Yunus Emre
Yunus Emre (Turkish pronunciation: ) 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.
Yûnus Emre | |
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يونس امره | |
 Statue of Yûnus Emre in Karaman, Turkey | |
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| Born | 1238 |
| Died | 1320 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | [13th - 14th Centuries] |
| Known for | Sufism, Diwan in Old Anatolian Turkish |
| Muslim leader | |
| Period in office | 13th and 14th century |
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Biography
Yunus Emre has exercised immense influence on new formed Turkish literature, which was a combination of Persian and Arabic languages from his own day until the present, because Yunus Emre is, after Ahmed Yesevi and Sultan Walad, one of the first known poets to have composed works in the spoken Old Anatolian Turkish of his own age and region rather than in only Persian or Arabic. His diction remains very close to the popular speech of the people in Central and Western Anatolia. This is also the language of a number of anonymous folk-poets, folk-songs, fairy tales, riddles (Hayran), and proverbs.
Like the Oghuz Book of Dede Korkut, an older and anonymous Central Asian epic, the Persian folklore that inspired Yunus Emre in his occasional use of Hayran as a poetic device had been handed down orally to him and his contemporaries. This strictly oral tradition continued for a long while. Following the Mongolian invasion of Anatolia, facilitated by the Sultanate of Rûm's defeat at the 1243 Battle of Köse Dağ, Islamic mystic literature thrived in Anatolia; Yunus Emre became one of its most distinguished poets. He remains a popular figure in a number of countries, stretching from Azerbaijan to the Balkans, with seven different and widely dispersed localities disputing the privilege of having his tomb within their boundaries. Yunus Emre's most important book is Risaletu’n Nushiyye.[opinion]
Yunus is the Arabic rooted name for Jonah.
His poems, written in the tradition of Anatolian folk poetry, mainly concern divine love as well as human destiny:
Yunus'dur benim adım | My name is Yunus, |
and a poem about Muhammad, Ali, Hasan and Husayn:
Araya araya bulsam izini | By constantly searching, I would find the trace of you |
In popular culture
Yunus Emre was the focus of Yunus Emre: Askin Yolculugu, a two-season 44-episode fictional drama based on his life, premiering in 2015 on Turkish National Television (TRT), created by Mehmet Bozdağ, and starring Gökhan Atalay as Yunus Emre. Yunus Emre has also been the focus of a film and a song; his representations in popular culture include:
- Yunus Emre: Askin Yolculugu - A two-season 44-episode fictional drama based on the life of Yunus Emre, premiering in 2015 on Turkish National Television (TRT).
- Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi - A 2014 Turkish film based on Yunus Emre's life starring Devrim Evin in the lead role.
- Adımız Miskindir Bizim - A 1973 psychedelic folk-rock song by Mazhar ve Fuat, with lyrics belongs to Yunus Emre.
- Yûnus Emre Divânı 1 - A 2021 album based on four poems: Şükür Şükür Ol Çalab'a, Hak'dan Gelen Şerbeti, Cânlar Cânını Buldum and Biz Dünyadan Gider Olduk by Yunus Emre was produced by the group An'dan İçeri, with music from Turkish composer Tuncay Korkmaz.
Gallery
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Yunus Emre Statue in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey
See also
References
Sources
- Ambros, Edith G. (2002). "Yunus Emre". In Bearman, P. J.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E. & Heinrichs, W. P. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume XI: W–Z. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 349–350. ISBN 978-90-04-12756-2.
- Güzel, Hasan Celâl; Oğuz, Cem; Karatay, Osman, eds. (2002). The Turks: Middle ages. Vol. 2. Yeni Türkiye.
- Tatcı, Mustafa (2013). "YÛNUS EMRE". TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. 43 (Vekâlet – Yûsî) (in Turkish). Istanbul: Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, Centre for Islamic Studies. pp. 600–606. ISBN 978-975-389-754-9.
External links
- Turkish television series (2015-), episode list at IMDb: Season 1, episodes 1-22 & Season 2, episodes 1-22, 23
- Yunus Emre's Humanism
- Yunus Emre & Humanism (short)
- Mystical Poetry Of Yunus Emre
- Works by Yunus Emre at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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