Mustafa AYNA, LL.M. Counsel

Mustafa AYNA provides advice to Turkish and multinational companies in issues of competition law, international trade and regulatory projects. He further represents clients in judicial review of administrative actions.

Mr. AYNA is fluent in English.

EXPERIENCE & MAIN PROJECTS

• Investigation initiated by the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") concerning anti-competitive information exchange regarding prices and supply conditions, between various poultry producers.
• Investigation initiated by the TCA concerning anti-competitive information exchange in MDF & Chipboard market (ongoing).
• Investigation initiated by the TCA concerning anti-competitive information exchange in chemicals  market (ongoing).
• Merger control process for a leading chemical manufacturing company.
• Merger control process for a leading Turkish luxury hotel chain.
• Individual exemption application concerning the reorganization of the aftersales network of a leading automotive distributor. 
• Negative clearance/individual exemption application for an association of tire manufacturers before the TCA.
• Safeguard investigation regarding nylon thread exporters. 
• Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation regarding acryclic and modacryclic products.

Bilgi University, Istanbul, LLB, 2016

Bilgi University, Istanbul, Business Law, LL.M, 2023

1. “A Landmark Decision by the Constitutional Court about On-site Inspections Conducted by the Turkish Competition Authority: A Judge's Decision is Necessary for Conducting On-site Inspections”, Concurrences, June 23, 2023, with Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun, Arda Deniz Diler and Selim Turan
2. “Investigation into the Small Household Appliances Sector Concluded with Settlement Procedure!”, Concurrences, May 22, 2023, with Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun and Selim Turan
3. "The Commitment Mechanism is not Open to Negative Matching Agreements", Concurrences, May 10, 2023, with Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun and Cansen Erensoy
4. “The Turkish Competition Authority Has Concluded the Investigation Conducted against One of the Leading Household Appliances Companies with the Approval of the Proposed Commitments! (BSH)”, Concurrences, April 26, 2023, with Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun and Arda Deniz Diler
5. “The Turkish Competition Authority Publishes the Final Report on the Turkish FMCG Retailing Sector Inquiry”, Concurrences, April 19, 2023 with Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun, Arda Deniz Diler, Selim Turan
6. “First Decision by the TCA to Impose Fine to the Labour Market!”, Concurrences, December 14, 2022, with Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun and Arda Deniz Diler
7. “Adidas Cleared of Allegations Regarding Resale Price Maintenance and Discrimination”, Lexology, December 6, 2022 with Selim Turan, Naz Çerçioğlu
8. "The Ankara 13th Administrative Court Rules for the Annulment of Turkish Competition Authority’s Cartel Decision Due to Failure of Standard of Proof (Kronospan)", Concurrences, November 2022, with Bahadır Balkı, Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun, Arda Deniz Diler and Selim Turan
9. "Turkey - What to Consider in Sharing Sectoral Reports with Sector Members?", Kluwer Competition Law Blog, November 2022, with Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun, Arda Deniz Diler and Selim Turan
10. "Dawn raids in Turkey – Can Companies Avoid Responsibility by Asserting Subjective Grounds for the Deleted Data During On-site Inspections?", Kluwer Competition Law Blog, November 2022, with Özlem Başıböyük, Arda Deniz Diler and Naz Çerçioğlu 
11. "A Critical Approach to Standard of Proof Adopted by the TCA", Kluwer Competition Law Blog, April 2022, with Bahadır Balkı and Özlem Başıböyük
12. "Communiqué Concerning the Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board Has Been Amended", Concurrences, March 2022, with Bahadır Balkı, Özlem Başıböyük and Arda Deniz Diler
13. "The Turkish Competition Authority's M&A Overview Report for 2021 Has Been Published", Lexology, January 2022, with Özlem Başıböyük, Arda Deniz Diler and Selim Turan
14. "The TCA to Promote Competition in Digital Markets: An Analysis in Light of G7's Compendium", Kluwer Competition Law Blog, December 2021, with Arda Deniz Diler
15. "The TCA's Decision Regarding the Turkish Pharmacist Assoiateion Has Been Overturned", Kluwer Competition Law Blog, September 2021, with Arda Deniz Diler
16. "The Turkish Competition Authority Cleared the Merger Transaction Between FCA and PSA, But Subject to Conditions...", Kluwer Competition Law Blog, August 2021, with Özlem Başıböyük and Arda Deniz Diler
17. "The Turkish Competition Authority Has Published its Long-awaited Reason of the Google Adwords Decision", Kluwer Competition Law Blog, August 2021, with Özlem Başıböyük
18. "Turkish Competition Authority Has Published the Preliminary Report on the E-Marketplace Sector Inquiry: Legislation is Around the Corner", Kluwer Competition Law Blog, June 2021, with Özlem Başıböyük
19. "The Turkish Competition Authority Publishes the 2021 Effect Analysis Report", Lexology, March 2021, with Özlem Başıböyük and Burak Buğrahan Sezer
20. "The Regional Administrative Court Found the Turkish Competition Authority’s Decision concerning Mey İçki Unlawful: Abuse of the Dominance Should Be Evaluated Separately in terms of Each Product Market!", Concurrences, May 2020, with Bahadır Balkı and Özlem Başıböyük
21. "The Undertakings Operating in the Automotive Sector under the Review of the TCA Once Again", Kluwer Competition Law Blog, May 2020, with Bahadır Balkı and Özlem Başıböyük
22. "A Record Fine Was Imposed by the Turkish Competition Authority on Four Major Players Operating in the Fuel Distribution Sector", Concurrences, March 2020, with Bahadır Balkı and Özlem Başıböyük
23. "The Undertakings Operating in the Automotive Sector under the Review of the TCA Once Again, Concurrences, March 2020, with Bahadır Balkı and Özlem Başıböyük
24. "Highlights of the Turkish Competition Authority’s M&A Overview Report 2019", Mondaq, January 2020, with Özlem Başıböyük
25. "May Wrong Interpretation of SHA Clauses Constitute Misleading Information: Jacobs Decision of the TCA", with Barış Yüksel and Emine Bilsin, Mondaq, March 2019
26. "The Turkish Competition Authority Finds Exchange of Informations and Supply Restrictions from Nine Undertakings During an Investigation in the Poultry Sector," Concurrences, March 2019, with Bahadır Balkı
27. "General Court's Taking on the Responsibility of the Parent Company In Deutsche Telekom and the Case Law in Turkey", Mondaq, January 2019
28. LG and Its Authorized Services Cleared of Allegations: No Room for Investigation, October 24, 2023, with Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun, Arda Deniz Diler and Selim Turan. 
29. Commercial Vehicles Sector Cleared of Ilegal Info Exchange Allegations, Kluwer Competition Law Blog, March 29, 2024, with Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun and Arda Deniz Diler.
30. The Evaluation of the TCA’s Recent Decision Regarding the FMCG Sector, Kluwer Competition Law Blog, July 12, 2024, with Arda Deniz Diler, Selim Turan and Mithat Can Kaçar.