Yunus Emre
Turkish folk poet and Sufi mystic
- Lived
- 1241–1321
- Country
- Ottoman Empire
Updated September 2026
About Yunus Emre
Yunus Emre, also known as Derviş Yûnus, was a Turkish folk poet and Sufi who greatly influenced Turkish culture. The UNESCO General Conference unanimously passed a resolution declaring 1991, the 750th anniversary of the poet's birth, International Yunus Emre Year.
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