▁It ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁the ▁photograph s ▁were ▁le aked ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ah met ▁Dav uto ğ lu ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁halt ▁a ▁challenge ▁by ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁for ▁the ▁party ▁leadership . ▁So on ▁after , ▁photograph s ▁of ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ' s ▁nep hew , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁ İ stan bul ▁Regional ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Transport , ▁were ▁le aked ▁showing ▁him ▁drink ing ▁ra k ı , ▁a ▁traditional ▁Turkish ▁alco hol ic ▁be verage ▁that ▁also ▁conflic ted ▁with ▁the ▁Islam - orient ated ▁social ▁policy ▁esp oused ▁by ▁the ▁A K P . ▁ ▁Ve il ▁controvers y ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁criticism ▁by ▁sec ular ists ▁in ▁Turkey ▁over ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁he ▁preferred ▁ve iled ▁women ▁or ▁men ▁with ▁ve iled ▁w ives ▁when ▁appoint ing ▁b ureau cr ats ▁to ▁positions ▁within ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport . ▁The ▁criticism ▁spread ▁to ▁the ▁A K P ▁government ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁and ▁to ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Re cep ▁T ay y ip ▁Er do ğ an ▁after ▁Dur mu ş ▁Y ı l maz , ▁whose ▁wife ▁wore ▁a ▁head scar f , ▁was ▁appointed ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Bank ▁of ▁Turkey . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁criticism , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁denied ▁the ▁claims ▁of ▁disc rim ination ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁was