Google and its parent company Alphabet were found to be in violation of antitrust laws by abusing their dominant position in the general search services market to hinder competitors in the online shopping market. As a result, the Turkish competition authority imposed an administrative fine of 98,354,027.39 TL (approximately $6.6 million USD) on Google based on their 2019 annual gross revenues for violating articles of Turkey's Competition Act and Regulation on Fines related to abuse of dominant market position.
Google and its parent company Alphabet were found to be in violation of antitrust laws by abusing their dominant position in the general search services market to hinder competitors in the online shopping market. As a result, the Turkish competition authority imposed an administrative fine of 98,354,027.39 TL (approximately $6.6 million USD) on Google based on their 2019 annual gross revenues for violating articles of Turkey's Competition Act and Regulation on Fines related to abuse of dominant market position.
Google and its parent company Alphabet were found to be in violation of antitrust laws by abusing their dominant position in the general search services market to hinder competitors in the online shopping market. As a result, the Turkish competition authority imposed an administrative fine of 98,354,027.39 TL (approximately $6.6 million USD) on Google based on their 2019 annual gross revenues for violating articles of Turkey's Competition Act and Regulation on Fines related to abuse of dominant market position.
, Google International LLC, Google LLC, Google Ireland
Limited and Alphabet Inc., by using its dominant position in general search services market, makes difficult the activities of its competitors in online shopping market which violates article 6 of the Act no 4054. According to third paragraph of Article 16 of the Act no 4054 and Article 5(1)(b), 5(2), 5(3) (b) and 7(1) of the Regulation on Fines to Apply in cases of Agreements, Concerted Practices and Decisions Limiting Competition, and Abuse of Dominant Position, depending on the annual gross revenues which generated at the end of the fiscal year 2019, Google will be imposed 98.354.027,39 TL administrative fines.