Founded by Trendyol, one of Turkey’s largest e-commerce platforms, it sells second-hand materials. LITTLE CUPBOARD investigation was started. In the statements of the Competition Authority, the management of DOLAP contest will occur It was indicated that steps have been taken.

According to the Competition Authority, a meeting was held on 26 May and in the context of this meeting, serious and sufficient for research Some evidence has been examined. As a result of the investigations, it was decided to open an investigation into the platform. The statement made stated that DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret AŞ, the umbrella company of DOLAP and Trendyol, would not miss the seller and would keep it in DOLAP. share user data has been expressed. These allegations will be investigated as part of the investigation.

The statement of the Competition Authority reads as follows:

“DOLAP, the service of DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret AŞ, which is active in the platform services market and offers intermediation in the online sale of second-hand products. benefit by sharing consumer data and in the platform services market that mediates the online sale of second-hand products by preventing the transfer of the data used by the sellers in the DOLAP service to competing platforms. exclusion requests. The preliminary investigation into the alleged violation of Article 6 of Law No. 4054 on the protection of competition has been concluded by the Competition Council.

The Competition Council, which discussed the information, documents and findings obtained in the preliminary investigation at its meeting on 26.05.2022, given the findings serious and sufficient† To determine whether it violates Article 6 of Law No. 4054; DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret A.Ş. open an investigation againstwith the number 22-24/385-M.”