After a group of soldiers took control and partially closed off the bridge during the military coup d'état attempt on 15 July 2016, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım proclaimed on 25 July 2016 the decision of the Cabinet of Turkey that the bridge will be formally renamed as the "15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü" ("July 15th Martyrs Bridge") in memory of those killed while resisting the attempted coup.