D ▁executive ▁board ▁member , ▁ Ş ü kr ü ▁K ut lu . ▁Another ▁board ▁member , ▁Tal at ▁A yd ı n , ▁was ▁also ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁be ▁close ▁to ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁and ▁concurrent ly ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁High ▁Super vis ory ▁Board ▁member ▁at ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Acc us ations ▁of ▁sex ▁seg reg ation ▁ ▁A ▁photograph ▁of ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ' s ▁ve iled ▁wife , ▁Sem i ha ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m , ▁e ating ▁alone ▁and ▁sitting ▁separately ▁from ▁him ▁during ▁a ▁business ▁l unch ▁went ▁vir al ▁and ▁produced ▁an ▁out c ry ▁in ▁Turkey ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁many ▁critic ising ▁him ▁with ▁charges ▁of ▁sex ism . ▁The ▁opposition ▁Republican ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( CH P ) ▁claimed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁the ▁Islam ist - orient ated ▁A K P ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁new ▁social ▁order , ▁while ▁numerous ▁other ▁non - g overn ment al ▁associations , ▁univers ities ▁and ▁newsp apers ▁accused ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁supporting ▁sex ▁seg reg ation . ▁A ▁statement ▁released ▁by ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁following ▁the ▁out c ry ▁claimed ▁that ▁Sem i ha ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁had ▁sat ▁alone ▁at ▁her ▁own ▁will . ▁ ▁While ▁att ending ▁the ▁annual ▁ball ▁of ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater ▁ İ stan bul ▁Techn ical ▁University