Cenk Uygur nickname(s):
Brown Fat Buffalo
Cenk Uygur date of birth:
March 21, 1970
How old is Cenk Uygur?
56
Where was Cenk Uygur born?
Istanbul, Turkey
How tall is Cenk Uygur?
5' 8" (173 cm)
How much does Cenk Uygur weigh?
240 lbs (108.9 kg)
Cenk Uygur body shape:
Large
What color are Cenk Uygur's eyes?
Black
What color is Cenk Uygur's hair?
Black
Is Cenk Uygur gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Cenk Uygur?
Agnostic
What is Cenk Uygur's ethnicity?
Middle Eastern
What is Cenk Uygur nationality?
Turkish
Where did Cenk Uygur go to school?
East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, NJ
What is Cenk Uygur's occupation?
Internet and radio talk show host, political pundit
Cenk Uygur claim to fame:
Denying the Armenian Genocide and naming his talk show after the Young Turks, a movement which took part in killing more than a million armenian Christians
Short Biography
Cenk Kadir Uygur (/ˈdʒɛŋk ˈjuːɡər/, born March 21, 1970) is a Turkish-American columnist, political commentator and activist. Uygur is the main host and co-founder of the American liberal/progressive political and social internet commentary program, The Young Turks (TYT) and the co-founder of the associated TYT Network. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Uygur was born in Turkey and raised from age eight in the United States. He worked as an attorney in Washington, D.C. and New York before beginning his career as a political commentator. As a young man, Uygur espoused socially conservative views, criticizing feminism, abortion, and affirmative action. He is now a progressive.