M.Burak SORANLAR, MA, LLB – Kıdemli Ticaret Politikası Danışmanı

Mehmet Burak Soranlar is a lawyer registered with the Ankara Bar Association and specializes in trade policy measures related to the prevention of unfair competition (anti-dumping, subsidies, safeguard measures, circumvention, review investigations).

 

He served in the Turkish Ministry of Trade for over 27 years, during which time he held the position of Head of the Department for Preventing Unfair Competition in Imports and also served as Assistant Trade Counselor at the Permanent Representation of Türkiye to the European Union in Brussels. During his tenure, he conducted numerous anti-dumping, subsidy, and safeguard investigations both in Türkiye and internationally, chaired public hearings, and represented Türkiye in international negotiations.

 

After leaving his post at the ministry, Soranlar moved to the private sector, providing consultancy and legal representation in high-profile trade policy investigations on behalf of companies and industry associations from Turkey, China, Egypt, Portugal, Italy, and Georgia.

 

Education and Academic Studies

• Boston University (USA) – Master's Degree in Multinational Commerce in the field of International Trade.

• Ankara University – Faculty of Political Sciences, Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration

• Ankara University Faculty of Law – LLB

• HBV University, Ankara – PhD candidate in Public Administration (thesis stage)

Areas of Expertise

• Anti-dumping, subsidies and safeguard measures

• Anti-Circumvention measures and review investigations

• International trade law and trade policy

• Negotiations at the WTO, the EU, and other international platforms.

• Mediation and arbitration (registered with the Turkish Ministry of Justice)

Foreign Languages

• English: Fluent

• French and Spanish: Intermediate reading comprehension.