, with a petition containing the information and documents revealing the interest relations regarding the subject of the meeting. Until the end of business hours on October 4, 2022 explained that they should apply.

You can also attend the meeting without complaining:

If you want to attend the meeting where Meta will make its oral defense as an audience, you can at least half an hour before You have to fill the participation form. The meeting request form by clicking this link you can access and fill.

Article 6 of Law No. 4054, allegedly violated by Meta and Madoka Turkey:

“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.