Our Team - Erdem AKTEKİN, LL.M. - ACTECON

Erdem AKTEKİN, LL.M. is an economist and competition law expert with over 18 years of professional experience in competition law, regulatory matters and economic analysis. Before joining ACTECON in 2020, he served at the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) for 12 years, where he acquired the title of Senior Competition Expert. His experience combines regulatory expertise with an in-depth understanding of competition economics and enforcement practices.

During his tenure at the TCA, Mr. AKTEKİN was involved in a wide range of competition law proceedings, including abuse of dominance cases, horizontal and vertical agreements, exemption assessments and merger control reviews. He contributed to investigations across various industries, including FMCG, cement, glass, steel, financial services and mobile operating systems, gaining extensive experience in the economic and regulatory assessment of complex competition matters.

At ACTECON, Mr. AKTEKİN advises national and multinational clients on investigations initiated by the TCA, domestic and cross-border merger control filings, competition compliance and economic analysis. He has coordinated and led more than 20 merger control filings before the TCA and has managed teams advising clients in complex competition law investigations across a broad range of industries.

His practice focuses particularly on the application of economic analysis to competition law matters, including market assessments, competitive effects analysis and the development of economics-based strategies. He also contributes to ACTECON's integration of artificial intelligence into legal practice, leading the firm's adoption and deployment of AI tools.

Mr. AKTEKİN has contributed articles to Concurrences and the Kluwer Competition Law Blog and was a contributor to Foreign Investment Regulation (Lexology, 2025).

Mr. AKTEKİN speaks English fluently.

EXPERIENCE & MAIN PROJECTS
- Coordination and management of more than 20 domestic and cross-border merger control filings before the Turkish Competition Authority.
- Competition law investigations involving abuse of dominance, horizontal and vertical agreements, exemptions and merger control across FMCG, cement, glass, steel, financial services and mobile operating systems.
- Representation of companies operating in the technology, automotive, digital platforms and consumer goods sectors in competition law investigations initiated by the TCA.
- Economic analysis and competitive assessments in complex competition law matters, including market dynamics, competitive effects and regulatory compliance.
- Competition compliance advisory services and development of economics-based strategies for clients operating across various industries.
- Regulatory assessment of competition law cases during 12 years of service at the Turkish Competition Authority, including investigations and merger control proceedings.
- Leadership of ACTECON's adoption and deployment of artificial intelligence tools to support legal research, analysis and internal workflows.
Queen Mary University of London, LL.M. in Law and Economics, 2015

Ankara University, LLB, 2021

Middle East Technical University, BS in Economics, 2006