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Former [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[MSNBC]] anchor '''Cenk Uygur''' is the co-founder and main host of the left-leaning online media outlet ''‘The Young Turks’'', that according to him is the ''“biggest online news show in the world”''.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2016/apr/01/cenk-uygur-the-young-turks-bernie-sanders-political-revolution-we-are-the-media-revolution Cenk Uygur: 'Bernie Sanders is the political revolution, we are the media revolution']</ref>
Former [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[MSNBC]] anchor '''Cenk Uygur''' is the co-founder and main host of the left-leaning online media outlet ''‘The Young Turks’'', that according to him is the ''“biggest online news show in the world”''.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2016/apr/01/cenk-uygur-the-young-turks-bernie-sanders-political-revolution-we-are-the-media-revolution Cenk Uygur: 'Bernie Sanders is the political revolution, we are the media revolution']</ref>
Despite good ratings while Uygur hosted ''MSNBC Live'' for six months, he was not offered a permanent role.<ref>"Despite a significant increase in ratings while Uygur hosted MSNBC Live, he was not offered a continued prime-time hosting role." Making the News Popular: Mobilizing U.S. News Audiences, Anthony Nadler, University of Illinois Press, 2016</ref> According to his version of events, his departure from the network was because MSNBC management considered him too combative towards ''"those in power"'' and wanted him to ''"tone it down"''.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/cenk-uygur-msnbc-leaving_n_905415.html?section=australia Cenk Uygur On Leaving MSNBC]</ref>
Despite good ratings while Uygur hosted ''MSNBC Live'' for six months, he was not offered a permanent role.<ref>"Despite a significant increase in ratings while Uygur hosted MSNBC Live, he was not offered a continued prime-time hosting role." Making the News Popular: Mobilizing U.S. News Audiences, Anthony Nadler, University of Illinois Press, 2016</ref> According to his version of events, his departure from the network was because MSNBC management considered him too combative towards ''"those in power"'' and wanted him to ''"tone it down"''.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/cenk-uygur-msnbc-leaving_n_905415.html?section=australia Cenk Uygur On Leaving MSNBC]</ref>
Over recent years, he’s faced increasing pressure to address his past claims that the [[Armenian genocide]] didn’t actually happen.
Over recent years, he’s faced increasing pressure to address his past claims that the [[Armenian genocide]] didn’t actually happen.