Turkish competition board accepts commitments ending charging exclusivity on the Northern Marmara Motorway
By Eve
Turkey's Competition Board accepted commitments from Marmara Otoyolu Yatırım ve İşletme AŞ (MAŞ), operator of the Northern Marmara Motorway (O-7), ending exclusivity for EV charging at motorway service facilities and requiring equal conditions for charge point operators. A preliminary investigation opened by a 10 June 2026 board decision examined whether charging services were limited to firms in the same economic unit as the operator, with serious suspicion that MAŞ granted exclusivity to its shareholders' affiliates and refused rival networks' requests. The board accepted the commitments at its 15 October 2026 meeting under decision 26-38/1028-436, making them binding on MAŞ and closing the investigation, as reported in Turkish press.
Why it matters
Rival charge point operators should now be able to seek sites on a major Turkish motorway corridor on equal terms, opening a route that was previously closed to them. Procurement teams and CPOs should watch the detailed commitment terms, as the excerpt does not set out the full access conditions.
Source
- Original title
- “Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu'nda şarj istasyonlarında tekel sona eriyor”
- Published
- 4 November 2026
- Updated
- 5 November 2026
In this story
- Topic
- EV Charging
- Place
- Turkey
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