Yunus Emre Quotes


Come let us be friends for once. Let us make life easy on us. Let us be loved ones and lovers. The earth shall be left to no one.


Citations

Emre, Yunus. Yunus Emre and His Mystical Poetry. Edited and translated by Talat S. Halman, Indiana University Turkish Studies, 1981, p. 57.

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Yunus Emre
Yunus Emre
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  • Nationality: Turkish
  • Profession: Poet

Yunus Emre (Turkish pronunciation: [juˈnus emˈɾe]) also known as Derviş Yunus (Yunus the Dervish) (1238–1328) was a Turkish folk poet and Sufi mystic who greatly influenced Turkish culture. His name, Yunus, is the equivalent to the English name Jonah. He wrote in Old Anatolian Turkish, an early stage of Turkish. The UNESCO General Conference unanimously passed a resolution declaring 1991, the 750th anniversary of the poet's birth, International Yunus Emre Year.