Leading Turkish competition Economist
Ali Ilicak
Experience
With over 25 years of experience in competition and regulation consultancy, Ali has collaborated with:
- International law firms
- National governments
- Blue-chip enterprises
During the foundational phase of the Turkish Competition Authority, he gained expertise as a competition expert.
Career Highlights
- Played a pivotal role in investigations into mergers, cartels, and abuse of dominant position at the Turkish Competition Authority.
- Competition, Data Privacy, and Economic Regulations Director at PwC – established the Competition and Data Privacy Law department.
- Local partner at Dentons – led successful merger cases in bakers’ yeast and cement industries.
- One of the co-founders of ACTECON.
Contributions & Recognitions
- Columnist for Forbes, focusing on competition strategies, economic regulations, and market dynamics.
- Lecturer on competition law at Istanbul Bilgi and Altinbas universities.
Education
- Boston University (MA) – 2005
- College of Europe (Certificate) – Competition Law – 1999
- Ankara University (BSc) – 1997
Publications
Visit Ilicak’s academia.edu page to download his publications.
Latest Blog Posts
His early competition policy blog pieces can be accessed at the pazarlardanhaberler archive.