Yunus Emre

Summary

Yunus Emre is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Asia Minor^[2]. He was born on 1241^[3]. He passed away in Anatolia^[4]. He died on January 1, 1321^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], writer^[7], mystic^[8], and literary scholar^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month, #7,118 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Asia Minor^[2], Yunus Emre…
• Yunus Emre passed away in Anatolia^[4].
• Yunus Emre was born on 1241^[3].
• Yunus Emre died on January 1, 1321^[5].
• Yunus Emre held citizenship in Ottoman Empire^[11].
• Yunus Emre is identified as part of the Turks ethnic group^[12].
• Yunus Emre's professions included poet^[6].
• Yunus Emre worked as a writer^[7].
• Yunus Emre's professions included mystic^[8].
• Yunus Emre worked as a literary scholar^[9].
• Yunus Emre's field of work was poetry^[13].
• Yunus Emre's field of work was literature^[14].
• Yunus Emre's field of work was Sufism^[15].
• Yunus Emre's religion is recorded as Islam^[16].
• Yunus Emre's religion is recorded as Twelver Shiism^[17].
• Yunus Emre's religion is recorded as Bektashi Order^[18].
• Yunus Emre was influenced by Haji Bektash Veli^[19].
• Yunus Emre was influenced by Tapduk Emre^[20].
• Yunus Emre is recorded as male^[21].
• Yunus Emre's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Yunus Emre's Commons category is recorded as Yunus Emre^[23].
• Yunus Emre's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yunus Emre^[24].
• Yunus Emre's described by source is recorded as Qāmūs al-ʾaʿlām^[25].
• Yunus Emre's described by source is recorded as UNESCO Courier^[26].
• Yunus Emre's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Turkish^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: TR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1240^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1321^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 48d12923-c94c-42d1-90a6-50860fac06b7^[32]

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Origins and Family

Yunus Emre was born in Asia Minor^[2]. He was born on 1241^[3]. He is identified as part of the Turks ethnic group^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], writer^[7], mystic^[8], and literary scholar^[9]. Fields of work include poetry^[13], a literary form^[33]; literature^[14], a type of arts^[34]; and Sufism^[15], a religious movement^[35].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Islam^[16], a major religious group^[36], founded in 0631^[37]; Twelver Shiism^[17], a religious denomination^[38]; and Bektashi Order^[18], a tariqa^[39], founded in 1201^[40], headquartered in World Headquarters of the Bektashi^[41].

Death and Burial

Yunus Emre died on January 1, 1321^[5]. He passed away in Anatolia^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Yunus Emre include Yunus Emre Institute^[42], a nonprofit organization^[43], in Turkey^[44], founded in 2007^[45], headquartered in Ankara^[46].

Why It Matters

Yunus Emre ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month, #7,118 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for him include Yunus Emre Institute^[42], a nonprofit organization^[43], in Turkey^[44], founded in 2007^[45], headquartered in Ankara^[46].

FAQs

Where was Yunus Emre born?

Born in Asia Minor^[2], Yunus Emre…

Where did Yunus Emre die?

Yunus Emre died in Anatolia^[4].

What did Yunus Emre do for work?

Yunus Emre worked as poet^[6], writer^[7], mystic^[8], and literary scholar^[9].