They Put up a Sign Saying 'We're Closing, at a Loss': The Ministry Fined the Carpet Store for 'Misleading Advertising'.
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The Ministry of Trade's Advertising Board has deemed a sign reading "We're closing. At a loss," which had been displayed in the window of a carpet store in Istanbul's Kadıköy district for over a year, as a misleading commercial practice. Administrative sanctions were imposed on the business, and the removal of the advertisement was also ordered.
A carpet store in Istanbul's Kadıköy district was found to have displayed a sign in its window for over a year reading "Closing Down. At a Loss." The Ministry of Trade's Advertising Board imposed administrative sanctions on the business for misleading consumers and ordered the removal of the advertisement. The store operates in Istanbul's Kadıköy district...
A chain store that advertised "80% discount" at its two branches in Istanbul and Mersin failed to prove the price advantage it promised. As a result, the company was fined and the advertisements were stopped.
The Advertising Board determined that the "%80 discount" advertisements for two separate branches of a chain store selling home and decoration products in Istanbul and Mersin, while creating the perception of a price advantage among consumers, could not be proven. Due to the advertisements being found to be in violation of regulations, the company was fined a total of 216,740 TL and the advertisements were ordered to cease.
Bekir Kaplan, Press and Public Relations Advisor to the Ministry of Trade, announced that a store selling home and decoration products in Istanbul and Mersin was found to be running misleading discount advertisements in both of its branches, and that the business was fined 216,740 TL and ordered to cease its advertisements.
The Advertising Board determined that the perception of a price advantage could not be proven in the 80% discount advertisements at two branches in Istanbul and Mersin. The business was fined a total of 216,740 TL in two separate cases, and the advertisements were ordered to be stopped.
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