Hakan Taş
Hakan Taş | |
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 Hakan Taş in 2017 | |
| Member, Berlin House of Representatives | |
| In office 2011–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 15, 1966 |
| Party | Independent politician |
Other political affiliations | Die Linke |
Hakan Taş (born 15 September 1966 in Kemah) is a Turkish-German Independent politician.
Biography
Hakan Taş was born in Kemah, Turkey and is of Kurdish-Alevi descent.[1] He moved to Berlin in 1980 and has lived there since. In 1983, he completed training as a business clerk and was also active as a youth representative, works council member, and trade union board member.[2] He later worked as a journalist and freelance writer. Politically, he was involved with the Die Linke party and particularly campaigned for the rights of immigrants. He was elected to the Berlin House of Representatives in the election held on 18 September 2011. There, Taş spoke on issues such as security, integration and participation policy and was the chairman of the Committee on Labour, Integration and Social Affairs. He openly confessed his homosexuality during the time. In the 2021 election to the Berlin House of Representatives, he was not re-elected.[3][4]
In June 2024, he resigned from the Die Linke party and announced his move to the alliance led by Sahra Wagenknecht.[5]
Public profile
When the Berlin imam Abu Bilal Ismail referred to Gaza as the "land of jihad" and Jews as the "slayers of prophets" during his Friday sermon on 18 July 2014, and led a prayer calling for actions against Jews worldwide, Taş filed a complaint against him for incitement of hatred and simultaneously called on all German federal and state parliamentarians of Turkish origin to join his protest.[6] Taş was considered a hostile target for German and Turkish right-wing extremists and therefore received police protection at times. In June 2013, runes were placed in his apartment, and he received death threats,[7] while in December 2017 he was, according to his own account, punched in the face by a Turkish right-wing extremist.[8]
On 15 December 2018, the Berlin police initiated investigations against Taş for drunk driving and hit-and-run, as he allegedly drove into a street light while intoxicated and then continued driving. Following this, Taş announced that he would temporarily step down from his spokesperson role and his position on the parliamentary group executive board.[9] In August 2019, the Legal Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives lifted Taş's parliamentary immunity.[10] In October 2019, Taş received a penalty of €5,600 (70 daily fines of €80) for his offence.[11]
References
- ↑ Thorkit Treichel (14 December 2017). "Hassfigur für Neonazis und Islamisten" [Hate figure for neo-Nazis and Islamists]. Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "Zur Person" [About the person]. Hakan Taş official website (in German). Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ↑ Suzan Gülfirat (31 October 2003). "Der verstossene Sohn" [The rejected son]. Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ Dennis Klein (19 September 2011). "Berlins Parlament noch queerer" [Berlin's parliament even queerer]. queer.de (in German). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "Ehemaliger Berliner Linke-Abgeordneter Hakan Tas will zum BSW wechseln" [Former Berlin Left Party MP Hakan Taş wants to join BSW]. rbb24 (in German). June 2024. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ Paul Middelhoff (23 July 2014). "Antisemitismus Ermittlungen gegen Hassprediger wegen Volksverhetzung" [Anti-Semitism: investigations against hate preacher for incitement]. Der Spiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ Frank Bachner (14 May 2017). "Zerstörte Reifen SS Runen und Morddrohungen" [Destroyed tires, SS runes and death threats]. Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ Lars von Törne (4 December 2017). "Angriff auf Linken Politiker Hakan Taş" [Attack on Left Party politician Hakan Taş]. Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ Alexander Dinger, Isabell Jürgens (15 December 2018). "Linken Politiker Hakan Tas bei Alkoholfahrt erwischt" [Left Party politician Hakan Taş caught drunk driving]. Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "Parlament hebt Immunität des Linken Abgeordneten Tas auf" [Parliament lifts immunity of Left Party MP Taş]. Tagesspiegel Checkpoint (in German). Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ Sebastian Leber (19 October 2019). "Hakan Taş spricht über den Fehler seines Lebens" [Hakan Taş speaks about the mistake of his life]. Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.