Yunus Emre

Yûnus Emre
Yûnus Emre
يونس امره
	Statue of Yûnus Emre in Karaman, Turkey
Personal
Born	1238; Sarıköy near Sivrihisar, Sultanate of Rum, now Turkey
Died	1320; Yunusemre (formerly Saru), Ottoman Beylik, now Turkey
Religion	Islam
Era	13th–14th centuries
Known for	Sufism, Diwan in Old Anatolian Turkish
Muslim leader
Period in office	13th and 14th century
	Influenced by Tapduk Emre, Rumi, Ahmed Yesevi, Haji Bektash Veli, Ahi Evren, Sarı Saltık;

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. The UNESCO General Conference unanimously passed a resolution declaring 1991, the 750th anniversary of the poet's birth, International Yunus Emre Year.^[3]

^ Güzel, Oğuz & Karatay 2002, p. 672.
^ Ambros 2002, p. 349.
^ Halman, Talat (2007). Rapture and Revolution. Syracusa University Press, Crescent Hill Publications. p. 316.

[FOOTNOTEGüzelOğuzKaratay2002672-1] Güzel, Oğuz & Karatay 2002, p. 672.

[FOOTNOTEAmbros2002349-2] Ambros 2002, p. 349.

[3] Halman, Talat (2007). Rapture and Revolution. Syracusa University Press, Crescent Hill Publications. p. 316.

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