Turkish Competition Law (Book) Testimonials

The book is profoundly important in ensuring that there is no knowledge gap for those wishing to understand Turkish competition law. It covers all aspects of its development to date from the legal framework, institutional set up, case precedent and application of the law. It provides useful and indispensable material for academicians, practitioners and enforcers and is written by an author of impeccable distinction who has been at the forefront of its development.

Willard Mwemba
COMESA (Malawi)

Turkey is an important jurisdiction in both the transnational M&A and conduct spheres of competition law; practitioners should be familiar with its law and policies. The author is an internationally recognized client advocate and scholar on Turkish competition law who is very able to put the Turkish experience in an international context. Practitioners and scholars of antitrust ought to have this volume in their libraries.

Terry Calvani

The book offers a comprehensive review of Turkish Competition Law and will be of great value to practitioners and academics, thanks to the author’s exhaustive analysis and deep knowledge and experience in this field.

Mario Siragusa
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (Rome)

Gönenç Gürkaynak, Esq. has crafted a detailed exposition of Turkish competition law from its beginnings to the present day. For the world we live in today – where competition law is fast becoming an effective means to address broader industrial policy objectives – this book is an important contribution. It gives readers a look into the unique considerations that shaped Turkish competition law over the years and thus gives regulators like me the confidence to steer our own competition law in the direction that our national priorities dictate.

Tembinkosi Bonakele
Competition Commission South Africa (Pretoria)

This book, produced by Gönenç Gürkaynak and his colleagues, provides a comprehensive overview of Turkish Competition law, which is modelled on EU Competition law. Besides detailed coverage of substantive and procedural issues, the book explains the background of the law and the latest developments. We see that there is not only significant merger control, with which many have had to deal in multinational filings, but also classic vertical, horizontal and abuse of dominance enforcement in Turkey. A very welcome book for those doing business in Turkey.

John Ratliff
Henderson Chambers (London)

This timely book fills a significant gap in the literature by shedding light on the entirety of Turkish competition law in English, thereby enabling the global competition community access to the whole of Turkish competition law in one place. With its comprehensive coverage and contextual approach illuminating also the roots and historical progression of the law, it will undoubtedly become a major source of reference on Turkish competition law for years to come.

Pinar Akman
Competition Appeal Tribunal (London)

This comprehensive treatise is sure to capture the field, as Areeda and Turner did in the U.S. A first-mover of high technical quality and sound opinions, it will be everyone’s starting point when researching any question of Turkish competition law.

Douglas H. Ginsburg
US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit (Washington)

Gönenç Gürkaynak is not only the leading practitioner of competition law in Turkey. He is a widely-respected commentator on issues that are important to the competition law community worldwide, particularly with regard to mergers and innovation. His broad background and understanding of the principles of competition law, plus his practice of competition law before all the relevant tribunals in Turkey, make this book a critical resource for anyone interested in how competition law works in this important jurisdiction.

Harry First
New York University School of Law

This book is written by an esteemed former colleague whose youthful promise has been confirmed by subsequent eminence in the profession. Gönenç Gürkaynak has been personally involved in leading cases in the EU and in Turkey, has shown academic prowess and has co-founded a deservedly successful legal practice. He has defended unpopular causes and has stood up for inconvenient ones. And he has published excellent works of scholarship. This book is no exception. It has flavour and energy and is evidently rooted not in an abstract reading of the legislation but in actual practice. The book is destined to go through numerous editions, and I hope that the author will be able to persuade his future colleagues to write them as elegantly as this first magisterial effort.

Ian Forrester
Ian Forrester Consulting (Brussels)

It is no doubt that this book will be one of the top references of the antitrust community interested in Turkish competition law. But what makes this masterpiece unique is that it not only captures the comprehensive history, formation, and transformation of the Turkish competition law but also reflects Gönenç Gürkaynak’s analytical skills and comparative thinking formed through his extraordinary journey as one of the most influential figures in Turkish and international antitrust practice.

Cemal Ökmen Yücel
Enerjisa (Istanbul)

In recent years, Turkey has become a true powerhouse in competition policy and enforcement at the international scene, with landmark rulings that have shaped entire industries. At the same time, Turkish competition law is relatively new: it came of age in 2012, and will no doubt continue growing and maturing in the coming years. Gönenç Gürkaynak’s treatise could therefore not be more timely. It provides a sober and accurate reading of past and current trends in the field of antitrust, drawing from his unparalleled experience practising not just in Turkey but also in the US and Europe. And it will be an invaluable source of knowledge for all of us with an interest in understanding how the Turkish Competition Authority and the Courts apply the existing rules.

Miguel Perez Guerra
AB InBev (London)