Record label Young Turks changes name to avoid connotations of genocide
by Ben Beaumont-Thomas from World news | The Guardian on (#5G827)
Young, which releases music by the xx, FKA twigs and more, acknowledges hurt and confusion' caused by previous name
The record label Young Turks, home to the xx, FKA twigs, Sampha and more, has changed its name to Young to avoid connotations with genocide.
The Young Turks were a diverse group of intellectuals and revolutionaries who formed amid tensions in the Ottoman empire in the early 20th century. They helped usher in the 1908 revolution that deposed ruler Sultan Abdulhamid II and brought democracy.
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