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Cenk Uygur

Cenk Uygur

Birthday: 1970-03-21 | Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Cenk Kadir Uygur (born March 21, 1970) is a Turkish-American progressive political commentator, media host, attorney, journalist, and politician. Uygur is the creator of The Young Turks, an American left-wing, sociopolitical, progressive news and commentary program. Before beginning his career as a political commentator, he worked briefly as an associate attorney in Washington, D.C. and New York City. As a young man, Uygur supported social conservative positions but as his views evolved he began to identify as a progressive. Uygur also co-founded the progressive political action committee Justice Democrats along with Zack Exley, Saikat Chakrabarti, and Kyle Kulinski.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
By Day's End

as    Himself (voice)

2019
The Conversation

as    Self - Host

2014
Mad As Hell

as    Self

1
The Young Turks

as    Host