Verbal Defense Will Be Taken From Chain Markets

Competition Authorityfrom, on October 27 COVID-19 In the investigation opened to examine the price behavior in chain markets during the epidemic, oral defense An announcement has been made that it will be received.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the subject before “The market is turning upside down with the product collected by these five chain stores” had spoken.

Those who want to attend the meeting as a listener can follow the meeting online:

Competition Authority, chain grocery stores during the COVID-19 pandemic at exorbitant prices announced that he had reached the point of verbal defense in the investigation launched into his sale.

Competition Authority; in his statement “According to the Competition Board’s decision dated 07.05.2020 and numbered 20-23/298-M, during the COVID-19 epidemic, for the examination of the pricing behavior of chain markets dealing with retail food and cleaning products, and undertakings at the level of manufacturers and wholesalers, which are their suppliers. in the investigation verbal defense has been reached. The aforementioned oral defense meeting, On October 27, 2021 at 10.30 am to do.

Complainants and third parties who want to attend the meeting to take the floor should apply to the Competition Authority by the end of working hours on October 20, 2021, with a petition containing information and documents revealing the interest relations regarding the meeting subject, in accordance with the “Communiqué on Oral Defense Meetings Held Before the Competition Board”. “ made statements.

The Board also allows those who want to attend the oral defense meeting as a listener until the meeting time in accordance with the directions on the website. participation form the meeting after online He also stated that they can follow up.

Statements by President Erdogan:

Inaugurated in New York last week Turkish houseSpeaking to the press in Turkey, President Erdoğan said: “In this regard, especially these chain markets have unlimited applications. In the face of these unlimited practices, we, as the Ministry of Commerce, will go against them.” made a statement.

On the question of whether chain stores are responsible for the problem, Erdoğan said: “Mostly the business is concentrated there. In the place from the whole producer to the consumer, the chain markets collect the intense products here… This is five chain markets. These round up all that product. The markets are turning upside down with the product collected by these five chain stores. If they act more fairly at this point, both the citizens will be able to buy products at affordable prices and the producer will have the chance to receive their earnings and money on time as of now. he replied.