… and, later, in Thessaloniki (Salonika). Mustafa…

… and, later, in Thessaloniki (Salonika).

Mustafa Kemal’s group merges with other nationalist reform organizations in 1907 to form the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP).

This group, informally known as the Young Turks, seeks to restore the 1876 constitution and unify the diverse elements of the empire into a homogeneous nation through greater government centralization under a parliamentary regime.