Copyright Zitaswoontv: Some people have been wondering about the expression "young turks". In NO way SKC is talking about actual Turks here!!! It is an english expression meaning "a young person, full of new ideas and impatient for change". It is NOT a racist phrase!!!!! The expression is frequently heard in the world of politics. When you refer to someone as a ‘Young/young Turk’, you are suggesting that the individual is keen on making some radical changes in a well-established organisation. It could be anything: a political party, a company, a university, etc. This young individual is bubbling with ideas and is rather impatient to implement them. He and his group of friends are keen to usurp power from the old conservatives who have been running the show till now. *At the meeting, it was only the Young Turks that spoke against the Director. *The young Turks in the teaching faculty want the VC to apologise to the students. The term ‘Young Turks’ was first used to refer to a nationalist party that was keen on bringing about changes in the political system in Turkey. The members of the party were called ‘Young Turks’ because the founding members were all very young - most were in their early thirties, while a few were in their late twenties. In 1908, the party succeeded in overthrowing Sultan Abdul Hamid II. If you want to dig deeper: check this Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks
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Copyright Zitaswoontv:
Some people have been wondering about the expression "young turks". In NO way SKC is talking about actual Turks here!!! It is an english expression meaning "a young person, full of new ideas and impatient for change". It is NOT a racist phrase!!!!!
The expression is frequently heard in the world of politics. When you refer to someone as a ‘Young/young Turk’, you are suggesting that the individual is keen on making some radical changes in a well-established organisation. It could be anything: a political party, a company, a university, etc. This young individual is bubbling with ideas and is rather impatient to implement them. He and his group of friends are keen to usurp power from the old conservatives who have been running the show till now.
*At the meeting, it was only the Young Turks that spoke against the Director.
*The young Turks in the teaching faculty want the VC to apologise to the students.
The term ‘Young Turks’ was first used to refer to a nationalist party that was keen on bringing about changes in the political system in Turkey. The members of the party were called ‘Young Turks’ because the founding members were all very young - most were in their early thirties, while a few were in their late twenties. In 1908, the party succeeded in overthrowing Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
If you want to dig deeper: check this Wikipedia page:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks