Young′ Turk′ n. 1.a member of a reformist and nationalist group in Turkey that was politically dominant from 1908 to 1918. 2.Also,young′ Turk′.a member of an insurgent, usu. liberal faction within a political party or other organization. ...
Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 Osmanli, Ottoman, Ottoman Turk - a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe...
Turkey with a 'constitutional revolution' aimed at reducing the power of the Ottoman Sultan, Abdul Hamid II. Drawing on popular support for the defense of the Ottoman Empire's Balkan territories, the Young Turks promised to build a nation from the people up, rather than from the top down. ...
A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from April 3, 2018. For more go to http://www.tytnetwork.com/join. Hour 1: Segment 1 Rep Beto O’Rourke raises an astounding amount of money for his campaign, all from individuals. Alison Hartson is killing the competition with her fundraising eff...
The war ended in total defeat for Turkey. Within the country, the Young Turks initiated a reign of terror. In 1915, under the pretext of evacuating the area near the front, the Young Turk authorities exterminated more than 1 million Armenians. Dissatisfaction with the Young Turk regime ...
The Young Turks now told the Kurds that the Armenians had made common cause with the Allies; that only a month or so before the entry of Turkey into the war, the Armenians of the Trans-Caucasus and of Turkey had entered into a written agreement with Russia, whereby Russia would help ...
From Young Turks to modern Turkey: the story of Hüseyin Aziz Akyürek (Aziz Bey), the last director of the Ottoman General Security Service The last quarter of the XIXth century and the first of the XXth constitute the period of 'genre' writing in modern Greek prose.In Greece, where urb...
Israeli strike kills three Turks trying to cross from Lebanon to Israel, Turkey says By REUTERS World News ANALYSIS First in line: Why Netanyahu’s swift White House invite matters By HERB KEINON Trump signs antisemitism executive order to prevent anti-Israel campus protests ...
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Turkey Tur·key (tûr′kē) A country of southwest Asia and southeast Europe between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. The region was dominated by many ancient civilizations and peoples, among them the Hittites (1800bc), the Greeks (8th centurybc), and the Persians (6th centurybc), an...