Sahin Ardiyok graduated from Turkish Army Academy (Department of Business Administration) in 1991 and Ankara University, Faculty of Law in 1997. In 2000, he completed his MBA program in Ankara University, as well. His thesis titled “National Monopolies and Regulatory Authorities; A Model for Regulatory Agency for Turkey” was published by Turkish Competition Authority awarding its outstanding contribution to the academia.

Mr. Ardiyok, took up office in Turkish Competition Authority as an Assistant Expert in 1999. He was promoted to the position of “Expert on Competition” with his thesis titled “Competition in Telecommunication Local Communication Services” in 2002.

After serving 4 years for Competition Authority, he was send to University of Chicago, The Law School for LL.M. study in 2003. During his term in Chicago, he pursued an independent research with Prof. Richard Posner. In addition, he conducted studies in competition law and regulations under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Rosenfield and Prof. Sam Peltzman. In University of Chicago, well-known with its law and economics discipline, Ardıyok had taken courses on antitrust law, international trade regulations, constitutional law, industrial organizations, administration law and regulatory authorities, business law, economics of regulation, law and economics, telecommunication law, network industries and advanced competition law.

Following his graduation in 2004 he returned to Competition Authority before joining to ACTECON as senior consultant in 2005. Thereafter he enrolled to Istanbul Bar in the same year. Later in his career in ACTECON, he was honored to be partner in 2007.

During his tenure at his government practice, Sahin Ardiyok worked in the major investigations and preliminary investigation cases including telecommunications, media, electric/electronics, and computer industries. He involved in the examination of several important mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, negative clearance and exemption applications. In addition to these, he had a post to the Investigation Commission of Turkish Parliament which was set up to address the problems of the media industry. He also contributed to the project of OECD on regulatory reform in Turkey by drafting the part on the telecommunication industry. Recently, Ardiyok was a member of Competition, and the drafter of Telecommunications commissions of State Planning Organization (DPT) in its project of carving the ninth Development Plan of Turkey.

Mr. Ardiyok provides consultancy services on PPP projects, administrative law, consumer law, competition law, telecommunication, pharmaceutical and energy regulations, competition strategies and anti-dumping matters to mainly multinationals and large Turkish firms, associations and government institutions. His team works frequently with investment banks and law firms for those kind of transactions. Having strong intuition of practicing on both side of the competition and regulation enforcement, he has unparalleled skills in competition law and regulatory activities of state institutions, with more than 12 years of experience. In many times he has taken part in both defense and investigation teams and designed litigation strategies and presented the arguments in the hearings before Turkish Competition Authority. He also involved in numerous cases of competition law and regulation before Administrative Courts and Appeal Courts to support parties.

With his strong reasoning and supports of his colleagues at ACTECON, he drafted and supervises merger notifications with complex economic and legal hurdles. In addition to these services, Mr. Ardiyok and his collogues in ACTECON have designed a unique corporate competition law compliance program which is very welcomed by business environment. Apart from education-based compliance program in the market, ACTECON’s CCP has several comprehensive dimensions for firms to detect their risks and ensure them to frame a corporate strategy which also provides ways to use competition law as leverage. Mr. Ardiyok has led CCPs lasting at least 6 months with many big market players. Based on his experience gained through the cases regarding regulated industries and his academic researches with the supports of pioneers of regulation like Prof. Sam Peltzman and Judge Richard Posner, Mr. Ardiyok provides consultancy services for regulated firms with a strong emphasis on economics and strategy.

In addition to his professional services Mr. Ardiyok pursues academic studies, particularly in law and economics, telecommunications law, competition law, media law, energy law and competition strategies. Sahin Ardiyok gives lectures titled “Telecommunications Law” and “Pharmaceutical Law” in the Masters Degree Program of Istanbul Bilgi University and moreover he teaches courses on “Regulation Economics and the Law” and “Energy Law and Policy” in the Master’s Degree Program of Bilkent University. He has written many articles in English and in Turkish in the fields of his interests. He has been invited to several panels, conferences etc. as a speaker on these matters. He is a member to ICC Competition Commission and joins its activities regularly. He also reports to IBA Competition Policy Newsletter and supports several academic journals as referee. (back)

Books:

• Several books and translations on computers
• Competition in Local Telecommunications Services (Book in Turkish Competition Authority Expertise Thesis Series, 2004).
• Natural Monopolies and Regulatory Authorities: A Regulatory Institution Model for Turkey (Book in Turkish Competition Authority Monograph Series, 2002).
• Competition Rules and Policies in Automobile Industry, Ekin Yayinevi, 2006.
• Energy Law and Policy in Turkey, Ekin Yayinevi, 2007.
• Competition and Regulation in Turkish Electricity Market, (2008).

Speeches:

• “Intervention of State to Markets: Regulation”, Gazi University 2002 Congress on Economics.
• “The Role of Competition in Promoting Internet to Turkey”, Address at the VIII. Congress of Internet in Turkey (2002).
• “Price squeeze in Competition Law: Turkcell Decision”, Bilgi University, Applied Competition Law Class (2008).
• “Competition and Regulation in Telecommunications”, Kocnet (2008).
• “Predatory Price Squeeze in Competition Law: TTNET Decision”, Bilgi University, Applied Competition Law Class (2009).
• “Practice of Competition Law in Crises Periods”, Panel on Financial Crises and Competition Policy, Turkish Competition Authority/Bilkent University (2009).
• “Two-sided Markets in Competition Law: ABC and TIAK Decisions”, Bilgi University, Applied Competition Law Class (2010).
• “About the policy of Competition Authority in Football Broadcasting Rights: Telecon Decision”, Bilgi University, Applied Competition Law Seminar (2011).
• “Private Enforcement in Competition Law: An Economic Perspective”, Panel on “Private Enforcement in Competition Law” organized by Istanbul Bar Association (2011).
• “Empirical Analysis of Recent Competition Authority Decision: It’s Level of Support to Private Enforcement”, Conference on “Consequences of Act on the Protection of Competition in Private Law: Problems and Possible Solutions” organized by Turkish Competition Authority and Istanbul Bilgi University (2011).
• “Regulation and Competition in Petroleum and Natural Gas”, Panel on “Developments in Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries and the Outcomes of Legislation” organized by Istanbul Bar Association (2011).
• “Regulation and Competition Law in Banking”, Conference on “Application of Competition Law in Banking” organized by ICC National Committee (2011).
• “Economic Analysis of Motor Vehicles Industry: Horizantal and Vertical Framework”, Conference on “Competition Law in Motor Vehicles Industry” organized by Istanbul Bar Association (2012).
• “An Alternative Approach to Competition Problems in Fuel Distribution: Redefining Geographical Market”, Bilgi University, Applied Competition Law Seminar (2012).
• “Tying arrangements and non-compete clauses with respect to Competition Law”, Conferences on General Principles of Contract Law, Prof. Dr. Dursun Sungurbey’e Armağan (2012).
• “Legal Structure of Turkish Electric Industry”, Yıldız Technical University Conference on “Renewable Energy Management and Renewable Energy Law” (2012).
• “After Sales Rules of Motor Vehicles”, Bilgi University Conference on “Competition Law Practice in Motor Vehicles Sector” (2012).

Articles:

• “Types of Regulation”, Dunya Gazetesi, Aug. 8, (2001).
• “A Big Step Towards e-Europe: New Regulatory Framework in EU”, Dünya Gazetesi, Jul. 22, 2002.
• “The Privatization of the Turk Telecom: Birth Pains in the Industry”, 5 Rekabet Dergisi 17 (2001).
  
• “VoIP and Economic Efficiency in Turkey”, 95 Telepati Telekomünikasyon (2003).
  
• “A New Role to State: Regulations”, Amme İdaresi Dergisi (May 2004).
  
• “The Regulatory Role of the State in Public Utilities”, C. C. Aktan et. All (ed), in Infrastructure Economics, Ankara, p. 65-81, 2005.
  
• “Analysis of Concept and Authority Problems in Microeconomic Regulation and Opinions for a Solution”, III. Symposium of Progress in the Competition Law, Odman Boztosun, N. A. (ed.), Seckin Yayinevi, Ankara 2005, p. 155-199.
  
• “Micro Economic Intervention to Markets in Constitutional Framework”, LEGAL Hukuk Dergisi, May 2005, Year:3 Volume:29, p. 1691-1705.
  
• “California Energy Crisis and Critics of Turkish Electricity Deregulation Process”, International Journal of Business, Management and Economics, Vol. 1, No.2, June 2005, p. 45-71.
  
• “The Role of TMSF: Legal and Economic Analysis of Asset Management Institutions in Turkey”, LEGAL Hukuk Dergisi, September 2005, Year:3 Volume: 33, p. 3353-71.
  
• “The Bor Mineral in Telecommunications: Cable TV Network”, LEGAL Fikri ve Sinai Haklar Dergisi, Year: 2, Volume: 6, p. 329-347.
  
• “Empirical Analysis of New Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation Under the Theories of Aftermarkets”, V. Symposium of Progress in the Competition Law, 6 April 2007.
  
• “Comparative Analysis of Collective Dominance”, Journal of Yeditepe University Law School, Vol.:III, No.:1, 2006.
  
• “A New Approach in Turkish Jurisprudence: Law and Economics Dicipline”, İnceoğlu, M. (ed.), Uğur Alacakaptan’a Armağan içinde, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, Cilt 2, s. 27-51, 2008.
  
• “Competition Policy and Regulation in the Turkish Telecommunications Industry: Friends or Foes”, Telecommunications Policy, 2010.
• “The Legal Structure of Competition Policy in Turkey”, Cetin, T. & F. Oguz (ed.), in The Political Economy of Regulation in Turkey, Springer, 2011.