Atilla Taş

Atilla Taş (born 1975) is a Turkish singer. 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 Yam Yam 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in 2013 when an online petition proposed that Taş should be selected to represent Turkey at Eurovision, as Turkey has withdrawn from that competition over dissatisfaction with its rules.[3]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 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. On 8 March 2018 he was sentenced to 3 years, 1 month and 15 days of imprisonment.[10]

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 Archived May 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine., 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. ↑ Atilla Taş: “Dünyada iğdiş edilmeden bu sesi çıkaran 7 kişiden biriyim!”, HT Hayat
  6. ↑ (19 February 2014). Samsung'dan Sevgililer Günü'nde Atilla Tas Sürprizi, Haberler.com
  7. ↑ http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article140969148.html
  8. ↑ http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/arrested-turkish-singer-atilla-tas-released-from-jail.aspx?pageID=238&nID=111477&NewsCatID=341
  9. ↑ http://theglobepost.com/2017/03/31/turkey-releases-pop-star-20-journalists-in-media-case/
  10. ↑ "Atilla Taş'a hapis cezası" [Atilla Taş sentenced to prison]. BirGün. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.


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