Carpe Diem (Hande Yener album)

Carpe Diem
Studio album by Hande Yener
Released	2 October 2020
Recorded	2018–2020
Genre	Pop electronic
Length	35:34
Label	Poll
Producer	Polat Yağcı
Hande Yener chronology
Hepsi Hit Vol. 2 (2017) Carpe Diem (2020) Afrodizyak (2023)

Carpe Diem is the fourteenth studio album by Turkish singer Hande Yener. The first part, Carpe Diem Part I, which contains 10 songs in total,^[1] was released on 2 October 2020 by Poll Production.^[2] Eight of the songs in the album were written and arranged by Berksan and Misha, while one was prepared by Fikri Karayel and Deeperise, and another by Mete Özgencil and Devrim Karaoğlu. Carpe Diem is a pop and electronic album that also has elements of synth-pop, funky house, deep house and R&B. Unlike Yener's previous works, the eight songs prepared by Berksan were first composed and lyrics were later put on them. Yener explained that she named the album based on the philosophy of "living at the moment, knowing the value of the moment" and then a song with the same name was written and included in the tracking list. The album was set to be released in April 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the release date was postponed. It eventually became available in October 2020.

The album received positive feedback from music critics who praised Yener's ability in "renewing herself" and added that the work "surpasses the current typical pop sound". In the first week following its release, Carpe Diem ranked first on D&R's list of best-selling albums and topped the iTunes Turkey chart. The album's first music video was directed by Aytekin Yalçın for the song "Carpe Diem" and released on the same day as the album.^[3] The second music video, also directed by Yalçın, was made for the track "Aşk Sandım".^[4]