ACTECON

Competition/Antitrust, International Trade & Customs, Regulations, Data Protection & Privacy

Managing Partner

Working in ACTECON since 2008. Partner since 2014 and managing partner since 2017.

Bahadir is known for his excellent work discipline together with his intriguing and effective defenses. He has been involved in virtually every significant cartel and abuse of dominance investigations launched by the Turkish Competition Authority concerning insurance, banking, iron&steel, automotive, car parts, cement, telecommunications, broadcasting rights, ro-ro transportation, FMCG, alcoholic beverages, media audit, port services etc. Clients have also benefited from Bahadir’s extensive experience in global merger cases, especially in Phase II procedures, in a variety of industries (i.e. eyewear and lenses, titanium dioxide, crop protection business, iron&steel, FMCG, ground handling, aviation, port management services, ro-ro transportation, cement, movie theatre). He is regarded as a pragmatic and client-focused advisor connected to the business facts.

Beyond successfully leading the leniency applications, Bahadir’s experience is above the rest in terms of leniency enforcement. He contributed to the creation of the first precedent in the Turkish competition law practice in which a leniency applicant still obtained the immunity even if the nature of the violation is not considered a hard-core cartel by the Turkish Competition Authority.

English

Istanbul Bar Associaton, ABA

Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, BA in Law, 2002-2006 Universitat des Saarlandes, EU Law Institute, LL.M. in EU Economy Law, 2007-2008