TCB's Medaş Decision: Abuse Of Dominant Position Through Discriminatory Practices

In its reasoned decision dated 16.01.2025 with number 25-02/72-40 on Meram Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. ("Medaş"), the Turkish Competition Board (the "TCB") has examined the alleged infringement by Medaş of Article 6 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (the "Law No. 4054") through discriminatory practices that would provide advantages to its own group companies in the evaluation of applications for unlicensed electricity generation.

As will be explained in detail below, Medaş has been found to have abused its dominant position through discriminatory practices by sharing competitively sensitive information with its affiliated companies, and an administrative fine of TRY 10,594,866.94 has been imposed on the undertaking.