List of Young Turks
List of Young Turks is an incomplete list that refers to people who were part of the Young Turk movement in the Ottoman Empire. This revolutionary and progressive[1][2] movement consisted of several factions, with the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) at its forefront. Despite the name Young Turks, followers were diverse in their religious and ethnic origins,[3][4][5] and some were not from the Ottoman Empire. Aside from Turks, supporters as well as members were mostly Jews, Albanians, Circassians, Kurds, Armenians, Greeks, and Arabs.[6][7][8][9]: 200, 403
Jewish and Arab members of Ottoman society were among the most active and radical in late Ottoman politics, which could be an explanation for their disproportionally large presence in the movement.[10] British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire Sir Gerard Lowther referred to the CUP as an 'Albanian business' and the 'Jew Committee of Union and Progress' to highlight the ethnic diversity of the Young Turks and the political activeness of ethnic minorities within the movement.[11][9]: 425
There were also other majority non-Muslim ethnicities that had a considerable presence in, or a support base for, the Young Turk movement. These included but were not limited to: Aromanians,[12] Germans,[13] Hungarians,[14] Poles,[15]: 2, 15 and Serbs.[16]
Members
Portrait | Name | Birth date and place | Death date and place | Occupation(s) | Ethnic origin(s) | Other name(s) |
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Abdülhalik Renda | Yanya, Janina vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
November 29, 1881October 1, 1957 Erenköy, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 75)Acting President of Turkey Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Minister of Finance Minister of Defense |
Tosk Albanian | ||
Abdullah Cevdet | Arapgir, Malatya, Ottoman Empire |
September 9, 1869November 29, 1932 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 63)One of the founders of the CUP Ophthalmologist |
Kurdish | ||
Abdyl Ypi | 1876 Kolonjë, Janina vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
January 15, 1920 Durrës, Albania |
(aged 43–44)One of the initiators of the Congress of Lushnjë Politician |
Albanian | ||
Agop Babikyan | 1856 Edirne, Adrianople vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
August 1, 1909 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
(aged 52–53)Jurist Politician |
Armenian | ||
Agop Boyacıyan | 1854 Tekirdağ, Adrianople eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
Jurist Politician |
Armenian | |||
Ahmed Niyazi Bey | 1873 Resne, Ottoman Empire |
1913 Vlorë, Albania |
(aged 39–40)Bey Adjutant Major (kolağası) |
Tosk Albanian | ||
Ahmet Emin Yalman | 1888 Selanik, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
December 19, 1972 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 83–84)Journalist Writer Academic |
Jewish | ||
Ahmet Rüstem Bey | Lesbos, Eyalet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire |
April 18, 1862September 24, 1934 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 72)Last Ottoman ambassador to the United States | Polish–British | Alfred Bilinski | |
Ahmet Rıza | 1858 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
February 26, 1930 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 71–72)Key early leader of the CUP Politician Educator |
Hungarian–Turk | ||
Alexander Parvus | Byerazino, Russian Empire |
September 8, 1867December 12, 1924 Berlin, Weimar Republic |
(aged 57)Political and financial advisor of the Young Turks Marxist theoretician Publicist Activist |
Lithuanian Jew | Israel Lazarevich Gelfand, Helphand | |
Ali bey Huseynzade | Salyan, Russian Empire |
February 24, 1864March 17, 1940 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 76)One of the founders of the CUP Creator of the modern flag of Azerbaijan Philosopher Doctor Writer Artist |
Azerbaijani | ||
Ali Münif Yeğenağa | 1874 Adana, Adana vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
January 4, 1951 Adana, Turkey |
(aged 76–77)Minister of Education | Turkish | ||
Artin Boşgezenyan | 1861 Gaziantep, Aintab Sanjak, Ottoman Empire |
1923 Aleppo, State of Aleppo |
(aged 61–62)Politician | Armenian | Artin Boshgezenian | |
Atıf Kamçıl | 1880 Çanakkale, Adrianople vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
January 21, 1947 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 66–67)Politician | Turkish | ||
Avram Galanti | Bodrum, Aidin vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
January 4, 1873August 8, 1961 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 88)Politician Scholar Historian |
Jewish | Abraham Galante | |
Ayetullah Bey | 1888 Kadıköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
March 16, 1918 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
(aged 29–30)Founder and second president of the major Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe SK | Circassian | Anzawurıqo Şəwqiqo Ayetulah-biy | |
Aziz Feyzi Pirinççizâde | 1878 Diyarbakır, Diyarbekir vilayet Ottoman Empire |
February 17, 1933 Turkey |
(aged 54–55)Politician | Kurdish | ||
Babanzade Ahmed Naim | 1872 Baghdad, Baghdad vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
August 13, 1934 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 61–62)Politician Philosopher |
Kurdish | ||
Bahaeddin Şakir | 1874 Sliven, Adrianople vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
April 17, 1922 Berlin, Weimar Republic |
(aged 47–48)Politician Writer |
Turkish | ||
Bedros Hallaçyan | 1871 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Paris, France | Politician | Armenian | ||
Bekir Fikri | 1882 Çorhlu, Ottoman Empire |
December 21, 1914 Sarıkamış, Kars, Ottoman Empire |
(aged 31–32)Lieutenant colonel (Binbaşı) | Albanian–Turk | Beqir Grebeneja | |
Black Musa | 1880 Crete, Ottoman Empire |
1919 Üsküdar, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
(aged 38–39)Secret police in the Special Organization of the Ottoman Empire Volunteer soldier |
Sudanese | Zenci Musa | |
Celal Nuri İleri | Gelibolu, Sanjak of Gelibolu, Ottoman Empire |
August 15, 1881November 1, 1938 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 57)Important figure in the transition from a constitutional monarchy to a Republic Politician Writer |
Albanian | ||
Chaim Nahum | 1872 Manisa, Aidin vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
1960 Cairo, Egypt |
(aged 87–88)Last Grand Rabbi of the Ottoman Empire Scholar Jurist Linguist |
Jewish | Haim Nahum | |
Çerkes Ethem | 1886 Bandırma, Hüdavendigâr vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
September 21, 1948 Amman, Jordan |
(aged 61–62)Founder of the Kuva-yi Seyyare Social bandit Efe Soldier |
Circassian | Ethem the Circassian | |
David Yellin | Jerusalem, Jerusalem Sanjak, Damascus Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
March 19, 1864December 12, 1941 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
(aged 77)Central in the process of the revival of the Hebrew language Researcher of the Hebrew language and literature One of the leaders of the Yishuv Founder of the first Hebrew College for Teachers One of the founders of the Hebrew Language Committee and the Israel Teachers Union Founder of the Zikhron Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem Politician |
Jewish | ||
Dervish Hima | 1872 Struga, Manastir vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
April 13, 1928 Tirana, Albania |
(aged 55–56)One of the delegates who participated at the Albanian Declaration of Independence Politician |
Albanian | Ibrahim Mehmet Naxhi | |
Despina Storch | 1894 or 1895 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
March 30, 1918 (aged 23–24) Ellis Island, Jersey City and New York City, United States |
Spy | Greek | Despina Davidovitch, Baroness de Bellville, Madame Hesketh, Madame Nezie | |
Djemal Pasha | Midilli, Vilayet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire |
May 6, 1872July 21, 1922 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
(aged 50)One of the Three Pashas Military leader |
Turkish | Cemal Paşa, Ahmed Djemal | |
Djevdet Bey | 1878 İşkodra, Scutari vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
January 15, 1955 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 76–77)One of the leaders of the CUP Governor of the Van vilayet during World War I |
Albanian | Tahir Cevdet Belbez, Djevdet Tahir Belbez, Jevdet Bey | |
Doctor Nazım | 1872 Selanik, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
July 26, 1926 Ankara, Turkey |
(aged 53–54)Founding member of the CUP Physician Politician |
Jewish–Turk | Selanikli Mehmed Nâzım Bey | |
Emmanouil Emmanouilidis | 1867 Tavlusun, Melikgazi, Angora vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
1943 Athens, Greece |
(aged 75–76)Jurist Politician |
Greek | ||
Emmanuel Carasso | 1862 Selanik, Sanjak of Salonica, Salonica Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
1934 Trieste, Kingdom of Italy |
(aged 71–72)Lawyer | Jewish | Emanuel Karasu | |
Enver Pasha | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
November 22, 1881August 4, 1922 Bukharan People's Soviet Republic, Soviet Union |
(aged 40)One of the Three Pashas Military officer |
Albanian–Tatar | İsmail Enver | |
Ernst Jackh | Bad Urach, Kingdom of Württemberg |
February 22, 1875August 17, 1959 New York City, United States |
(aged 84)Diplomat Author Journalist Professor |
German | Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Jäckh | |
Essad Pasha Toptani | 1863/1864 or 1875 Tirana, Scutari vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
June 13, 1920 (aged 44–57) Paris, France |
Prime Minister of Albania Albanian deputy in the Ottoman Parliament |
Albanian | Esad Pashë Toptani | |
Eyüp Sabri Akgöl | 1876 Ohrid, Manastir vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
August 16, 1950 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 87–88)One of the leaders of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution Soldier Politician |
Albanian | Ohrili Eyüp Sabri, Ejup Sabriu | |
Ferhat Bey Draga | 1880 Mitroviça, Ottoman Empire |
December 2, 1944 Kralan, Gjakova, Yugoslavia |
(aged 63–64)Politician | Albanian | ||
Filip Mișea | 1873 Chroupista, Ottoman Empire |
May 16, 1944 | (aged 70–71)Activist Physician Politician |
Aromanian | Filip Mişa, Filip Mise Efendi | |
Friedrich Naumann | Störmthal, German Confederation |
March 25, 1860August 24, 1919 Leipzig, Weimar Republic |
(aged 59)Theologian Politician |
German | Joseph Friedrich Naumann | |
Gregorios Anagnostu | 1881 Grevena, Greece |
Lawyer Politician |
Greek | |||
Gyula Germanus | Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
November 6, 1884November 7, 1979 Budapest, Hungary |
(aged 95)Islamologist Professor Writer Soldier Politician |
German–Jew | Julius Abdulkerim Germanus | |
Hacı Sait Efendi | 1859 Süleymaniye, Baghdad vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Politician | Iraqi | |||
Halil Menteşe | 1874 Milas, Aidin Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
April 2, 1948 Milas, Turkey |
(aged 73–74)Official in the CUP | Turkish | ||
Hasan Prishtina | Vıçıtırın, Kosovo vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
September 27, 1873August 13, 1933 Thessaloniki, Greece |
(aged 59)Prime Minister of Albania | Albanian | Hasan Berisha | |
Hasan Tahsin | 1888 Selanik, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
May 15, 1919 Izmir, Aidin vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
(aged 30–31)Turkish war hero Member of the Ottoman Special Organization Journalist |
Jewish | Osman Nevres | |
Hristo Chernopeev | Dermantsi, Danube vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
July 16, 1868November 6, 1915 Krivolak, Kingdom of Serbia |
(aged 47)Among the leaders of the Bulgarian People's Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization Army officer |
Macedonian–Bulgarian | ||
Ibrahim Temo | Struga, Manastir vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
March 22, 1865August 5, 1945 Medgidia, Kingdom of Romania |
(aged 80)Main founder of the CUP Politician Intellectual Doctor |
Albanian | Ibrahim Ethem Sojliu, Ibrahim Bërzeshta, Ibrahim Starova | |
İshak Sükuti | 1868 Diyarbakır, Diyarbekir vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
February 9, 1902 Sanremo, Kingdom of Italy |
(aged 33–34)Writer Doctor |
Kurdish | ||
Kâmil Bey el-Esad | 1870 Marjayoun, Ottoman Lebanon, Ottoman Empire |
1924 Marjayoun, Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, France |
(aged 53–54)Politician | Lebanese | ||
Kirkor Sinapyan | Ottoman Empire | 1951 Turkey |
Politician | Armenian | ||
Mahmud Shevket Pasha | 1856 Baghdad, Baghdad Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
June 11, 1913 Ankara, Turkey |
(aged 56–57)Instrumental figure in the rise of the Young Turks Generalissimo |
Georgian | ||
Mehmed Cavid | 1875 Selanik, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
August 26, 1926 Ankara, Turkey |
(aged 50–51)Founding member of the CUP Economist Newspaper editor |
Jewish | ||
Mehmed Fevzi Paşa | 1859 Damascus, Damascus eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
Politician | Lebanese | |||
Mehmed Reshid | Russian Empire |
February 8, 1873February 6, 1919 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 45)Official in the CUP Economist Governor of Diyarbekir vilayet during World War I Physician |
Circassian | Mehmed Raşid Şahingiray | |
Mehmet Akif Ersoy | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
December 20, 1873December 27, 1936 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 63)Author of the Turkish National Anthem Poet Writer Academic Politician |
Albanian–Uzbek | Mehmed Ragîf | |
Mişon Ventura | 1881 Hasköy, Pera, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
April 12, 1961 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 79–80)Jurist Journalist |
Jewish | ||
Munis Tekinalp | 1883 Serres, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
1961 Nice, France |
(aged 77–78)Writer Philosopher Journalist |
Jewish | Moiz Cohen | |
Nesim Mazliyah | 1878 Manisa, Aidin vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
September 16, 1931 Beirut, Lebanon |
(aged 52–53)Politician | Jewish | ||
Nexhip Draga | 1867 Mitroviça, Ottoman Empire |
1920 Vienna, Austria |
(aged 52–53)Important figure of the Albanian National Awakening Politician |
Albanian | Mehmet Nexhip bey Draga, Mehmed Necib Draga | |
Nicolae Constantin Batzaria | Kruševo, Manastir vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
November 20, 1874January 28, 1952 Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania |
(aged 77)Statesman Cultural activist Writer |
Aromanian | Nikola Konstantin Basarya | |
Nuri Killigil | 1889 Manastır, Manastir vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
March 2, 1949 Sütlüce, Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 59–60)General | Albanian | ||
Osman Hamdi Bey | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
December 30, 1842February 24, 1910 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
(aged 67)Founding father of both archaeology and the museum curator's professions in Turkey Administrator Intellectual Painter Writer |
Greek | ||
Pavlos Karolidis | 1849 Kayseri, Angora eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
July 26, 1930 Athens, Greece |
(aged 80–81)Historian Politician |
Greek | Pavli Karolidi | |
Prenk Bib Doda | 1860 Orosh, Mirditë, Ottoman Empire |
March 22, 1919 Bregu i Matit, Lezhë, Principality of Albania |
(aged 58–59)Prince of Mirdita Politician in the Principality of Albania |
Albanian | Prênk Pasha | |
Rafael de Nogales | San Cristóbal, Venezuela |
October 14, 1877July 10, 1937 Panama City, Panama |
(aged 59)Soldier Adventurer Writer |
Venezuelan | Rafael Inchauspe Méndez | |
Rexhep Pasha Mati | 1842 Mat, Ottoman Empire |
August 14, 1908 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
(aged 65–66)Marshal Governor War minister |
Albanian | Matlı Recep Paşa | |
Ruhi Khalidi | 1864 Jerusalem, Jerusalem sanjak, Damascus eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
1913 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
(aged 48–49)Politician Writer Teacher |
Palestinian | Ruhi el-Halidi Bey | |
Said Halim Pasha | January 18 or 28, 1865 or February 19, 1864 Cairo, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
December 6, 1921 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
(aged 56)Grand Vizier General Secretary of the CUP |
Albanian | ||
Sassoon Eskell | >Baghdad, Baghdad vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
March 17, 1860August 31, 1932 Paris, France |
(aged 72)Father of the Parliament of Iraq Statesman |
Baghdadi Jew | Ezekiyel Sason | |
Shlomo Yellin | 1854 Ottoman Empire |
1912 Ottoman Empire |
(aged 57–58)Lawyer | Jewish | ||
Simon Deutsch | 1822 Vienna, Austrian Empire |
March 24, 1877 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
(aged 54–55)Businessman Bibliographer Revolutionary |
Czech Jew | ||
Spiro Ristiç | 1879 Kalkandelen, Ottoman Empire |
November 11, 1938 Skopje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
(aged 58–59)Mayor of Skopje Politician |
Serbian | Spiro Hadzi Ristić | |
Süleyman Askerî | 1884 Prizren, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
April 14, 1915 Berjisiya, Basra Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
(aged 30–31)Co founder of the Teşkilât-ı Mahsusa Soldier |
Circassian | ||
Talaat Pasha | Kardzhali, Adrianople vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
September 1, 1874March 15, 1921 Berlin, Weimar Republic |
(aged 46)One of the Three Pashas | Romani–Pomak | Mehmed Talaat | |
Tevfik Nazif Arıcan | 1883 Prizren, Kosovo vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
February 20, 1951 | (aged 67–68)Politician | Albanian | ||
Thadée Gasztowtt[15]: 15 | 1881 Paris, France |
1936 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 54–55)Unofficial representative of Ottoman Poles Activist |
Polish | Tadeusz Seyfeddin Gasztowtt | |
Ubeydullah Bey | 1858 Izmir, Aidin eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
1937 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 78–79)Politician | Turkish | Mehmet Ubeydullah Hatipoğlu | |
Vitali Hayim Faraci | Serres, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
May 13, 1854December 5, 1918 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
(aged 64)Politician | Italian Jew | ||
Yane Sandanski | Vlahi, Ottoman Empire |
May 18, 1872April 22, 1915 Blatata, near Pirin, Tsardom of Bulgaria |
(aged 42)National hero in Bulgaria and North Macedonia | Macedonian–Bulgarian | ||
Yusuf Akçura | Ulyanovsk, Russian Empire |
December 2, 1876March 11, 1935 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 58)One of the leading university professors in Istanbul Politician Writer |
Tatar | Yosıf Xəsən uğlı Aqçurin, Yusuf Hasanovich Akchurin | |
Yusuf Şetvan | 1868 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
April 14, 1949 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 80–81)Politician | Arab |
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