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Yunus Emre

Yunus Emre

Turkish poet
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... Wikipedia
Influenced by: Rumi, Haji Bektash Veli, and Ahmad Yasawi
Died: 1320; Yunusemre (formerly Saru), Ottoman Beylik, now Turkey
Era: 13th - 14th Centuries
Known for: Sufism, Diwan in Old Anatolian Turkish