Yıldırım also presided over privatisation of the state commercial ferry services, with the newspaper Yeni Şafak, although currently pro-government, alleging that Yıldırım had given unlawful concessions to TAV Airports Holding in 2012 when the Holding was purchasing İDO from the state. In 2015, Yıldırım announced plans to introduce positive discrimination for women mariners.
Yıldırım handled the privatization of state commercial ferry services, as reported by pro-government newspaper Yeni Şafak. The paper alleged that Yıldırım had given unlawful concessions to TAV Airports Holding in 2012 when the holding was acquiring İDO from the state. In 2015, Yıldırım proposed benefits for female seamen.