young turks

     

This 2-word term for ambitious men had its origins in the group that replaced Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid in 1909

Trivia about young turks

  • Sultan Abdulhamid II's censorship hindered Ottoman writers until this "youthful" group's 1908 revolution
  • This term for the students & others who rebelled against the Ottoman regime can refer to any juvenile firebrands

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