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12:25, 21-Sep-2018
Turkey fines Google over competition infringements
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12:16, 24-Sep-2018
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Turkey's Competition Authority has fined US tech giant Google around 15 million US dollars for violating competition rules in sales of mobile software.
The Competition Authority (RK) said it was fining Google just over 93 million Turkish lira (14.93 million US dollars).
It said that the American company had six months to end the violation and ensure there is fair competition in the Turkish market.
The Turkish fine comes two months after the EU hit Google with its biggest ever fine, imposing a 4.34 billion euro (5.1 billion US dollars) penalty on the US firm for illegally abusing the dominance of its operating system for mobile devices.
In July, for "illegal restrictions on the use of Android," Google was hit with a record-breaking 4.34 billion euro (5.04 billion US dollars) fine by the European Union.
In the other hand, Turkey slashed its growth projections and ramped up inflation predictions on Thursday, winning praise for a more realistic approach towards its embattled economy but disappointing those urging tough reforms.
Source(s): AFP