Complainants argued that Google manipulates search results to favor its goals, hindering consumers from accessing other content providers. / Photo: Reuters
The hearing was chaired by Competition Board President Birol Kule at the board's headquarters in the capital Ankara on Tuesday. The investigation aims to determine if Google violated the Competition Protection Act by leveraging specific features on its search engine results pages to abuse its market dominance.
Complainants argued that Google manipulates search results to favor its goals, hindering consumers from accessing other content providers.