Teşekkürler (Thanks) is şekküthe ninth studio album by Turkish singer Hande Yener. It was released on 20 September 2011 by Poll Production. It contains elements of pop music and was Yener's first studio album since the 2010 release of Hande'ye Neler Oluyor?, with which she returned to making pop music. All of the songs on the album were written and composed by Sinan Akçıl, who had also prepared the entire songs on Yener's previous album as well. The album was produced by Polat Yağcı.
Containing 12 songs in total, Teşekkürler was dedicated by Yener to her fans and described as a "Summary of 11 Years of Career". Music critics were split in two groups on their reaction to the album: Some praised it, while others wrote negative reviews and compared various aspects of it to Yener's earlier albums. The first song from the album to be released was "Bana Anlat", which was performed by Yener at the Golden Butterfly Awards in June 2011 and released as a promotional single. Following the album's release, separate music videos were released for the songs "Unutulmuyor", "Teşekkürler", "Havaalanı" and "Dön Bana" respectively.
The album was promoted live on Kral TV the night before its release and was ordered over 59,000 times. Yener performed the album's songs on various TV programs, including Beyaz Show and Bugün Ne Giysem?, and gave a number of concerts across Turkey to promote the album. The remixed versions of some of the album's songs were later included in the album Rüya, which was released in June 2012.
Background and release
In late 2009, Hande Yener announced that she would set electronic music aside and return to making pop music. She released her eighth studio album Hande'ye Neler Oluyor? in 2010. After the release of Hande'ye Neler Oluyor?, Yener continued her career by releasing the remix album Hande'yle Yaz Bitmez (September, 2010) and in April 2011 she was featured on the song "Atma" from Sinan Akçıl's first studio album Kalp Sesi. Two months later on 13 June 2011 Yener received the Best Turkish Female Pop Music Soloist at the 38th Golden Butterfly Awards. After receiving this award she performed the song "Bana Anlat" from her upcoming ninth studio album. The song was later released as a promotional single on digital platforms.
On 7 August 2011, Yener announced on her Facebook account that her new album would be released in August and that it would contain 13 new songs and one 1 remix. However, the album was not released in August and on 5 September 2011 it was stated that the release date was set as 16 September 2011. In the following days, the lyrics for some of the songs were released online. On 15 September, a part of the song "Havaalanı" was released as a teaser together with a video. In the video, the album's cover was shown and the release date was announced as 19 September 2011. It was also mentioned that the album would contain 12 songs.
On 19 September 2011, the distribution process for Hande Yener's ninth studio album, Teşekkürler, began and on 20 September 2011 it was released by Poll Production in CD and digital formats. Like its predecessor, Hande'ye Neler Oluyor?, all of the songs on the album were written and composed by Sinan Akçıl. Akçıl was also featured on the song "Teşekkürler", after which the album itself was named. Polat Yağcı produced the album, which was dedicated by Yener to her fans and described as a "Summary of 11 Years of Career". She also thanked the production staff on the album's cover. Teşekkürler was promoted on 19 September on a special program on Kral TV. A plaque of appreciation was also presented to those attending the ceremony that night. Teşekkürler sold 59,906 copies and was nominated for the Best Album award at the award ceremony organized by Siyaset Dergisi but did not receive it.
