Atilla Taş Explained

Atilla Taş
Birth Date:	4 February 1975
Birth Place:	Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey
Education:	New York Film Academy
Spouse:	İlkay Sarıköse (m. 1991–?)
Children:	1
Module:	Embed: yes Genre: Pop Years Active: 1998–present

Atilla Taş (born 4 February 1975) is a Turkish singer.

Career

His first album Kırmızılım was released in 1998, with "Ham Çökelek" released as a popular single.

In October 2012, Taş's release of a cover of Gangnam Style called Yamyam Style (Cannibal Style) caused some Turkish social media outlets to claim in jest that Taş was actually Greek and named "Athillas Thasos".^{[1] [2]} This jesting continued in 2013 when an online petition proposed that Taş should be selected to represent Turkey at Eurovision, as Turkey has withdrawn from that competition over dissatisfaction with its rules.^[3]

Taş also drew front page headlines in Turkey in 1999 when it was reported that he knew how David Copperfield performed one of his illusions.^{[4] [5]}

In February 2014, a humorous video project Taş did with Samsung received over one million views in two days.^[6]

Taş, who had posted satirical tweets about Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was arrested along with 28 other people in September 2016 for alleged membership in "an armed terrorist organization".^[7] Although a court ordered his release^[8] on 31 March 2017, the decision was reversed^[9] after an appeal by the prosecutor. He was held in pre-trial detention for a total of one year, one month and 21 days.^[10] On 8 March 2018 he was sentenced to 3 years, 1 month and 15 days of imprisonment.^[11] In January 2021, the European Court of Human Rights found his pre-trial detention unlawful and arbitrary.^[12]

Discography

Studio albums

• Kırmızılım (1998)
• Emmilenyum (2000)
• Pembeli (2001)
• Kınalı Kuzum' (2004)
• Bir Atilla Taş Albümü (2007)
• Çikolata (2009)

Remix albums

• Atilla Taş (1999)

Singles

• "Yam Yam Style" (2012)
• "Hırsız" (2015)

Filmography

Television

• Zilyoner (1999)
• Şöhretler Kebapçısı (2003)
• Arkadaşım Hoşgeldin (2014)

His own programs

• Müzik Kutusu (2010)
• Taş Devri (2011–12)
• Ben Burdan Atlarım (2012–13)

Books

• Bir Delinin Kapak Defteri (2015)

Notes and References

1. (14 October 2012). Social media campaign tries to brand Turkish song as Greek, Hürriyet Daily News
2. (22 October 2012). Erol Köse'den Attila Taş ve Doğuş Yorumu, SpotHaber (in Turkish)
3. (17 September 2013). 'Eurovision'a Atilla Taş'la katılalım' kampanyası, Milliyet
4. (27 November 1999). 13 Turk'u yok etti, Milliyet
5. http://www.hthayat.com/kadinca-hayat/haber/1009892-atilla-tas-dunyada-igdis-edilmeden-bu-sesi-cikaran-7-kisiden-biriyim- Atilla Taş: “Dünyada iğdiş edilmeden bu sesi çıkaran 7 kişiden biriyim!”
6. (19 February 2014). Samsung'dan Sevgililer Günü'nde Atilla Tas Sürprizi, Haberler.com
7. Web site: Mcclatchydc . 2017-04-01 . 2017-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170402081754/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article140969148.html . dead .
8. Web site: Arrested Turkish singer Atilla Taş released from jail - Turkey News. Hürriyet Daily News.
9. Web site: Turkish Court First Rules To Release Journalists, Then Reverses Decision. March 31, 2017.
10. Web site: SCF. 2018-11-09. Turkish singer Atilla Taş detained to serve sentence for alleged links to Gülen movement. 2022-02-03. Stockholm Center for Freedom. en-US.
11. News: Atilla Taş'a hapis cezası . Atilla Taş sentenced to prison . . 8 March 2018 . 8 March 2018.
12. Web site: January 19, 2021. The pre-trial detention of the singer and columnist Atilla Taş, on account of tweets and articles written by him, was unlawful and arbitrary. February 3, 2022. European Court for Human Rights.