Cenk Uygur

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.

Filmography

All 12Movies 8TV 4

Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal

Self - Host, The Young Turks (archive footage)

The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM

Self (archive footage)

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Power Hour with Nina Turner

2021

By Day's End

Himself (voice)

The Conversation

Self - Host

How to Kill 14 People Without Saying a Word

Self

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

Self - Host, The Young Turks

Money Monster

Self

Mad As Hell

Self

I'm Still Here

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Contact

Reporter (uncredited)

The Young Turks

Host