Who took power in the Young Turk coup of January 1913?

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In the January 1913 coup d'état, the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) consolidated its control over the Ottoman government. Specifically, a triumvirate of leaders—Talât Paşa, Cemal Paşa, and Enver Paşa—emerged as the primary arbiters of Ottoman politics.12

While the broader Young Turks movement had initially come to power in 1908, internal ideological divisions prevented them from exercising effective control until this 1913 coup, which sidelined more liberal opponents and established a more militant, authoritarian regime.12