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Erdem & Erdem Law Office Offices
Ferko Signature, Büyükdere Caddesi
No. 175, Kat. 3
34394 Esentepe - Sisli, Istanbul
Turkey
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Mr Mert Karamustafaoglu
Work Department
Competition and Compliance
Position
Partner and Competition and Compliance Leader
Career
Mert Karamustafaoglu is Partner and Competition and Compliance Leader in Erdem & Erdem Law Office. He works specifically in the competition compliance programs, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, privatizations, investigations within the scope of competition law and competition law practices in the energy sector.
Mert Karamustafaoglu graduated from Istanbul University Law School in 1999 and subsequently in 2001 he started working at the Competition Authority as an expert. He worked in the Competition Authority as the Deputy Competition Expert until 2005, Competition Expert between the years of 2005 and 2011 and Chief Competition Expert between the years of 2011 and 2016. Throughout this period, he actively took part in all kinds of competition investigations conducted with regard to competition violations in privatizations in the electricity, fuel oil, natural gas, mining markets, pharmaceutical, cement, ceramic, cinema sectors and public tenders. Moreover, Mert Karamustafaoglu has frequently taken part in law making processes and educational activities conducted within the body of the Competition Authority. Also, he has attended the preparation processes of the secondary legislation on competition law, in-service trainings and certificated internship programs in this regard.
Mert Karamustafaoglu, received his master’s degree on law from Freie Universitaet of Berlin in 2010, currently continues his postgraduate program on energy and competition law. Additionally, he takes part in the publication board of the “Energy Law” journal that is published by the Energy Law Research Institute and he is also member of the Management Board of this Institute.
Languages
Turkish, German, English
Memberships
Istanbul Bar Association
Competition Experts Association
Energy Law Research Institute, Board Member
Energy Law Research Institute, Electricity Market Law Working Group
Energy Law Journal Publication Board
Education
Freie Universitaet Berlin (Private Law Doctorate) (2011-)
Freie Universitaet Berlin (LL.M.)
Istanbul Law School
Uskudar Anatolian High school
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Competition
(Next Generation Partners)With its ‘unwavering dedication to providing comprehensive and client-centric competition law solutions‘, Erdem & Erdem Law Office advises financial institutions and major domestic and multinationals across the automotive, hospitality, beverages, manufacturing, logistics, tech, energy and consumer goods sectors. The practice’s full service covers investigations, merger control matters, contracts and distributorship systems. The practice is led in Istanbul and Izmir by Mert Karamustafaoğlu, who draws on his 15-year experience in Turkish Competition Authority in the design of compliance programs; and founder and senior partner Ercüment Erdem
. Other key figures include managing associate Ecem Süsoy Uygun, a specialist in merger control and exemption filings, and senior associates Merve Bakırcı and Can Yıldız.
Turkey > Energy
Erdem & Erdem Law Office advises a diverse client base of energy companies, oil and gas corporations, independent energy producers and infrastructure firms. Led by Tuna Çolgar, the team handles a variety of matters, including cross-border transactions, and project financing. Mert Karamustafaoğlu is recommended for his handling of competition law issues within the energy sector. The team was strengthened by the arrival of ex-energy advisor Tolga Turan in October 2022, contributing his longstanding in-house experience within the energy sector.
Turkey > Compliance
Noted for their ‘impressive’ legislative knowledge, Erdem & Erdem Law Office‘s diverse offering handles the full range of national and international trade compliance and anti-corruption issues, often representing clients in inquiries. Leading the team from Istanbul and İzmir, Mert Karamustafaoğlu is adept at assisting clients with a broad range of compliance projects, particularly in relation to competition and personal data protection, and Özgür Kocabaşoğlu, who leads the firm’s corporate practice, is well versed in corporate governance matters, advising board members on management audits and internal investigations. İzmir’s Sevgi Unsal Ozden regularly assists both domestic and international corporations with the application of their personal data protection compliance programmes.