Some commentators have suggested that several leading members of the Young Turk movement, a group of constitutional monarchist revolutionaries who brought down the Ottoman Empire, were Dönme. At the time of the population exchange in 1923, some of the Thessaloniki Dönme tried to be recognized as non-Muslims to avoid being forced to leave the city.
Some observers have suggested that several prominent figures within the Young Turk movement, a group of constitutional monarchist revolutionaries who overthrew the Ottoman Empire, were Dönme. During the 1923 population exchange, some Thessaloniki Dönme attempted to be classified as non-Muslims to avoid being expelled from the city.