▁party ▁leader , ▁whom ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁was ▁Re cep ▁T ay y ip ▁Er do ğ an . ▁When ▁Er do ğ an ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Turkey ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁special ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁despite ▁being ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁With ▁Ah met ▁Dav uto ğ lu ▁becoming ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁continued ▁as ▁an ▁' uno fficial ' ▁ad visor ▁to ▁Er do ğ an ▁since ▁officially ▁being ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁President ial ▁Office ▁required ▁his ▁res ignation ▁as ▁an ▁MP . ▁Le aving ▁Parliament ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁officially ▁appointed ▁and ▁continued ▁as ▁President ial ▁ad visor ▁until ▁being ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁an ▁MP ▁in ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election . ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁was ▁frequently ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁the ▁press ▁as ▁Er do ğ an ' s ▁closest ▁and ▁most ▁loyal ▁supp or ters . ▁▁ İ z mir ▁mayor al ▁candid acy ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁local ▁elections , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁Er do ğ an ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Mayor ▁of ▁ İ z mir , ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁strong hold ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁Republican ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( CH P ). ▁Camp aign ing ▁with ▁the ▁s log an ▁' İ z