Uygur described his nephew as 'magnetic' though 'rough around the edges' at first. He would ask to host the show when a fill-in was needed, and later became a host and producer. After graduating, Piker was hired by the network's ad sales and business department. Career The Young Turksĭuring his senior year of college in 2013, Piker interned for The Young Turks (TYT), a progressive news show and network co-founded by his uncle, Cenk Uygur. Piker returned to the United States and attended the University of Miami, then transferred to Rutgers University, where he graduated cum laude with a double major in political science and communication studies in 2013.
During his time in public school in Turkey he describes being bullied for his lack of physical fitness and questioning attitude. Hasan Doğan Piker was born to Turkish parents in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and raised in Istanbul, Turkey.
