THE YOUNG TURKS MOVEMENT AND ITS POLITICAL IMPACT ON THE LATE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Annotation This article examines the Young Turk movement as one of the most decisive forces in the late Ottoman Empire. By analyzing its origins, ideological contradictions, political practices, and long-term legacy, it evaluates the movement’s dual role as both a reformist and authoritarian power. Drawing on contemporary literature and historical scholarship, the study argues that the Young Turks not only shaped the Second Constitutional Era but also laid the intellectual and institutional groundwork for the Republic of Turkey. The contradictions within their policies—between constitutionalism and centralization, nationalism and multiethnic coexistence—are considered crucial for understanding both the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the birth of the modern Turkish state .