Monopolization allegations in the TV series industry: Boycott correspondence revealed... 'Do not work with those production companies' message

An investigation has been launched into 21 companies as part of the Competition Authority's probe into talent agency monopolies. The report found evidence of boycott agreements targeting a production company.

Following a preliminary investigation into the Casting Agencies Association and certain talent agents, the Competition Board reached serious evidence and launched an official investigation on the grounds that the Law on the Protection of Competition was violated.

According to the report by Atakan Irmak from Sabah, email correspondence between talent agents indicated that they had reached a consensus not to work with a specific production company.

TALENT AGENTS DECIDED NOT TO PROVIDE ACTORS TO THE PRODUCTION COMPANY

Documents that emerged during the investigation revealed that the talent agents had decided not to provide actors to the production company in question and had communicated this decision to both producers and television channels via a signed letter.

Talent agent Ayşe Barım, who has come to the fore with monopoly allegations, also stands out as one of the key figures in the investigation. Barım had previously been arrested as part of the Gezi protests investigation.

HERE ARE THOSE COMPANIES

The Board listed the 21 companies it launched an investigation into as follows:

"Casting Agencies Association, Abdullah Bulut Menajerlik İletişim Dan. Ltd. Şti., Asiye Değirmenci Menajerlik ve Film Yapım Ltd. Şti., Black Listt Menajerlik Halkla İlişkiler ve Org. Hiz. Tic. Ltd. Şti., Cemile Yaprak Atış, Deniz Tüney Tanıtım Turizm Halkla İlişkiler ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti., Erberk Kast Prodüksiyon ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Icon Talent Org. Yap. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., ID İletişim Danışmanlık AŞ, Kahraman Özden Talent Management, Nimet Atasoy AŞ, People Fotomodel Prodüksiyon ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Perama Görsel Sanatlar Org. Yapım ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Persona Sanat İletişim Hiz. Ltd. Şti., Renda Güner Film Yapım Tanıtım Hiz. Tic. Ltd. Şti., Sökmen Ajans Reklamcılık ve Turizm Ltd. Şti., Şogen Film Müzik Prd. Org. Gıda San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Talento Menajerlik Tic. Ltd. Şti., TB Sanatsal Yetenek Yön. Ve Dan. Ltd. Şti, Vodvil Prodüksiyon ve Menajerlik Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. and Yüzdeyüz Oyunculuk Seslendirme Prodüksiyon Ltd. Şti."