Young Turks’ should drive real change, not just selfish entitlement to positions

By Anyang’ Nyong’o
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Let us not continue to misuse the concept “Young Turks”. It portrays the media in very bad light. The Young Turks were never people looking for any “entitlement” from any political order; they have always been reformists or revolutionaries imbued with ideas to change society through radical reforms or revolutions. To ascend to positions of power to gratify youthful ambition is simply the antithesis of being a Young Turk. In reality, that kind of claim to being entitled to a power position because of youthfulness can itself elevate people to power who are content with the status quo and are anti-change.