From Liberty to Dictatorship: The Rise of the Young Turks and the CUP #ottoman #greek #history

In 1908, the Young Turk Revolution promised a new era of "Silk"—a multicultural, constitutional Ottoman Empire where Turks and Armenians stood together against tyranny. But by 1913, that dream had turned to "Steel".This video explores the violent ideological whiplash that transformed a diverse empire into a radicalized, nationalistic machine. We dive into:The Unlikely Alliance: Why the Armenian Revolutionary Front initially supported the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP).The 1913 Coup: How the "Three Pashas"—Talaat, Enver, and Cemal—seized total control during the Raid on the Sublime Porte.The Pan-Turkic Pivot: How the ideology shifted from inclusive Ottomanism to a xenophobic "Turkification" of the state.Social Engineering: The radical policies that replaced legal rights with "security solutions" and economic nationalization.Join us as we analyze the precise moment the Ottoman Empire's DNA was permanently altered, setting the stage for one of history's darkest chapters