▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁ İ stan bul ▁Fast ▁Fer ries ▁Company ▁( İ DO ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁while ▁Re cep ▁T ay y ip ▁Er do ğ an ▁was ▁Mayor ▁of ▁ İ stan bul . ▁In ▁attempts ▁to ▁make ▁greater ▁use ▁of ▁sea ▁travel ▁to ▁ease ▁transport ▁con g estion ▁in ▁ İ stan bul , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁established ▁the ▁ İ stan bul - Y al ova ▁and ▁ İ stan bul - B and ı r ma ▁fer ry ▁routes ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁fer ry ▁terminal s , ▁the ▁commission ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁passenger ▁and ▁ 4 ▁car ▁fer ries , ▁making ▁ İ DO ▁the ▁largest ▁commercial ▁mar itime ▁transport ation ▁company ▁of ▁its ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁quality ▁medal ▁by ▁the ▁Sk å l ▁International ▁group ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁modern isation ▁of ▁the ▁mar itime ▁transport ation ▁and ▁tour ism ▁indust ries . ▁He ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁by ▁Er do ğ an ' s ▁successor , ▁Mayor ▁Ali ▁M ü fit ▁G ür t una , ▁following ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁mis con duct , ▁having ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁h iring ▁out ▁buff ets ▁to ▁a ▁firm ▁run ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁close ▁family . ▁ ▁Early ▁political ▁career