List of Young Turks

Not to be confused with Young Ottomans.

This article is about members of the reform movement within the Ottoman Empire. For other uses, see Young Turks (disambiguation).

This is an incomplete list that refers to those who were part of the Young Turk movement in the Ottoman Empire. This revolutionary and progressive 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, and some were not from the Ottoman Empire. Aside from Turks, members and supporters were mostly Jews, Albanians, Circassians, Kurds, Armenians, Greeks, and Arabs.

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. 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.

Other majority non-Muslim ethnicities that had a considerable presence in, or a support base for, the Young Turk movement included, but were not limited to: Aromanians, Germans, Hungarians, Poles, and Serbs.

Flag of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution

List of notable members

This is a list of 86 noteworthy members of the Young Turks movement. It is not an exhaustive list, and is therefore subject to additions.

Portrait	Name	Birth date and place	Death date and place	Occupation(s)	Ethnic origin(s)	Other name(s)
	Abdülhalik Renda	(1881-11-29)November 29, 1881 Yanya, Janina vilayet, Ottoman Empire	October 1, 1957(1957-10-01) (aged 75) Erenköy, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey	Acting President of Turkey Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Minister of Finance Minister of Defense	Tosk Albanian
	Abdullah Cevdet	(1869-09-09)September 9, 1869 Arapgir, Malatya, Ottoman Empire	November 29, 1932(1932-11-29) (aged 63) Istanbul, Turkey	One of the founders of the CUP Ophthalmologist	Kurdish
	Abdyl Ypi	1876 (1876) Kolonjë, Janina vilayet, Ottoman Empire	January 15, 1920(1920-01-15) (aged 43–44) Durrës, Albania	One of the initiators of the Congress of Lushnjë Politician	Albanian
	Agop Babikyan	1856 (1856) Edirne, Adrianople vilayet, Ottoman Empire	August 1, 1909(1909-08-01) (aged 52–53) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	Jurist Politician	Armenian
	Agop Boyacıyan	1854 (1854) Tekirdağ, Adrianople eyalet, Ottoman Empire		Jurist Politician	Armenian
	Ahmed Niyazi Bey	1873 (1873) Resne, Ottoman Empire	1913(1913-00-00) (aged 39–40) Vlorë, Albania	Bey Adjutant Major (kolağası)	Tosk Albanian
	Ahmet Emin Yalman	1888 (1888) Selanik, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire	December 19, 1972(1972-12-19) (aged 83–84) Istanbul, Turkey	Journalist Writer Academic	Jewish
	Ahmet Rüstem Bey	(1862-04-18)April 18, 1862 Lesbos, Eyalet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire	September 24, 1934(1934-09-24) (aged 72) Istanbul, Turkey	Last Ottoman ambassador to the United States	Polish–British	Alfred Bilinski
	Ahmet Rıza	1858 (1858) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	February 26, 1930(1930-02-26) (aged 71–72) Istanbul, Turkey	Key early leader of the CUP Politician Educator	Hungarian–Turk
	Alexander Parvus	(1867-09-08)September 8, 1867 Byerazino, Russian Empire	December 12, 1924(1924-12-12) (aged 57) Berlin, Weimar Republic	Political and financial advisor of the Young Turks Marxist theoretician Publicist Activist	Lithuanian Jew	Israel Lazarevich Gelfand, Helphand
	Ali bey Huseynzade	(1864-02-24)February 24, 1864 Salyan, Russian Empire	March 17, 1940(1940-03-17) (aged 76) Istanbul, Turkey	One of the founders of the CUP Creator of the modern flag of Azerbaijan Philosopher Doctor Writer Artist	Azerbaijani
	Ali Münif Yeğenağa	1874 (1874) Adana, Adana vilayet, Ottoman Empire	January 4, 1951(1951-01-04) (aged 76–77) Adana, Turkey	Minister of Education	Turkish
	Artin Boşgezenyan	1861 (1861) Gaziantep, Aintab Sanjak, Ottoman Empire	1923(1923-00-00) (aged 61–62) Aleppo, State of Aleppo	Politician	Armenian	Artin Boshgezenian
	Atıf Kamçıl	1880 (1880) Çanakkale, Adrianople vilayet, Ottoman Empire	January 21, 1947(1947-01-21) (aged 66–67) Istanbul, Turkey	Politician	Turkish
	Avram Galanti	(1873-01-04)January 4, 1873 Bodrum, Aidin vilayet, Ottoman Empire	August 8, 1961(1961-08-08) (aged 88) Istanbul, Turkey	Politician Scholar Historian	Jewish	Abraham Galante
	Ayetullah Bey	1888 (1888) Kadıköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	March 16, 1918(1918-03-16) (aged 29–30) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	Founder and second president of the major Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe SK	Circassian	Anzawurıqo Şəwqiqo Ayetulah-biy
	Aziz Feyzi Pirinççizâde	1878 (1878) Diyarbakır, Diyarbekir vilayet Ottoman Empire	February 17, 1933(1933-02-17) (aged 54–55) Turkey	Politician	Kurdish
	Babanzade Ahmed Naim	1872 (1872) Baghdad, Baghdad vilayet, Ottoman Empire	August 13, 1934(1934-08-13) (aged 61–62) Istanbul, Turkey	Politician Philosopher	Kurdish
	Bahaeddin Şakir	1874 (1874) Sliven, Adrianople vilayet, Ottoman Empire	April 17, 1922(1922-04-17) (aged 47–48) Berlin, Weimar Republic	Politician Writer	Turkish
	Bedros Hallaçyan	1871 (1871) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	Paris, France	Politician	Armenian
	Bekir Fikri	1882 (1882) Çorhlu, Ottoman Empire	December 21, 1914(1914-12-21) (aged 31–32) Sarıkamış, Kars, Ottoman Empire	Lieutenant colonel (Binbaşı)	Albanian–Turk	Beqir Grebeneja
	Black Musa	1880 (1880) Crete, Ottoman Empire	1919(1919-00-00) (aged 38–39) Üsküdar, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	Secret police in the Special Organization of the Ottoman Empire Volunteer soldier	Sudanese	Zenci Musa
	Celal Nuri İleri	(1881-08-15)August 15, 1881 Gelibolu, Sanjak of Gelibolu, Ottoman Empire	November 1, 1938(1938-11-01) (aged 57) Istanbul, Turkey	Important figure in the transition from a constitutional monarchy to a Republic Politician Writer	Albanian
	Chaim Nahum	1872 (1872) Manisa, Aidin vilayet, Ottoman Empire	1960(1960-00-00) (aged 87–88) Cairo, Egypt	Last Grand Rabbi of the Ottoman Empire Scholar Jurist Linguist	Jewish	Haim Nahum
	Cherkes Ahmet	Serres, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire	(1915-09-06)September 6, 1915 Damascus, Syria vilayet, Ottoman Empire	Paramilitary leader	Circassian	Çerkes Ahmet
	Çerkes Ethem	1886 (1886) Bandırma, Hüdavendigâr vilayet, Ottoman Empire	September 21, 1948(1948-09-21) (aged 61–62) Amman, Jordan	Founder of the Kuva-yi Seyyare Social bandit Efe Soldier	Circassian	Ethem the Circassian
	Çerkes Reşit	1887 (1887) Karacabey, Hüdavendigâr vilayet, Ottoman Empire	September 10, 1951(1951-09-10) (aged 63–64) Bursa, Turkey	Member of Parliament	Circassian
	Çerkes Tevfik			Soldier	Circassian
	David Yellin	(1864-03-19)March 19, 1864 Jerusalem, Jerusalem Sanjak, Damascus Eyalet, Ottoman Empire	December 12, 1941(1941-12-12) (aged 77) Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine	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 (1872) Struga, Manastir vilayet, Ottoman Empire	April 13, 1928(1928-04-13) (aged 55–56) Tirana, Albania	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	(1872-05-06)May 6, 1872 Midilli, Vilayet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire	July 21, 1922(1922-07-21) (aged 50) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union	One of the Three Pashas Military leader	Turkish	Cemal Paşa, Ahmed Djemal
	Djevdet Bey	1878 (1878) İşkodra, Scutari vilayet, Ottoman Empire	January 15, 1955(1955-01-15) (aged 76–77) Istanbul, Turkey	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 (1872) Selanik, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire	July 26, 1926(1926-07-26) (aged 53–54) Ankara, Turkey	Founding member of the CUP Physician Politician	Jewish–Turk	Selanikli Mehmed Nâzım Bey
	Emmanouil Emmanouilidis	1867 (1867) Tavlusun, Melikgazi, Angora vilayet, Ottoman Empire	1943(1943-00-00) (aged 75–76) Athens, Greece	Jurist Politician	Greek
	Emmanuel Carasso	1862 (1862) Selanik, Sanjak of Salonica, Salonica Eyalet, Ottoman Empire	1934(1934-00-00) (aged 71–72) Trieste, Kingdom of Italy	Lawyer	Jewish	Emanuel Karasu
	Enver Pasha	(1881-11-22)November 22, 1881 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	August 4, 1922(1922-08-04) (aged 40) Bukharan People's Soviet Republic, Soviet Union	One of the Three Pashas Military officer	Albanian–Tatar	İsmail Enver
	Ernst Jackh	(1875-02-22)February 22, 1875 Bad Urach, Kingdom of Württemberg	August 17, 1959(1959-08-17) (aged 84) New York City, United States	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 (1876) Ohrid, Manastir vilayet, Ottoman Empire	August 16, 1950(1950-08-16) (aged 87–88) Istanbul, Turkey	One of the leaders of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution Soldier Politician	Albanian	Ohrili Eyüp Sabri, Ejup Sabriu
	Ferhat Bey Draga	1880 (1880) Mitroviça, Ottoman Empire	December 2, 1944(1944-12-02) (aged 63–64) Kralan, Gjakova, Yugoslavia	Politician	Albanian
	Filip Mișea	1873 (1873) Chroupista, Ottoman Empire	May 16, 1944(1944-05-16) (aged 70–71)	Activist Physician Politician	Aromanian	Filip Mişa, Filip Mise Efendi
	Friedrich Naumann	(1860-03-25)March 25, 1860 Störmthal, German Confederation	August 24, 1919(1919-08-24) (aged 59) Leipzig, Weimar Republic	Theologian Politician	German	Joseph Friedrich Naumann
	Gregorios Anagnostu	1881 (1881) Grevena, Ottoman Empire		Lawyer Politician	Greek
	Gyula Germanus	(1884-11-06)November 6, 1884 Budapest, Austria-Hungary	November 7, 1979(1979-11-07) (aged 95) Budapest, Hungary	Islamologist Professor Writer Soldier Politician	German–Jew	Julius Abdulkerim Germanus
	Hacı Sait Efendi	1859 (1859) Süleymaniye, Baghdad vilayet, Ottoman Empire		Politician	Iraqi
	Halil Menteşe	1874 (1874) Milas, Aidin Eyalet, Ottoman Empire	April 2, 1948(1948-04-02) (aged 73–74) Milas, Turkey	Official in the CUP	Turkish
	Hasan Prishtina	(1873-09-27)September 27, 1873 Vıçıtırın, Kosovo vilayet, Ottoman Empire	August 13, 1933(1933-08-13) (aged 59) Thessaloniki, Greece	Prime Minister of Albania	Albanian	Hasan Berisha
	Hasan Tahsin	1888 (1888) Selanik, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire	May 15, 1919(1919-05-15) (aged 30–31) İzmir, Aidin vilayet, Ottoman Empire	Turkish war hero Member of the Ottoman Special Organization Journalist	Jewish	Osman Nevres
	Hristo Chernopeev	(1868-07-16)July 16, 1868 Dermantsi, Danube vilayet, Ottoman Empire	November 6, 1915(1915-11-06) (aged 47) Krivolak, Kingdom of Serbia	Among the leaders of the Bulgarian People's Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization Army officer	Macedonian–Bulgarian
	Ibrahim Temo	(1865-03-22)March 22, 1865 Struga, Manastir vilayet, Ottoman Empire	August 5, 1945(1945-08-05) (aged 80) Medgidia, Kingdom of Romania	Main founder of the CUP Politician Intellectual Doctor	Albanian	Ibrahim Ethem Sojliu, Ibrahim Bërzeshta, Ibrahim Starova
	İshak Sükuti	1868 (1868) Diyarbakır, Diyarbekir vilayet, Ottoman Empire	February 9, 1902(1902-02-09) (aged 33–34) Sanremo, Kingdom of Italy	Writer Doctor	Kurdish
	Kâmil Bey el-Esad	1870 (1870) Marjayoun, Ottoman Lebanon, Ottoman Empire	1924(1924-00-00) (aged 53–54) Marjayoun, Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, France	Politician	Lebanese
	Kirkor Sinapyan	Ottoman Empire	1951 (1952) Turkey	Politician	Armenian
	Mahmud Shevket Pasha	1856 (1856) Baghdad, Baghdad Eyalet, Ottoman Empire	June 11, 1913(1913-06-11) (aged 56–57) Ankara, Turkey	Instrumental figure in the rise of the Young Turks Generalissimo	Georgian
	Mehmed Cavid	1875 (1875) Selanik, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire	August 26, 1926(1926-08-26) (aged 50–51) Ankara, Turkey	Founding member of the CUP Economist Newspaper editor	Jewish
	Mehmed Fevzi Paşa	1859 (1859) Damascus, Damascus eyalet, Ottoman Empire		Politician	Lebanese
	Mehmed Reshid	(1873-02-08)February 8, 1873 Russian Empire	February 6, 1919(1919-02-06) (aged 45) Istanbul, Turkey	Official in the CUP Economist Governor of Diyarbekir vilayet during World War I Physician	Circassian	Mehmed Raşid Şahingiray
	Mehmet Akif Ersoy	(1873-12-20)December 20, 1873 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	December 27, 1936(1936-12-27) (aged 63) Istanbul, Turkey	Author of the Turkish National Anthem Poet Writer Academic Politician	Albanian–Uzbek	Mehmed Ragîf
	Mişon Ventura	1881 (1881) Hasköy, Pera, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	April 12, 1961(1961-04-12) (aged 79–80) Istanbul, Turkey	Jurist Journalist	Jewish
	Munis Tekinalp	1883 (1883) Serres, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire	1961(1961-00-00) (aged 77–78) Nice, France	Writer Philosopher Journalist	Jewish	Moiz Cohen
	Nesim Mazliyah	1878 (1878) Manisa, Aidin vilayet, Ottoman Empire	September 16, 1931(1931-09-16) (aged 52–53) Beirut, Lebanon	Politician	Jewish
	Nexhip Draga	1867 (1867) Mitroviça, Ottoman Empire	1920(1920-00-00) (aged 52–53) Vienna, Austria	Important figure of the Albanian National Awakening Politician	Albanian	Mehmet Nexhip bey Draga, Mehmed Necib Draga
	Nicolae Constantin Batzaria	(1874-11-20)November 20, 1874 Kruševo, Manastir vilayet, Ottoman Empire	January 28, 1952(1952-01-28) (aged 77) Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	Statesman Cultural activist Writer	Aromanian	Nikola Konstantin Basarya
	Nuri Killigil	1889 (1889) Manastır, Manastir vilayet, Ottoman Empire	March 2, 1949(1949-03-02) (aged 59–60) Sütlüce, Istanbul, Turkey	General	Albanian
	Osman Hamdi Bey	(1842-12-30)December 30, 1842 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	February 24, 1910(1910-02-24) (aged 67) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	Founding father of both archaeology and the museum curator's professions in Turkey Administrator Intellectual Painter Writer	Greek
	Pavlos Karolidis	1849 (1849) Kayseri, Angora eyalet, Ottoman Empire	July 26, 1930(1930-07-26) (aged 80–81) Athens, Greece	Historian Politician	Greek	Pavli Karolidi
	Prenk Bib Doda	1860 (1860) Orosh, Mirditë, Ottoman Empire	March 22, 1919(1919-03-22) (aged 58–59) Bregu i Matit, Lezhë, Principality of Albania	Prince of Mirdita Politician in the Principality of Albania	Albanian	Prênk Pasha
	Rafael de Nogales	(1877-10-14)October 14, 1877 San Cristóbal, Venezuela	July 10, 1937(1937-07-10) (aged 59) Panama City, Panama	Soldier Adventurer Writer	Venezuelan	Rafael Inchauspe Méndez
	Rexhep Pasha Mati	1842 (1842) Mat, Ottoman Empire	August 14, 1908(1908-08-14) (aged 65–66) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	Marshal Governor War minister	Albanian	Matlı Recep Paşa
	Ruhi Khalidi	1864 (1864) Jerusalem, Jerusalem sanjak, Damascus eyalet, Ottoman Empire	1913(1913-00-00) (aged 48–49) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	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(1921-12-06) (aged 56) Rome, Kingdom of Italy	Grand Vizier General Secretary of the CUP	Albanian
	Selma Rıza	(1872-02-05)February 5, 1872 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	October 5, 1931(1931-10-05) (aged 59) Istanbul, Turkey	Journalist Novelist	Hungarian–Turk
	Sassoon Eskell	(1860-03-17)March 17, 1860 Baghdad, Baghdad vilayet, Ottoman Empire	August 31, 1932(1932-08-31) (aged 72) Paris, France	Father of the Parliament of Iraq Statesman	Baghdadi Jew	Ezekiyel Sason
	Shlomo Yellin	1854 (1854) Ottoman Empire	1912(1912-00-00) (aged 57–58) Ottoman Empire	Lawyer	Jewish
	Simon Deutsch	1822 (1822) Vienna, Austrian Empire	March 24, 1877(1877-03-24) (aged 54–55) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	Businessman Bibliographer	Czech Jew
	Spiro Ristiç	1879 (1879) Kalkandelen, Ottoman Empire	November 11, 1938(1938-11-11) (aged 58–59) Skopje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia	Mayor of Skopje Politician	Serbian	Spiro Hadzi Ristić
	Süleyman Askerî	1884 (1884) Prizren, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire	April 14, 1915(1915-04-14) (aged 30–31) Berjisiya, Basra Vilayet, Ottoman Empire	Co founder of the Teşkilât-ı Mahsusa Soldier	Circassian
	Talaat Pasha	(1874-09-01)September 1, 1874 Kardzhali, Adrianople vilayet, Ottoman Empire	March 15, 1921(1921-03-15) (aged 46) Berlin, Weimar Republic	One of the Three Pashas	Romani–Pomak	Mehmed Talaat
	Tevfik Nazif Arıcan	1883 (1883) Prizren, Kosovo vilayet, Ottoman Empire	February 20, 1951(1951-02-20) (aged 67–68)	Politician	Albanian
	Thadée Gasztowtt	(1881-06-08)June 8, 1881 Paris, France	January 22, 1936(1936-01-22) (aged 54) Istanbul, Turkey	Unofficial representative of Polish émigrés Diplomat Historian Journalist	Polish–Lithuanian	Tadeusz Seyfeddin Gasztowtt
	Ubeydullah Bey	1858 (1858) İzmir, Aidin eyalet, Ottoman Empire	1937(1937-00-00) (aged 78–79) Istanbul, Turkey	Politician	Turkish	Mehmet Ubeydullah Hatipoğlu
	Vitali Hayim Faraci	(1854-05-13)May 13, 1854 Serres, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire	December 5, 1918(1918-12-05) (aged 64) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	Politician	Italian Jew
	Yane Sandanski	(1872-05-18)May 18, 1872 Vlahi, Ottoman Empire	April 22, 1915(1915-04-22) (aged 42) Blatata, near Pirin, Tsardom of Bulgaria	National hero in Bulgaria and North Macedonia	Macedonian–Bulgarian
	Yusuf Akçura	(1876-12-02)December 2, 1876 Ulyanovsk, Russian Empire	March 11, 1935(1935-03-11) (aged 58) Istanbul, Turkey	One of the leading university professors in Istanbul Politician Writer	Tatar	Yosıf Xəsən uğlı Aqçurin, Yusuf Hasanovich Akchurin
	Yusuf Şetvan	1868 (1868) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire	April 14, 1949(1949-04-14) (aged 80–81) Istanbul, Turkey	Politician	Arab

References

• Braude, Benjamin; Lewis, Bernard, eds. (2014). Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Empire. Lynne Rienner Publishers.