Στη μακρόχρονη ιστορία της, η γέφυρα έφερε πολλά ονόματα, όπως "η Νέα Γέφυρα", "η Γέφυρα Σουλτάνου Suleiman", "η Μεγάλη Γέφυρα" και, τελικά, "η Παλαιά Γέφυρα".
In its long history, the bridge bore many names, such as "the New Bridge", "Sultan Suleiman's Bridge", "the Large Bridge" and, finally, "the Old Bridge".