Turkey’s antitrust watchdog fines Google $75M for breach of competition law

The competition watchdog in Turkey has fined Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) 2.61B lira ($75M), as the tech giant took advantage of its dominant position in the ad server services market, Reuters reported Friday, citing a statement from the country’s regulator.

The regulator claims Google has favored its own supply-side platform (SSP) service over rivals, and that move made operations difficult for its competitors, according to the report.

Google must ensure its rivals are not disadvantaged and provide third-party SSPs with similar conditions that are applied to its own services within six months, the Turkish regulator reportedly said.