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Cenk Uygur

Cenk Uygur
Uygur speaking at AmericaFest 2024
Born
Cenk Kadir Uygur

(1970-03-21) March 21, 1970 (age 55)
Istanbul, Turkey
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS)
Columbia University (JD)
Occupations
  • Political commentator
  • media host
  • attorney
  • businessman
Political partyDemocratic (since 2007)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2000–2007)
Republican (until 2000)[1]
SpouseWendy Lang
Children2
RelativesHasan Piker (nephew)
Uygur's voice
On the intersection of mainstream media and United States political corruption, 2012

Cenk Kadir Uygur (/ˈdʒɛŋk kəˈdɪər ˈjuːɡər/ jenk kə-DEER YOO-gər; Turkish: [ˈdʒeɲc kaˈdiɾ ˈujɡuɾ]; born March 21, 1970) is an American political commentator, media host, and attorney. He is the co-creator of The Young Turks, a progressive and left-wing populist sociopolitical news and commentary program.

In 1996, Uygur worked briefly as an associate attorney. He launched and began hosting The Young Turks in 2002. In 2011, he worked briefly for MSNBC as a political commentator (he was replaced by Al Sharpton), and then from 2011 to 2013 he appeared on a weeknight commentary show on Current TV. In 2017, Uygur co-founded the progressive political action committee Justice Democrats.

In 2020, Uygur was a candidate in both the special election as well as the regularly scheduled election for California's 25th congressional district. Some considered his candidacy controversial due to his past comments about women and minority groups, including the LGBTQ+ community, religious Jews, and Muslims, which some found offensive but which he said were taken out of context by the media.[2][3] He lost both elections, placing fourth overall and second among Democrats after receiving six and seven percent of the vote, respectively.[citation needed]

Uygur announced his candidacy in the 2024 Democratic presidential primaries in October 2023 to pressure President Biden to withdraw, despite not being a natural-born U.S. citizen as required, claiming that the courts could overturn the requirement.[4] Uygur suspended his campaign on March 6, 2024.[5]

  1. ^ Jesse Ventura (April 10, 2014). "Cenk Uygur Goes #OffTheGrid". Jesse Ventura Off The Grid. Ora TV. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Medina, Jennifer (December 13, 2019). "Bernie Sanders Retracts Endorsement of Cenk Uygur After Criticism". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Sommer, Will (November 21, 2019). "Dems Fear 'Carpetbagger' Cenk Uygur Will Lose Them California Seat". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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