Investigation Decision on DSM Group Dolap Application

Dolap, Trendyol's popular second-hand shopping application, entered the investigation process by the Competition Authority. DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret A.Ş. The shopping site under its roof is used as a second-hand product buy-sell application.

In the investigation opened by the Competition Authority, it has been stated that, “By sharing consumer data and preventing the transfer of data used by sellers in Dolap service to competing platforms, exclusionary practices in the platform services market that mediate the online sale of second-hand products, and allegedly violation of the Article 6 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition, allegations were submitted” The following statements were made by the Competition Authority: "Dolap, the service of DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret AŞ operating in the platform services market that mediates the online sale of second-hand products, favors DOLAP by sharing consumer data and preventing the data used by the sellers in the DOLAP service from being transferred to competing platforms. The preliminary investigation on the allegation that it violated Article 6 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition with its exclusionary practices in the market of platform services that mediate the sale of the company. A decision was made by the Competition Board about the subject.” Discussing the information, documents and findings obtained in the preliminary research at its meeting dated 26.05.2022, the Competition Board found the findings serious and sufficient; In order to determine whether it violates Article 6 of Law No. 4054; DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret A.Ş. decided to open an investigation against it with the number 22-24/385-M."