In 2004, Caius Pawson supplied DJs and sound equipment for a series of all-night dance parties he called Young Turks.

Pawson, then nineteen, took a job in A&R at XL Recordings, and quickly established his own small label within the company in 2006, also called Young Turks with Katie O'Neill and Tic.

[10] Pawson said he had named the label after the 1981 Rod Stewart song "Young Turks" and a British slang term for rebellious youth, but had been unaware of the early 20th century political movement that had originated the term and which had been involved with the Armenian genocide.

[10] Pawson wrote on Instagram "Through ongoing conversations and messages that have developed our own knowledge around the subject, it's become apparent that the name is a source of hurt and confusion for people.

"[10] Young announced they had made a donation of an undisclosed sum to the Armenian Institute in London in conjunction with the name change.