On 15 July 2016, a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces, organized as the Peace at Home Council, attempted a coup d'état against state institutions, including the government and president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Seven female Special Forces officers were paramount in the defeat but lost their lives.

Öznur Serçeler

Burcu Kiratli

Pelin Uluksar

Tuğba Melis Türk

Yasemin Öztürk

Ferda Işıl
Kaan Berk Gültekin
Elif Buse Dogan
Ekin Ataizi
Ethem Turgay Sendur