The Article 167 of Turkish Constitution attributed to the government the duty to take "for money, credit, capital, product and service markets, measures providing and improving healthy and regular procedures" to prevent "monopolization and cauterization created as result of activity or agreement in the markets". As a requirement of this Constitutional clause, in order to prevent agreements, decisions and practices which prevent, restrict or distort competition within the markets for goods and services in the territory of Republic of Turkey and the abuse of dominant position by those undertakings which are dominant in the market, the Law on The Protection of Competition No. 4054 was enacted in the Turkish Parliament on 07.12.1994 and published in the Official Gazette and became effective on 13.12.1994. The Competition Board, which is the decision body of the Competition Authority responsible to apply the Law, was established on 27.02.1997 with a delay of 27 months. By accomplishing his
