1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. Young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations.

(American Heritage Dictionary)

The Young Turks is the country's pre-eminent new media talk show, covering news, politics, pop culture and lifestyle. The TYT Network includes What the Flick?!, the TYT Interviews Channel and The Top Vlog (an aggregation of vlogs by some of the best political bloggers in the nation).

The Young Turks was the first nationwide, liberal talk show when it aired on Sirius Satellite Radio in 2002. Since 2005, The Young Turks has been a successful, groundbreaking webcast supplemented by one of the largest and most viewed YouTube channels.

Host Cenk Uygur is a regular contributor on MSNBC and frequent guest host on the network. He also writes a widely-read column on Huffington Post.

The Young Turks in the Press

MEDIA BISTRO / TV NEWSER
- July 6, 2010
"Cenk Uygur filling in for Dylan Ratigan"

THE GUARDIAN - April 26, 2010
"Cenk Uygur on the success of The Young Turks"

LA TIMES - September 8, 2010
On the Media: For Young Turk Cenk Uygur, TV is the Next Frontier

FAST COMPANY - December 2009
"Cenk Uygur sets out to take down traditional television"

LOS ANGELES TIMES - February 19, 2009
"MSNBC viewers lobby for a liberal host"

NEW YORK TIMES - February 6, 2007
Mention: "Blogtalk: Filibuster Debate"

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT - September 13, 2006
"Air America's young turks"

LOS ANGELES TIMES - March 19, 2006
"Can't get on the network? Get on the net"

BUSINESS WEEK - February 7, 2006
"The right stuff from a lefty trio"

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