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The Young Turks (talk show)

The Young Turks
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Cenk Uygur hosting The Young Turks in 2015
Also known as TYT
Genre Political commentary
News
Created by Cenk Uygur
Ben Mankiewicz
Dave Koller
Directed by Jesus Godoy
Mark Register
Presented by Cenk Uygur
Ben Mankiewicz (2002–2007; contributor thereafter)
Jill Pike (2002–2007)
Ana Kasparian (2008–present)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 13
Production
Executive producer(s) Cenk Uygur
Irina Nichita
Location(s) Culver City, California
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 120 minutes (main program)
Varied (post-game show)
Release
Original network Sirius Satellite Radio (2002–2009, 2009–2010)
Air America (2006–2008)
YouTube (2005–present)
Roku (2013–2016)
Hulu (2014–2016)
Current TV (2011–2013)
Picture format Television/online:'
480i (SDTV; 2005–2011),
1080i (HDTV; 2011–2016)
Original release February 14, 2002 (2002-02-14) – present
External links
Website

The Young Turks (TYT) is an American news and commentary YouTube channel. It was created by Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz and Evan Wagner. Currently co-hosted by Uygur and Ana Kasparian, its stance is progressive, and provides commentary on topics of varying news genres. The Young Turks began as a radio program that premiered on February 14, 2002 on Sirius Satellite Radio; it was later carried on Air America, before launching a web series component in 2005 on YouTube. The name The Young Turks comes from an early 20th Century political movement conducted by a splinter group of the Republican Party.

In addition to being carried on YouTube, the program is also currently available on TYT Network, a multi-channel network of associated web series, as well as on Roku and Hulu. It has spawned two spin-off television series, one that aired on Current TV from 2011 to 2013 and a second that debuted on Fusion in 2016 as a limited-run program developed to cover the 2016 United States presidential election. The Young Turks also served as the subject of a documentary, entitled Mad as Hell, which was released in 2014.

The Young Turks live streams for two hours, with its story selection and associated commentary broken up by format. Issues that the show focuses on include the influence of money in politics, drug policy, social security, the privatization of public services, climate change, the influence of religion, abortion and reproductive rights, and sexual morality. The program maintains a liberal/progressive ideology in its political commentary. Co-creator and host Cenk Uygur describes himself as an "independent progressive" and asserts that the show is aimed at the "98 per cent 'not in power'" and what he describes as the 60% of Americans who hold progressive views.


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