Cenk Uygur, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Cenk Uygur

Turkish-American online news show host

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1970

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Profession: lawyer, politician, journalist, radio personality, YouTuber

Nationality: United States, Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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Cenk Kadir Uygur (; Turkish: ['d?e?c ka'di? 'ujgu?]; born March 21, 1970) is a Turkish-American broadcaster, lawyer, businessman, columnist, journalist, activist, and political commentator.
Uygur is the creator of The Young Turks (TYT), an American progressive political and social 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 views, opposing abortion, affirmative action and feminism in the United States.
Over time his views changed, and he now identifies as a progressive.In addition to hosting The Young Turks, Uygur appeared on MSNBC as a political commentator.
From January to June 2011, he hosted a weeknight commentary show on the network; he was replaced by Al Sharpton.
After leaving MSNBC, Uygur secured another weeknight commentary show on Current TV, which aired from December 5, 2011, to August 15, 2013.
From 2012 to 2013, he was the chief news officer at Current TV, succeeding Keith Olbermann.On November 14, 2019, Uygur announced his candidacy for the 2020 special election in California's 25th congressional district to succeed Katie Hill, who resigned earlier in the month.