Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun young_turk

2 senses of young turk

Sense 1
Young Turk -- (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)
       => insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel -- (a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions))

Sense 2
young Turk -- (a young radical who agitates for reform)
       => radical -- (a person who has radical ideas or opinions)