New development in the white meat investigation: Trustee appointment for four companies suspended
The objections of Gedik Piliç, Erpiliç, Keskinoğlu, and Lezita, which were assigned trustees in the white meat sector investigation, have been accepted. The court has suspended the trustee appointment for these four companies. The investigation, conducted on allegations that these companies caused unfair price increases and disrupted market operations, had previously resulted in trustee appointments for them.
The court decided to suspend the trustee appointment measure applied to Gedik Piliç, Erpiliç, Keskinoğlu, and Lezita. Objections to the trustee decisions taken within the scope of the investigation led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office were evaluated by the court.
The court ruled to suspend the trustee appointments for Gedik Piliç, Erpiliç, Keskinoğlu, and Lezita, which are among the leading producers in the sector. Banvit, Keskinoğlu, Şenpiliç, Lezita: 32 people, including company owners, were detained
According to journalist Ali Ekber Yıldırım, objections from other companies subjected to trustee appointments in the investigation are expected to be decided in the coming days. Yıldırım noted that following evaluations on June 17, the removal of all trustee appointments could be considered. Many companies had trustees appointed during the investigation.
The investigation was launched following allegations of unfair price increases and adverse effects on market conditions in the white meat sector, leading to operations centered in Istanbul.
During the operations, many company executives were detained, and trustee appointments were made for Banvit, Akpiliç, Bakpiliç, Aspiliç, Bupiliç, Erpiliç, Gedik Pazarlama, Hastavuk, Keskinoğlu, Şenpiliç, Orvital, Aypi, and Lezita. The white meat sector had previously been subject to reviews by the Competition Authority.
In 2025, the Competition Authority concluded an investigation and imposed administrative fines totaling approximately 3.7 billion Turkish lira on 13 companies operating in the sector.
