▁extraordinary ▁Congress ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁was ▁subsequently ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁A K P ' s ▁parliament ary ▁leader ▁by ▁ 3 0 0 ▁votes ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May . ▁The ▁office ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Turkey ▁was ▁abol ished ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁constitution al ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁was ▁imp licated ▁in ▁a ▁government ▁cor ruption ▁sc andal , ▁with ▁the ▁financial ▁and ▁social ▁activities ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁members ▁also ▁coming ▁under ▁scr ut iny . ▁He ▁has ▁caused ▁controvers y ▁over ▁his ▁defence ▁of ▁greater ▁government ▁surve ill ance ▁and ▁comments ▁favour ing ▁sex ▁seg reg ation . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁A K P ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Ist an bul ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Ist an bul ▁mayor al ▁elections ▁( the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁occurred ▁after ▁the ▁A K P ▁had ▁the ▁March ▁election ▁ann ul led ), ▁losing ▁both ▁to ▁C HP ▁nom ine e ▁Ek rem ▁ İ m amo ğ lu , ▁who ▁he ▁conced ed ▁defeat ▁to ▁and ▁con gr at ulated ▁following ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁election . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁B inal i ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ref ah i ye ,