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Baker McKenzie

Competition/Antitrust

Europe Guide 2026 : Turkey

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Our Competition practice, led by Hakan Özgökçen, has grown to be one of the largest in Türkiye and is highly regarded for the efficient manner in which it performs and obtains approval for complex filings. We outshine our competitors in Türkiye; with our extensive merger control advice, multi-jurisdictional merger filing coordination capabilities and our remarkable client portfolio, we are able to work on many big ticket matters in the market. Our team provides a practical and sound approach to competition issues. The team has extensive experience in advising on competition law in Türkiye and in the last year we have been instructed on several significant competition law matters for large corporations.

We can help clients with:

•Antitrust Litigation

•Cartels, Investigations and Dawn Raids

•Compliance & Audits

•Competition Assessments & Trainings

•Distribution

•Dominance / Monopolization

•Horizontal & Vertical Agreements

•Merger Control Filing & Joint Ventures

Clients (8)

  • Tofaş Türk Otomobil Fabrikası A.Ş.
  • Pepsi-Cola Servis ve Dağıtım Limited Şirketi
  • Pfizer PFE İlaçları A.Ş.
  • Opta Group LLC
  • Gilead Sciences İlaç Tic. Ltd. Şti
  • Amgen İlaç Tic. Ltd. Şti.
  • Chery Otomobil Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.Ş.
  • Dyson

Industries (12)

  • Telecoms
  • Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
  • Online Retail
  • FMCG
  • Steel
  • Logistics
  • Petrochemicals
  • Building materials
  • Energy
  • Electronics
  • Printing/decoration
  • Automotive sector

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Competition/Antitrust - Turkey

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Esin Attorney Partnership, member of Baker McKenzie International, regularly acts for multinational corporations on merger clearance notifications in Turkey, including during phase II investigations. Its lawyers have additional experience assisting with investigations into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour and appeals against fines. The law firm often acts for international clients from the technology, FMCG and pharmaceutical sectors.

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Work Highlights

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  • Esin acted for Speyside on a phase II investigation into its proposed acquisition of Mester Demir.

Strengths

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  • Their global network allows the team to obtain local advice and feed it into a holistic statement.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

  • The firm is able to simplify complex matters without skipping relevant details.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

  • The team adapts to the client's way of working and risk appetite.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Hakan Özgokçen
    Hakan Özgokçen

    Hakan Özgokçen

    Hakan Özgokçen represents clients in investigations into possible unfair commercial practices, such as alleged abuses of dominance and cartels. In addition, he assists clients with obtaining competition law approval for proposed mergers, including those requiring phase II investigations. He has further experience in competition law compliance mandates.

    • Hakan Özgokçen's proactive advice and trainings have ensured the pre-emption of risk, and his in-depth and concise advice has been invaluable in preparing our defence when necessary.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

    • He is very approachable.

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