Turkish singer Hande Yener's discography consists of fifteen studio albums, one split album, five compilation albums, two extended plays (EP) and thirteen singles. In the early 1990s, she met Sezen Aksu and started working as her backing vocalist. She made her debut in 2000, with her first studio album Senden İbaret, which was released by DMC. Two years later, her second studio album, Sen Yoluna... Ben Yoluma..., was released by Erol Köse Production. The album sold one million copies in the year it was released and received a platinum certification from MÜ-YAP.[1] In 2004, her third studio album, Aşk Kadın Ruhundan Anlamıyor, sold 412,000 copies, and in 2006 her fourth studio album, Apayrı, sold 165,000 copies, both of which received gold certifications.[1]
In 2007, her first electronic music album, Nasıl Delirdim?, was released. She also wrote many of the songs in the album. With her 2008 album Hipnoz and 2009 album Hayrola?, she continued making electronic music. With her eighth studio album Hande'ye Neler Oluyor?, which was released in April 2010, she returned to making pop music. The song "Bodrum" from this album topped the music charts in Turkey.[2] Yener was the featured artist on the song "Atma" from Sinan Akçıl's first studio album Kalp Sesi, which was released in April 2011. In September 2011, she released her ninth studio album Teşekkürler; followed by a split album with pop rock group Seksendört, titled Rüya, which was released in June 2012. In December 2012, her tenth studio album Kraliçe was released. Its lead single, "Hasta", ranked second on Turkey's music charts and topped many radio playlists.[2]
In 2013, Yener released two songs written and composed by Berksan: "Ya Ya Ya Ya" and "Biri Var". In April 2014, "Alt Dudak" was published as a promotional single from her eleventh studio album Mükemmel, which was released in June 2014.[3][4] The second single from this album was "Naber", for which the footage of Yener's concert at the HarbiyeCemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre were used to make a music video for the song.[5] In September 2014, Yener was featured on Berksan's single "Haberi Var mı?".
In 2015, Yener was among the artists whose names were included in Volga Tamöz's second studio album, No. 2, which was released in March. The two made the album's lead single "Sebastian". In July, her new single "Kışkışşş" was released. In August, a music video for the song "Hani Bana" was released, for which she again used the footage of her concert at the Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre. In December, she released her first duet with Serdar Ortaç, titled "İki Deli".[6]
"Acele Etme" is the lead single from Aşk Kadın Ruhundan Anlamıyor, and the first song from the album for which a music video was released. Its shooting took place in Rome, Italy.[43]
"Kelepçe" is the lead single from Apayrı, and the first song from the album for which a music video was released. For the music video, Ynere worked with Simon Henwood for the first time. It was recorded in London. Yener appeared as the Red Riding Hood in the clip.[46]
"Aşkın Ateşi" is the second song from Apayrı for which a music video was released. The clip was recorded in Italy. In 2006, the music video was chosen to represent Turkey at the OGAE Video Contest, where it ranked second among thirteen countries.[41]
"Kim Bilebilir Aşkı" is the last song from Apayrı to get a music video. The shooting took place in Rome, at Luca Tommassi's house, and Yener appeared as a geisha in the video.[47]
"Romeo" is the second song from Nasıl Delirdim? to get a music video. The song was dedicated to his then-fiancé Kadir Doğulu, and Doğulu also appeared in the video.[49]
"1 Yerde"
2008
Kemal Doğulu and Hande Yener
Kemal Doğulu
"1 Yerde" is Kemal Doğulu's first music video as a singer. Yener appeared alongside Kemal Doğulu in the clip.[50]
"Hipnoz" is from the first and only music video from the album with the same name. It was shot by Kemal Doğulu at Great London Hotel.[54] A few days after its release, some channels refused to aired it based on baseless news that it had been banned.[55] In the following days, it was confirmed that the clip was not banned in a document published by RTÜK.[56]
"Hayrola?" is the first and only music video from the album with the same title. Its recording took thirty hours. Four dancers accompanied Yener in the video.[58]
"Sopa" & "Yasak Aşk" is the first music from Hande'ye Neler Oluyor?. When Yener could not decide which song had to be made into a music video first, the two songs were combined in a single clip. The shooting lasted for a day, and Yener was chained during the shooting for two hours.[60] After the release of the clip, the song "Sopa" was re-released with a new single clip.[61]
"Uzaylı" is the first and only music video from the compilation album Hande'yle Yaz Bitmez. In the video shot on the coast of Şile with İbrahim Kendirci, Yener plays a giant falling out of space.[65]
"Çöp" is the last music video from Hande'ye Neler Oluyor?. Filming took place in the coast of Silivri under the direction of Kemal Doğulu within eight hours.[66]
"Atma" is the first music video from Sinan Akçıl's first studio album. Directed by Kemal Doğulu, its recording lasted for 16 hours and five models played in it.[68]
"Bana Anlat" is the first music video from the album Teşekkürler. It was directed by Kemal Doğulu in the coast of Şile, and actor Kerem Özşeker also appeared in it.[70]
"Unutulmuyor" is the lead single from Teşekkürler, and the second song from the album for which a music video was released. It was the first time that Yener worked with Şenol Korkmaz. The clip was recorded in Paris and preparing it took more than a month.[72][73]