Google fined in Turkey for abuse of dominance in internet search market

The Turkish Competition Council fined Google’s Alphabet holding about $ 36.65 million for abusing Google’s dominant position in search engine services. In a statement, the regulator, in particular, said that Google gives preference to its own service for comparing housing prices in search results, pushing similar services of competitors to the background.

Google fined in Turkey for abuse of dominance in internet search market

The Turkish anti-monopoly authorities have ordered Google to ensure that competitors are not disadvantaged for six months, and to report on this issue to the regulator annually for five years.

Google responded that its search services were designed to effectively meet consumer demand for information, and that offering more travel and accommodation options has actually increased competition.

“We will evaluate the solution [совета] and we will continue to work with the antimonopoly authority, maintaining our usual constructive approach, ”the company said in a statement.

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