Young Turks (disambiguation)

Young Turks (disambiguation)

The phrase Young Turks has the following meanings:

*Young Turks originally refers to a reform movement in Turkey at the end of the Ottoman Empire. The term has come to refer to a young ambitious, impatient group challenging an older, established leadership within an organization, political party or government.

It can also mean:

*Young Turks, Thailand, a clique of military officers which played an important role in the coups during the 70s and 80s
*Young Turks, a group of members of the American Psychiatric Association which in the 1970s advocated against the classification of homosexuality as a disease in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" [citeweb |url=http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1188| title= This American Life presented by Chicago Public Radio episode 204: 81 words Originally aired on 01.18.2002|accessdate=2007-05-23]
*"Young Turks" (talk show), a radio talk show
*"Young Turks" (song), a song by Rod Stewart
*Young Turks, the street gang of Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino

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