ABSTRACT
The Young Turks’ policies towards the Arabs were shaped by the “triumvirate” of Talat, Enver, and Djemal Pashas during World War I. However, it is difficult to classify the policies of the Committee for Union and Progess (CUP) under a single heading such as “the policies of Turkification,” “the union of all Ottomans and Muslims,” or “establishing the reign of terror” in Arab lands only. As M. Talha Çiçek rightly underlines, “Although the three party leaders had some shared political goals, such as the centralization of the empire and the end of foreign interference in internal affairs, this did not prevent the emergence of different factions, each of which followed its own agenda.” 2
