Our Team - Zeynep Özgültekin

Zeynep ÖZGÜLTEKİN has represented a wide range of multinational and national clients at the investigations initiated by the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) throughout her career. She also has experience in the appeals of the TCA decisions before the administrative courts, as well as the damages on actions on competition law before the national courts.

Focusing on all aspects of competition law, her experience includes handling complex merger, acquisition, and joint venture cases, advising on multi-jurisdictional merger filing assessments. Ms. ÖZGÜLTEKİN has also participated in settlement negotiations with the TCA, ensuring optimal outcomes for her clients.

She also assists clients in managing antitrust risks in their day-to-day operations by designing and implementing tailored competition compliance programs.

Ms. ÖZGÜLTEKİN is fluent in English.

EXPERIENCE & MAIN PROJECTS

• Investigation on resale price maintenance in cosmetics sector

• Investigation on anti-competitive information exchange in FMCG market

• Investigation on anti-competitive information exchange in bottled water market

• Investigation on abuse of dominant position and horizontal behaviours in the jet fuel supply market

• Investigation on hub-and-spoke cartel in FMCG market

• Investigation on anti-competitive behaviours labour market

• Investigation on anti-competitive practices in container handling services market

• Investigation on abuse of dominant position in general search market

• Investigations on abuse of dominance in rakı and vodka, gin markets

• Merger control proceedings, covering various industries including, technology, software, banking, aviation, shipping, steel manufacturing etc.

• Competition compliance programs for clients in sectors such as FMCG, F&B, shipping, cosmetics, technology, energy, telecommunications, alcoholic beverages, and digital advertising
Koç University, Istanbul, LLB, 2016

Zeynep Özgültekin Mid-Level Associate