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Makbule Hande Özyener, known professionally as Hande Yener, is a Turkish singer and songwriter. She made her debut in the early 2000s, and since then has become a prominent figure of Turkish pop music with numerous songs that topped the music charts. Alongside her music career, she is also known for her choice of clothes and has renewed her image multiple times over the years. She has occasionally…
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entertainment · Turkish singer and songwriter (born 1973) · singer · songwriter · recording artist · also Hande Yener, Makbule Hande Özyener, Yener
Born 12 January 1973 · Q82199
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“Let Hande Yener pray for her mother who gave birth to a pretentious daughter with an unadorned nature. Otherwise, with the release of this latest album, and the rain of criticism that has emerged in terms of”
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“If the most popular songs are grocery music based on what she said, then the songs that most probably fall in that category are her own songs.”
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Haber Aktüel: Hande Yener Bursa Konserinde Göbek Şov Yaptı
Türkiye Today: Istanbul Festival hosts pop stars Levent Yuksel and Hande Yener
Haberler.com: Hande Yener’den İstanbul Festivali’nde 50 Kişilik Senfoni Orkestrası Eşliğinde Sezen Aksu Şarkıları
Published video “Ego”.
Yener became the subject of a criminal investigation by Turkish prosecutors after a complaint alleged that remarks she reportedly made during concerts in Istanbul and Muğla in 2025, including a statement interpreted as o
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Published video “bana ne.”.
Published video “Max”.
Published video “Aklımda”.
Published video “Ben En Çok”.
Published video “Sana Bir Şey Olmaz”.
Published video “Misafir”.
Published video “Bakıcaz”.
Published video “Vay”.
Published video “Leyla”.
NTV: Hande Yener'den oğlu Çağın Kulaçoğlu'na: İyi ki doğdun kıymetlim
Onedio: Hande Yener, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan'la Görüşmeye Gittiği İçin Kendisine "Yalaka" Diyenlere Konserde Cevap Verdi
Onedio: Hande Yener'in 18 Yıl Önceki 'Apayrı' Dönemlerinden Bir Video "Eskileri Boşuna Övüp Moda Yapmıyoruz" Dedirtti
Milliyet: Hande Yener'in acı günü! 'Dünyamı kaybettim'
Released album “Afrodizyak”.
bianet: Hande Yener: Nasıl Zor Şimdi
Released album “Carpe Diem”.
Released album “Aşk Tohumu (Remix)”.
Turkish rap music became more mainstream and the Turkish pop music market and its singers made an attempt to adapt to this new situation, among whom was also Yener
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Yener was featured on Aylin Coşkun's song "Manzara", which topped the music charts and its music video was directed by Yener herself
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Released album “Hepsi Hit Vol 2”.
Hürriyet's music critics published a list of Turkey's Best 100 Albums, on which Sen Yoluna
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Released album “Hepsi Hit Vol. 1”.
Fashion designer Cemil İpekçi described Yener as the most frumpish dressed celebrity in Turkey
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Sozcu: Hande Yener, bu hafta Beyaz Show'da! Hande Yener kimdir?
Released album “İki Deli”.
For the recognition of homosexual marriage in the US, and it brought back Yener's relationship with the LGBT movement back to the surface, and at the same time led to criticism as the singer had remained silent on LGBT i
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For the recognition of homosexual marriage in the US, and it brought back the questions surrounding Yener's relationship with the movement back to the surface, and at the same time led to criticism as she had remained si
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Released album “Mükemmel”.
“s songs are mutual with those of Demet Akalın in this aspect. The singer has written almost all the lyrics on several of her albums, but she has worked periodically with various songwriters such as Altan Çetin, Alper Narman, Fettah Can and Sinan Akçıl on most of her albums and described the songs written by them as”
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For the cover of Mükemmel she wore a golden glittering outfit similar to the one used by Rihanna in the music video for "Rude Boy"
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Released album “Best of Hande Yener”.
Released album “Hande Yener Best of Remixes”.
Released ep “Ya Ya Ya Ya”.
Was the Turkish singer whose music videos were viewed the most on YouTube
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Reacted to the urban development plan for Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park by joining the Gezi Park protests at the Taksim Square
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Yener went on the podium with an outfit similar to one of Gaga's in a fashion week, about which she said: "All fashion designers around the world want to work with her
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Won the Best Stage Performance award at the 3rd Pal FM Music Awards
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And the most played song on YouTube inside Turkey
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t24.com.tr: Hande Yener: Benim için Eurovision çoktan öldü
Released album “Kraliçe”.
Released album “Rüya”.
Performed at an event to help needy students in Kuşadası
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Released album “Teşekkürler”.
Released album “Hande ile Yaz Bitmez”.
Released album “Hande'ye Neler Oluyor?”.
And 2014, but lost the first one to Şebnem Ferah and the second one to Atiye
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Her music video for "Sopa" was found similar to Cheryl's music video for "3 Words"
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Joined the Greenpeace movement in Turkey and supported their anti-nuclear stance by asking the government to abandon its nuclear energy plans in Turkey
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Released album “Hayrola”.
Participated in the Istanbul Pride and made a statement on the rights of homosexuals in Turkey: "I do not think that homosexuals in Turkey are given the proper value they deserve
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“s Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). With her 2010 album Hande”
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Again faced questions about her admiration for Madonna, about which she said: "She is the only living star in the world
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The pin-up models of the 1950s and 1960s were her most obvious source of inspiration based on which she chose her outfits
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Was given the Honorary Award at the European Union Quality Awards
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Released album “Hipnoz”.
And 2011 received two more awards from the organization as the Turkish Female Pop Music Soloist of the Year
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Music critic Naim Dilmener responded to the comments surrounding Yener's electronic music and copying the image of Marilyn Manson by saying: "Her robotic music is, in simple words, bad
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Yener urged the politicians to solve the issues about homosexuals in Turkey to help with accelerating the negotiations about accession of Turkey to the European Union
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Released album “Nasıl Delirdim?”.
Yener was asked questions about the fondness of gay people of herself
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2011 and 2012, Yener received the Turkish Female Pop Music Artist award
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At the award ceremony organized by İstanbul FM, she received the Best Female Pop Artist award
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Similar scenes were found between Yener's music video for "Kibir" and Rihanna's music video for "SOS"
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For her music video "Romeo" and in one of her concerts, she wore an outfit similar to the one worn by Jennifer Lopez at the 2006 Echo Music Prize
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Demet Akalın, Ebru Destan and Serdar Ortaç referred to her as "Fake Madonna"
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Yener had an argument with various other singers after she used the term "grocery music" and her name started to appear in court cases and lawsuits
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Released ep “Hande Maxi”.
Released album “Apayrı”.
Her image was compared to that of Sibel Kekilli, and hair slightly wavy hairstyle was found similar to that of Madonna's in the late 1970s
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And received a gold certification from MÜ-YAP
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“I listened to foreign music for years. I started listening to Turkish music by listening to Ajda Pekkan and Sezen Aksu. I wanted to become a singer out of my love for them. They have had their influence on me, I accept it.”
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Released album “Aşk Kadın Ruhundan Anlamıyor”.
“I listen to the songs while being played by guitar with all my soul and feelings, as a listener. If I like it myself, I”
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Said that she didn't want people to get tired of her and that artists should be like Madonna to be listened to for years
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Released album “Sen Yoluna... Ben Yoluma...”.
Released ep “Extra”.
Included new versions of the songs from her first studio album Senden İbaret
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Released album “Senden İbaret”.
Appeared on a special episode of Late Night Show on MTV as part of a campaign to help the survivors of the 1999 İzmit earthquake
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Won the Best Newcomer award at the Golden Butterfly Awards, and the music video for "Yalanın Batsın" was awarded with the Best Music Video award together with Candan Erçetin's music video for "Elbette"
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Born 1973-01-12.
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s songs are mutual with those of Demet Akalın in this aspect. The singer has written almost all the lyrics on several of her albums, but she has worked periodically with various songwriters such as Altan Çetin, Alper Narman, Fettah Can and Sinan Akçıl on most of her albums and described the songs written by them as
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