Turkish Competition Board ("Board") decided to conduct an investigation to Turkish Pharmacists' Association for violation of article 4 (restrictive trade practices and concerted practices) of the Law number 4054 on the Protection of Competition ("Law").

As a result of the preliminary investigation carried out on the allegation that the Turkish Pharmacists' Association determines the purchase conditions of pharmacies (which is contrary to the article 4 of the Law), the Board decided to conduct an investigation to Turkish Pharmacists Association on 24 July 2019.

The Board's announcement is available at this link (only available in Turkish).

Information first published in the MA | Gazette, a fortnightly legal update newsletter produced by Moroğlu Arseven.

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