▁almost ▁un inter rupted ▁ 1 1 - year ▁term ▁in ▁office . ▁The ▁only ▁other ▁non - in dependent ▁A K P ▁politician ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁post ▁before ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁became ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁was ▁L üt fi ▁El van , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport ▁between ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁leaving ▁office ▁three ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁accord ance ▁to ▁Article ▁ 1 1 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁constitution , ▁which ▁requires ▁the ▁vac ation ▁of ▁the ▁part isan ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport ▁and ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁replacement ▁by ▁an ▁independent ▁minister ▁three ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁term . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁port fol ios ▁of ▁mar itime ▁and ▁communic ations ▁were ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Transport ▁Ministry , ▁with ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport , ▁Mar itime ▁and ▁Communic ation . ▁He ▁left ▁office ▁during ▁a ▁cabinet ▁res h uffle ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁but ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁as ▁Minister ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ah met ▁Dav uto ğ lu ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0