Ankara, September 27, 2025 – Turkey’s Competition Authority has concluded a major investigation into practices in the white meat sector, imposing a total of TRY 3.7 billion (approximately $88.9 million) in administrative fines on leading poultry producers for exchanging competitively sensitive information.
The wide-ranging probe, launched through a series of Board decisions in 2024, examined whether key industry players — including Lezita, Banvit, Şenpiliç, Beypiliç, Keskinoğlu, and others — coordinated pricing or shared future pricing information that distorted market competition.
During the course of the investigation, five companies — Beypiliç, Bolez, Keskinoğlu, Lezita, and Şenpiliç — opted to settle with the authority. Each admitted participation in the unlawful exchange of information, qualifying for a 25% fine reduction.
Fines imposed under the settlement totalled TRY 1.03 billion ($31.2 million).
| Company | Fine (₺ million) |
|---|---|
| Beypiliç | TRY 244.66m ($5.8m) |
| Bolez | TRY 41.16m ($989K) |
| Keskinoğlu | TRY 107.98m ($2.6m) |
| Lezita | TRY 277.87m ($6.7m) |
| Şenpiliç | TRY 357.69m ($8.6m) |
Heavy Sanctions for Remaining Firms
In a final decision, the Competition Board found seven other producers had engaged in similar anticompetitive conduct, imposing ₺2.67 billion ($64.2 million) in additional fines.
| Company | Fine (₺ million) |
|---|---|
| Akpiliç | TRY 28.97m ($696K) |
| Aspiliç | TRY 118.17m ($2.8m) |
| Bakpiliç | TRY 104.71m ($2.5m) |
| Banvit | TRY 947.31m ($ 22.7m) |
| Bupiliç | TRY 129.82m ($3.1m) |
| Erpiliç | TRY 817.16m ($19.6m) |
| Gedik | TRY 419.55m ($10.1m) |
| Hastavuk | TRY 108.98m ($2.6m) |
Meanwhile, the authority did not find evidence of violation against CP Standart Gıda, which was cleared of wrongdoing.
Beyond financial penalties, the Board also introduced sector-wide behavioral measures under Article 9(1) of the Competition Act to restore and maintain market competition. These include requirements that producers and suppliers apply new sales prices immediately upon announcement to buyers, including resellers. Furthermore, future price announcements are to be discontinued to prevent coordinated signaling and market manipulation.
