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Cenk Uygur

1970 - Today

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Cenk Kadir Uygur (born March 21, 1970) is a Turkish-American left-wing 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Cenk Uygur is the 833rd most popular social activist (down from 732nd in 2024), the 1,503rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,394th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Turkish Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Cenk Uygur ranks 833 out of 840Before him are Luisa Neubauer, Yelena Grigoryeva, Maryam al-Khawaja, Frances Haugen, Emma González, and Veronika Marchenko. After him are Kateryna Handziuk, Sara García Gross, Lubna al-Hussein, Behrouz Boochani, Nathan Law, and Xiye Bastida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Cenk Uygur ranks 1,197Before him are Chiyori Masuchi, Paul Bitok, Kara DioGuardi, Jenny Armstrong, Anthony Lemke, and Claudinei da Silva. After him are Dean Edwards, Vyacheslav Butsayev, Alison Korn, Malcolm D. Lee, Pauline Konga, and Jörg Hoffmann.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Cenk Uygur ranks 1,503 out of 1,347Before him are Yasemin Adar (1991), Cenk İldem (1986), İrem Derici (1987), Alperen Şengün (2002), Ennis Esmer (1978), and Serdar Aziz (1990). After him are Özge Yağız (1997), Hande Baladın (1997), Nur Tatar (1992), Kerem Tunçeri (1979), Zeynep Sönmez (2002), and Uğurcan Çakır (1996).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Türkiye

Among social activists born in Türkiye, Cenk Uygur ranks 9Before him are Mari Beyleryan (1877), İbrahim Kaypakkaya (1949), Sakine Cansız (1958), Aslı Erdoğan (1967), Eren Keskin (1959), and Burhan Sönmez (1965). After him are Hande Kader (1993), Rabia Kazan (1976), Murder of Özgecan Aslan (1995), and Saadet Özkan (1978).