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Yunus Emre ( Turkish pronunciation: [juːˈnus emˈɾe]) also known as Derviş Yûnus (Yûnus the Dervish) (1238–1320) ( Old Anatolian Turkish: يونس امره) was a Turkish folk poet and Sufi who greatly influenced Turkish culture.
As Anatolia wrestles with the aftermath of Mongolian raids, Yunus meets an old man on the road who has a profound effect on his life.
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Yunus Emre (born c. 1238, Turkey—died c. 1320, Turkey) was a poet and mystic who exercised a powerful influence on Turkish literature. Though legend obscures the facts of his life, he is known to have been a Sufi (Islamic mystic) who sat for 40 years at the feet of his master, Tapduk Emre.
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Nov 23, 2021 · At the fifth event organized by Yunus Emre Institute within the scope of the cultural collaboration with the University of Illinois, the life and philosophy of Yunus Emre, one of the most important personalities of the Turkish language and culture and who had an important influence in Anatolia's understanding of Sufism, was discussed.
Yunus Emre (Turkish pronunciation: [juˈnus emˈɾe]) (1238–1320) was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic who greatly influenced Anatolian culture. His name, Yunus, means “Dolphin” in Turkish but is also equivalent to the English name Jonas.
Yunus Emre is probably the best-loved poet in Turkey, loved for his simple humanity as well as sublime wisdom. The information on his life is fragmentary, based on what he writes in his Diwan and on stories told within the Bektashi tradition.
Jan 15, 2015 · Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present.
