Cenk Uygur

Cenk Kadir Uygur (ˈdʒɛŋk_ˈjuːgər; ˈdʒɛɲc ˈujɡur; born March 21, 1970) is a Turkish-American political activist, businessman, columnist, and political commentator. Uygur is the main host and co-founder of The Young Turks (TYT), an American liberal/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 espoused socially conservative views, criticizing abortion, affirmative action, and feminism. He currently identifies as a progressive. In addition to hosting TYT, Uygur appeared on MSNBC as a political commentator. From January to June 2011, he hosted a weeknight commentary show on the network; Uygur was replaced by Al Sharpton. After leaving MSNBC, he secured another weeknight commentary show on Current TV, which aired from December 5, 2011 to August 15, 2013. From 2012 to 2013, Uygur was the chief news officer at Current TV, succeeding Keith Olbermann.