Turkey's Competition Board investigating Google
ISTANBUL – Anadolu Agency
Turkey's competition authority opened an investigation on March 12 on claims that tech giant Google uses abusive tactics against rival companies.
"The Competition Board concluded a preliminary analysis on [the behavior of] Google," said an official announcement.
The claim under investigation is that Google abused its dominant position in the market to highlight its local search services in a way that would exclude rival companies.
The investigation includes Turkish Google Reklamcılık ve Pazarlama Ltd., Google International LLC, Google LLC, Google Ireland Ltd., and Alphabet Inc., it added.
