▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁alongside ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁cor ruption ▁sc andal . ▁Al leg ations ▁regarding ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ' s ▁son ▁first ▁emer ged ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁alleg edly ▁obtained ▁a ▁loan ▁from ▁a ▁sh ipping ▁firm ▁named ▁Sant our ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁le ased ▁a ▁fer ry bo at ▁by ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁as ▁Transport ▁Minister . ▁It ▁was ▁further ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁the ▁firm ▁was ▁being ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁despite ▁being ▁a ▁private ▁company . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁sc andal , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁claim ing ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁interest ▁or ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁matter ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁institution ▁responsible ▁was ▁the ▁Priv at isation ▁Administration , ▁not ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport . ▁ ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁has ▁been ▁identified ▁by ▁several ▁investig ative ▁journal ists ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁companies , ▁ 2 8 ▁ships ▁and ▁ 2 ▁super - y ach ts , ▁though ▁the ▁exact ▁number ▁of ▁ships ▁registered ▁under ▁his ▁name ▁remains ▁unknown . ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ' s ▁son ▁and ▁daughter ▁established ▁their ▁sh ipping ▁company ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁purch asing ▁their ▁first ▁ship ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁for ▁$ 4 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to