Young Turks (U.S. politics)
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Not to be confused with the American political talk show The Young Turks.
For other uses, see Young Turks (disambiguation).
The Young Turks was a splinter group of politicians in the United States within the Republican Party during the early 1960s. The group, mostly consisting of Congressmen who had become disenchanted with the course of the Republican Party, worked within the system to appoint their fellow members into leadership roles, so they could take control of the party.[1] They were considered "rebels" by the traditional Republicans.[1][2] Gerald Ford, who would become President of the United States, rose to prominence as a Young Turk.