▁Erz in can ▁Province , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁His ▁name , ▁B inal i , ▁means ▁son ▁of ▁Ali ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁( ب ن ▁ ع ل ي ). ▁An ▁Ale vi ▁neighbour ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁name . ▁His ▁surname , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m , ▁means ▁" light ning ▁b olt " ▁and ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁attributed ▁by ▁the ▁pro - g overn ment ▁press ▁to ▁em body ▁the ▁rapid ▁growth ▁of ▁transport ▁infrastr ucture ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport . ▁ ▁Education ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁ İ stan bul ▁Techn ical ▁University ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Mar itime , ▁studying ▁Naval ▁Architecture ▁and ▁Ocean ▁Engineering ▁and ▁later ▁received ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁department . ▁While ▁serving ▁in ▁numerous ▁manager ial ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Director ate ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Sh ipping ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁the ▁Cam ial t ı ▁Sh ip yard , ▁he ▁received ▁special ised ▁training ▁regarding ▁Mar itime ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁from ▁the ▁International ▁Mar itime ▁Organisation ' s ▁World ▁Mar itime ▁University ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Mar itime ▁University , ▁he ▁spent ▁six ▁months ▁working ▁with ▁mar itime ▁administration ▁profession als ▁at ▁Sc and in av ian ▁and ▁European ▁ports . ▁▁ İ stan bul ▁Fast ▁Fer ries ▁Director , ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 0 0