Atilla Taş

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| name = Atilla Taş

| image = Atilla Taş-2012.jpg

| caption = Taş in 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|2|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actor|TV presenter|columnist}}

| education = New York Film Academy

| spouse = İlkay Sarıköse (m. 1991–?)
{{marriage|Meryem Güler|2016}}

| children = 1

| module = {{infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| genre = Pop

| years_active = 1998–present

| label = {{hlist|Erol Köse|Seyhan}}

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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".(14 October 2012). [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/social-media-campaign-tries-to-brand-turkish-song-as-greek.aspx?pageID=238&nID=32364&NewsCatID=374 Social media campaign tries to brand Turkish song as Greek], Hürriyet Daily News(22 October 2012). [http://www.spothaber.com/guncel/erol-koseden-attila-tas-ve-dogus-yorumu-2707.html Erol Köse'den Attila Taş ve Doğuş Yorumu] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527214902/http://www.spothaber.com/guncel/erol-koseden-attila-tas-ve-dogus-yorumu-2707.html |date=May 27, 2014 }}, SpotHaber (in Turkish) 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in 2013 when an online petition proposed that Taş should be selected to represent Turkey at Eurovision, as Turkey has withdrawn from that competition over dissatisfaction with its rules.(17 September 2013). [http://www.milliyet.com.tr/-eurovision-a-atilla-tas-la/magazin/detay/1764795/default.htm 'Eurovision'a Atilla Taş'la katılalım' kampanyası], Milliyet

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.(27 November 1999). [http://www.milliyet.com.tr/1999/11/27/t/yasam/yas02.html 13 Turk'u yok etti], Milliyet[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!”], HT Hayat

In February 2014, a humorous video project Taş did with Samsung received over one million views in two days.(19 February 2014). [http://www.haberler.com/samsung-dan-sevgililer-gunu-nde-atilla-tas-5688732-haberi/ Samsung'dan Sevgililer Günü'nde Atilla Tas Sürprizi], Haberler.com

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".{{Cite web |url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article140969148.html |title=Mcclatchydc |access-date=2017-04-01 |archive-date=2017-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402081754/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article140969148.html |url-status=dead }} Although a court ordered his release{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/arrested-turkish-singer-atilla-tas-released-from-jail-111477|title=Arrested Turkish singer Atilla Taş released from jail - Turkey News|website=Hürriyet Daily News}} on 31 March 2017, the decision was reversed{{Cite web|url=https://theglobepost.com/2017/03/31/turkey-releases-pop-star-20-journalists-in-media-case/|title=Turkish Court First Rules To Release Journalists, Then Reverses Decision|date=March 31, 2017}} after an appeal by the prosecutor. He was held in pre-trial detention for a total of one year, one month and 21 days.{{Cite web|last=SCF|date=2018-11-09|title=Turkish singer Atilla Taş detained to serve sentence for alleged links to Gülen movement|url=https://stockholmcf.org/turkish-singer-atilla-tas-detained-over-alleged-links-to-gulen-movement/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=Stockholm Center for Freedom|language=en-US}} On 8 March 2018 he was sentenced to 3 years, 1 month and 15 days of imprisonment.{{cite news |title=Atilla Taş'a hapis cezası |trans-title=Atilla Taş sentenced to prison |url=https://www.birgun.net/haber-detay/atilla-tas-a-hapis-cezasi-207327.html |newspaper=BirGün |date=8 March 2018 |accessdate=8 March 2018}} In January 2021, the European Court of Human Rights found his pre-trial detention unlawful and arbitrary.{{Cite web|date=January 19, 2021|title=The pre-trial detention of the singer and columnist Atilla Taş, on account of tweets and articles written by him, was unlawful and arbitrary|url=https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion/pdf/?library=ECHR&id=003-6910050-9279640&filename=Judgment%20Atilla%20Tas%20v.%20Turkey%20-%20Pre-trial%20detention%20of%20singer/columnist%20for%20tweets%20critical%20of%20government%20policies.pdf|access-date=February 3, 2022|website=European Court for Human Rights}}