ip ▁Er do ğ an ▁was ▁effectively ▁the ▁main ▁policy - maker ▁in ▁Turkey ▁and ▁that ▁his ▁past ▁actions ▁had ▁' bur nt ▁all ▁brid ges ' ▁with ▁Russia . ▁He ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ' s ▁close ▁relations ▁with ▁Er do ğ an ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁any ▁attempts ▁to ▁recon cile ▁with ▁Russia ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁initi ated ▁at ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ' s ▁own ▁accord . ▁ ▁C oup ▁attempt ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁fa ction ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁st aged ▁a ▁coup ▁that ▁attempted ▁to ▁over throw ▁the ▁government ▁but ▁it ▁failed . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁has ▁been ▁married ▁to ▁retired ▁teacher ▁Sem i ha ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁children , ▁Er kan , ▁Ah met ▁and ▁Bar an . ▁A ▁primary ▁school ▁established ▁by ▁their ▁three ▁children ▁in ▁ Ç ek me kö y , ▁ İ stan bul ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁his ▁wife , ▁' Ö ğ ret men ▁Sem i ha ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁ İ l k ok ulu ', ▁and ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Sem i ha ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁is ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Justice ▁and ▁Development ▁Party , ▁having ▁been ▁seen ▁at ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁government '