May 13, 2026 — Turkey’s competition authority has concluded an investigation into Kyocera Bilgitaş Turkey Doküman Çözümleri AŞ and Kyocera Document Solutions Europe Management B.V., together referred to as KYOCERA, and Geskopikit Dijital Kopyalama AŞ, imposing fines after both companies admitted to resale price maintenance and agreed to commitments addressing other competition concerns.
The investigation was launched in November 2025 by the Turkish Competition Authority to determine whether the companies had violated Article 4 of Turkey’s Competition Act by restricting parallel imports, limiting dealers’ sales territories and customers, and fixing resale prices.
As part of a settlement procedure, the Competition Board found that KYOCERA had infringed competition law by fixing the resale prices charged by its distributors. In a decision adopted on April 30, 2026, the authority imposed a fine of 14.49 million Turkish lira ($370,000) after applying a 25% reduction available under the settlement mechanism.
Separately, Geskopikit was found to have engaged in the same conduct by fixing the resale prices of its resellers. The company received a fine of 3.95 million lira following an equivalent 25% settlement discount, under a board decision issued on March 12.
In addition to the settlements, both companies offered commitments designed to address the authority’s broader concerns regarding distribution practices.
KYOCERA committed not to restrict the territories, customers or dealers to which its distributors may sell products, not to impede parallel imports, and to amend contractual provisions relating to non-compete and exclusive purchasing obligations. The Competition Board accepted the commitments and made them binding in an April 9 decision, requiring the company to implement and document the changes within four months.
Geskopikit similarly pledged not to impose territorial or customer restrictions on its sub-dealers and not to prevent parallel imports. The authority accepted those commitments in February and required implementation within three months.
The case highlights the Turkish authority’s increasing use of settlement and commitment procedures to resolve competition investigations more quickly while securing behavioral changes aimed at restoring competitive conditions in distribution markets.
