Team

Our founder Mr. Sait Akgun worked more than 14 years in the Anti-Dumping Department at the Ministry of Economy for the period of 1991-2005 as case handler, senior expert and chief of section. During his work at the Ministry, he carried out numerous anti-dumping investigations, participated in the preparation of Turkey’s Anti-Dumping legislation in 1995, participated or led Turkish Delegations at meetings in Geneva, prepared and delivered seminars. He also served as commercial counsellor at Turkish Embassy in Buenos Aires (2000-2003). In 2005, he set up the first anti-dumping consulting company specialized on trade defence instruments in Turkey. His extensive work for he last 10 years can be found at “Industry Experience” section on our website. Mr. Akgun graduated in 19?? from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering at Middle East Technical University in Ankara and in 1996 completed Master of Administration in Economics with a focus on International Trade at Michigan State University in the USA. Foreign languages: English, Spanish.

Our co-founder Mss. Gulten Akgun worked in Turkish Foreign Policy Institute of Hacettepe Unniversity (Ankara) in 1997-1998 as the editör of the Foreign Policy Quarterly. Afterward, Mss. Gulten Akgun worked in ELKOM foreign trade company as manager of the trade development department in export and import business. In 2005, Mss Akgun, as co-founder of FTC, set up the first anti-dumping consulting company specialized on trade defence instruments in Turkey with case handlers from the Anti Dumping Authority of Turkey. Her experinces can be found at “Industry Experience” section on our website. Mss Akgun graduated in 1994 from Political Science and Public Admimistration Department of METU (Middle East Technical University). Foreign languages: English, Spanish.

Mustafa Harman graduated from METU Industrial Engineering Dept. in 1987 and joined Aselsan in 1987, one of the largest defence industry companies of Turkey where he worked on the project for the design and installation of ERP systems. Then, he worked in various production and IT companies, where he leaded the teams for the integration, optimization, software design for ERP systems, etc. later on he specially concentrated on  methodologies for the cost accounting and calculation methods in different sectors. He is the counsel of FTC Legal Consultancy LLP on all ERP, costing  related matters. 

Erkan Buyuk is a partner FTC in trade policy cases and Mr. Buyuk specialized on commercial, trade and corporate law. After graduation from Law School, he worked for 4 years at Renda Law Offices between 2002-2006 and then he started his own law office in 2007 and since then he has been working in Istanbul.  Mr. Buyuk graduated from the Faculty of Law at Eastern Mediterranean University and he is fluent in English.