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Hasan Piker

Hasan Piker

Hasan Piker (born July 25, 1991), is an American journalist, producer, activist, and political commentator who is best known as the creator behind “The Breakdown” for The Young Turks. [1] [7] [11]

Early Life and Education

Piker was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. [1] He is fluent in three languages including Turkish, German, and English. Piker based in Turkey over an extended period of time and moved to the United States for College. He attended the University of Miami for a year before transferring to Rutgers University. During his time at Rutgers University, he played an active part in the campus community including being a member of Theta Delta Chi and Rutgers Club Basketball. He graduated from Rutgers University in 2013 with The Bachelor of Arts in political science and communication. [4]

Career

Hasan co-hosting Pop Crunch

Hasan co-hosting Pop Crunch

Piker works for The Young Turks, a progressive media organization that is targeted towards Millenials, and has a number of responsibilities. He is in charge of developing, producing, and co-hosting Pop Crunch on Pop Trigger which has daily commentary on pop culture and political events that are happening at the moment. [4] Since the premiere of his Pop-Crunch series, The Young Turks' Network grew their Youtube subscriber base by 4 percent and currently generates 50% higher views on average relative to the rest of the channel. [4] In addition, Piker produces original content for The Young Turks social media platforms and his own Facebook page. [10]

In addition, Piker laid the foundation for the entire advertisement and sales operation structure as the first sales person at The Young Turks and is still the head of optimizing TYT’s content.

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Controversies

In August 2019, during a Twitch stream, Piker criticized Member of Congress Dan Crenshaw for his continued opposition in the United States House of Representatives to stop sending arms to Saudi Arabia. Piker questioned why Crenshaw would be opposed, considering he lost his eye while serving. [25]

Personal Life

Piker is the nephew of Cenk Uygur. [6] He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, but travels to Istanbul and the New York metropolitan area to visit family and friends. [5]

References

[1]
Citation Linktwitter.comTweet from Hasan clarifying is place of birth
Feb 16, 2017, 7:42 PM
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Citation Linkfamousbirthdays.comHasan Piker on Famous Birthdays
Feb 16, 2017, 12:43 AM
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Citation Linkfacebook.comHasan Piker on Facebook
Feb 16, 2017, 12:50 AM
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Citation Linklinkedin.comHasan Piker on LinkedIn
Feb 16, 2017, 12:58 AM
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Citation Linktwitter.comHasan Piker on Twitter
Feb 16, 2017, 1:00 AM
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Citation Linkeveripedia-storage.s3.amazonaws.comCenk Uygurtweeting a photo of Hasan Piker
Feb 16, 2017, 1:02 AM
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Citation Linkinstagram.comHasan Piker on Instagram
Feb 16, 2017, 1:04 AM
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Citation Linkfacebook.comHasan Piker on Facebook
Feb 16, 2017, 1:43 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comHasan Pike on YouTube
Feb 16, 2017, 2:07 AM
[10]
Citation Linktytnetwork.comBio of Hasan Piker
Feb 16, 2017, 2:21 AM
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Citation Linkpoliticon.comBio of Hasan Piker
Feb 16, 2017, 2:29 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comHasan co-hosting Pop Crunch
Feb 16, 2017, 3:04 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comHasan with some dogs
Feb 16, 2017, 3:14 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comCenk Uygur tweeting a photo of Hasan Piker
Feb 16, 2017, 1:02 AM
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Citation Linkwww.youtube.comHasan Piker Addresses Online Comments
Aug 23, 2019, 9:03 PM
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Citation Linkwww.youtube.comHasan Piker and Nomiki Konst on the Red Carpet at the 21st Annual Webby Awards
Aug 23, 2019, 9:04 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comHasan Piker in 2019
Aug 23, 2019, 9:21 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comHasan Piker in June 2019
Aug 23, 2019, 10:03 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comHeadshot of Hasan Piker (2019)
Aug 23, 2019, 10:04 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comHasan Piker pictured in 2018
Aug 23, 2019, 10:09 PM