young Turk
Impatient radical upstart
A young Turk is an impatient, aggressive young person eager to shake up an established order—especially in politics or business: The young Turks in the party are pushing for radical reform.
The term comes from the revolutionary movement that transformed the Ottoman Empire in the early twentieth century.
Agent of institutional improvement
- modernizerOne who updates systems
- activistVigorous cause champion
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- crusaderZealous advocate for change
campaigner · advocate · renewal · transformation · shake-up · overhaul · restructuring · anti-establishment
Authority defier
- upstartArrogant recent success
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- agitatorOne who foments discord
dissident · insurgent · revolutionary · radical · nonconformist · iconoclast · provocateur · challenger
One who overturns norms
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
reformer
Agent of institutional improvement
- modernizerOne who updates systems
- activistVigorous cause champion
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
crusader · campaigner · advocate · renewal · transformation · shake-up · overhaul · restructuring · anti-establishment
rebel
Authority defier
- upstartArrogant recent success
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
agitator · dissident · insurgent · revolutionary · radical · nonconformist · iconoclast · provocateur · challenger · troublemaker
disruptor
One who overturns norms
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
young Turktraditionalist
Adherent to established customs
conservative · old guard · reactionary · party loyalist · conformist
young Turkold guard
Conservative faction within organization
elder statesman · party elder · veteran · incumbent · graybeard
young, younger, youngest, youngster, youngsters, Turks, Turkish, Turkey