Kaplan started his television career in 1996 with the TV series Tatlı Kaçıklar, and then starred in the movie Hemşo and the TV series Asayiş Berkemal. In addition to acting, she entered the music market and released her first album Gönül Borcu. With her second album Sayende, she had a big breakthrough and won the "Best Debut Female Artist" award at the Kral TV Video Music Awards. Then she released her album Motive in 2008. After a 2-year break, she released her first single called Aşk Dili in 2011. She debuted with the song titled "Haberin Yok", whose lyrics and music belong to Gülşen. After a one-year break, Yıldız Kaplan released her second single "Eline Gözüne Dizine Dursun", which was sung by Ajda Pekkan, on digital platforms in August 2013. The song, whose music video was shot under the direction of Müjdat Küpşi, became one of the hits. In September 2013, her third single "Hoşgeldin" was released on digital platforms. In late February 2014, the artist released her 4th single titled "Söz", whose lyrics and music belong to Şehrazat. In the same year, she released a single titled "Uçabiliriz".