She subsequently released numerous other albums including Melek (2004), Kırık Kalpler Durağında (2009) and Milyonlarca Kuştuk... (2013).

In 1994, she started working as a TV presenter, and in 2007 she produced her own program Candan Erçetin'le Beraber ve Solo Şarkılar.

For her contributions to France–Turkey relations, Erçetin was awarded with the Order of Arts and Letters by French President François Hollande in 2014.

Separate music videos were made for the songs "Umrumda Değil", "Hangi Aşk Adil Ki", "Vakit Varken", "Daha", "Nar Çiçeği" and "Sevdim Sevilmedim" from the album.

The 10th song from this album "Yalan" received a great deal of attention and was listened to by a large number of people.

By March 1998, Erçetin stated that she had started to make plans for her next album and said: "We are looking for a new sound in the world by following where the music industry is going, but the outline will not change much.

[10] Music critics had a positive reaction to the album, saying that the personality of the singer is integrated into her work and the audience travels with her into different worlds.

[11] Abdullah Kılıç from Zaman revealed "Dünya Durma" and "Unut Sevme" from the album as the most listened songs of 2000.

[12] In 2001, Erçetin, who was presenting the program Günlük Hayat on NTV, recorded the song "Sevdan Olmasa" for the album Yadigâr as a tribute to Melih Kibar.

[14] Music videos were made for the album's hit lead single "Gamsız Hayat" as well as the song "Parçalandım".

[15][22] In the same year, Erçetin together with Beyazıt Öztürk, Ceza, Nev and Harem performed in 17 different cities for 23 days as a part of Fanta Youth Festival.

[16] In 2004, she was among the artists featured on the album Söz Vermiş Şarkılar in tribute to Murathan Mungan and performed the song "Çember".

[24] In early 2005, she was cast in a leading role opposite Beyazıt Öztürk on the musical Yıldızların Altında, and later that year on 9 December her new album Aman Doktor was released by DMC.

[27] In June 2006 Erçetin, appeared on the 68th episode of the TV series Yabancı Damat and sang at the wedding ceremony of the characters Eftelya and Memik.

[16] In August 2007, she took part in the "Our Hearts Strike On The Street" project for animals and with the likes of Ajda Pekkan, Hande Yener, Sezen Aksu and Yaşar performed at a concert in Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena.

[36][37] Music critics gave generally positive reviews for this album that came after Erçetin's hiatus; the singer's intellectual way was seen in this work as well and the compositions were praised too.

's president Ünal Aysal announced at the club-owned channel Galatasaray TV that Candan Erçetin was admitted to the sport club's newly formed board.

[42] She was appointed vice president of the club following the board elections at the extraordinary general assembly held on 22 June 2013.

[45][46] Erçetin began the preparations for her seventh studio album in 2011, and after one year of producing and recording she released it quietly on 3 June 2013 with the title Milyonlarca Kuştuk....[47][48] Due to the Gezi Park protests, the album's promotions were postponed and the promotions were initially made only on the artist's website and the music company's website.

[50] For this album, Erçetin chose Nâzım Hikmet's poem "Bence Şimdi Sen De Herkes Gibisin" and turned it into a song.

[51] In January 2014, Erçetin received the Order of Arts and Letters medal from the French President François Hollande for her contributions to France–Turkey relations.

In the weeks during their battle of words Demet Akbağ, Derya Şensoy, Esra Erol, Gupse Özay and Saba Tümer appeared on one of Erçetin's parodies titled "women solidarity" to which Öztürk responded with another parody titled "men solidarity", featuring Ali İhsan Varol, Emre Karayel, Hayko Cepkin, Mustafa Üstündağ, Nuri Alço and Ümit Besen.

[53] The battle of words ended on 23 January 2015, when Erçetin appeared on Beyaz Show again and performed a duet with Öztürk.

[55] Erçetin later rerecorded the Turkish folk song "A Ballad for Chanakkale" in honor of the 18 March Martyrs Memorial Day and the 101st Anniversary of the Çanakkale Victory.