young turk

1. 1.

   a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule

   Broaderinsurgent
2. 2.

   a young radical who agitates for reform

   Broaderradical

Questions about young turk

What does young turk mean?

young turk means "a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is young turk a common word?

young turk is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.