Following an investigation on undertakings operating in the market of chemicals used in water treatment facilities for chemical treatment and disinfection, Turkish Competition Board fined Hicri Ercili Deniz Nakliyat Kimyevi Maddeler San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. TL 11,214,051.26 and Ak-Kim Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. TL 9,539,865 as they infringed Article 4 of the Competition Act No. 4054 (prohibiting anti-competitive agreements) through bid rigging in the tender of Ankara metropolitan municipality in 2018. The press release dated 20.11.2020 about the decision, dated 19.11.2020 and numbered 20-50/693-304, is available via https://www.rekabet.gov.tr/tr/Guncel/-su-aritma-tesislerinde-kimyasal-aritma--11e11143292beb11812f005056b1ce21