young Turk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. From the late-19th to the early-20th century, a member of a movement that campaigned for reform of the Ottoman Empire.
  2. A young person who agitates for political or other reform; a young person with a rebellious disposition.
noun
  1. Alternative form of young Turk.

Pronunciation

En-au-young Turk.ogg

Word forms

young Turk young Turks

Etymology

Calque of French Jeune-Turc, from which also Turkish Jön Türk has been borrowed.

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