▁operate ▁the ▁ İ z mir ▁ Ç e ş me - Br ind isi ▁( Ital y ) ▁route . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁criticism ▁over ▁how ▁the ▁money ▁was ▁acquired , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁partially ▁paid ▁for ▁the ▁ship ▁himself ▁and ▁caused ▁further ▁controvers y ▁when ▁he ▁claimed ▁that ▁'$ 4 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁money '. ▁On ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁following ▁a ▁police ▁ra id ▁on ▁the ▁Port ▁Administration ▁in ▁ İ z mir , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ' s ▁brother - in - law ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁consp iring ▁to ▁rig ▁b ids ▁on ▁tender , ▁def al cation , ▁giving ▁and ▁taking ▁b rib es , ▁serious ▁fra ud ▁and ▁sharing ▁confident ial ▁information ▁regarding ▁tend ers ▁with ▁others . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁fil med ▁and ▁caught ▁on ▁camera ▁while ▁taking ▁b rib es . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ' s ▁son ▁was ▁photograph ed ▁by ▁a ▁S ö z c ü ▁newspaper ▁journalist ▁playing ▁rou lette ▁at ▁the ▁Marina ▁Bay ▁S ands ▁Cas ino ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁The ▁photograph s ▁were ▁le aked ▁online , ▁causing ▁criticism ▁due ▁to ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ' s ▁previous ▁comments ▁regarding ▁religious ▁mor ality ▁and ▁Islam , ▁which ▁conflic ted ▁with ▁his ▁son ' s ▁g amb ling .