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Yunus Emre was a 13th century Turkish poet and mystic, who had an immense influence on Turkish literature. He was the leading representative of mysticism in Anatolia. Under the influence of Mongol onslaught in the 13th century, the Islamic mystic (sufi) literature reached to its zenith and Yunus Emre became one of the most distinguished poets by his simple and pure style and his ability to easily describe even the most difficult mystic concepts in a few simple sentences. He is still a popular figure in a group of countries loca ...

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Yunus Emre

Yunus Emre was a 13th century Turkish poet and mystic, who had an immense influence on Turkish literature.

He was the leading representative of mysticism in Anatolia. Under the influence of Mongol onslaught in the 13th century, the Islamic mystic (sufi) literature reached to its zenith and Yunus Emre became one of the most distinguished poets by his simple and pure style and his ability to easily describe even the most difficult mystic concepts in a few simple sentences. He is still a popular figure in a group of countries located on a broad geography from Azerbaijan to Balkans. His poems, written by using traditional methods of Anatolian folk poetry, are mainly about the divine love and human destiny.

In Turkish:

Yunus durur benim adım, Gün geçtikçe artar odum, İki cihanda maksudum, Bana seni gerek seni.

Another Example in Turkish:

Ben yürürüm yana yana Aşk boyadı beni kana Ne akîlem ne divâne Gel gör beni aşk neyledi

Gâh eserim yeller gibi Gâh tozarım yollar gibi Gâh akarım seller gibi Gel gör beni aşk neyledi

Akarsulayın çağlarım Dertli ciğerim dağlarım Şeyhim anuban ağlarım Gel gör beni aşk neyledi

Ya elim al kaldır beni Ya vaslına erdir beni Çok ağlattın güldür beni Gel gör beni aşk neyledi

Ben yürürüm ilden ile Şeyh anarım dilden dile Gurbette halim kim bile Gel gör beni aşk neyledi

Mecnun oluban yürürüm O yâri düşte görürüm Uyanıp melûl olurum Gel gör beni aşk neyledi

Miskin Yunus bîçâreyim Baştan ayağa yâreyim Dost ilinden âvâreyim Gel gör beni aşk neyledi

In English:

"Yunus Emre the mystic" is my name, Each passing day fans and rouses my flame, What I desire in both worlds is the same: You're the one I need, you're the one I crave.

The town of Izmir dedicates an international song festival to Yunus Emre annually.