Yunus Emre Institute

Yunus Emre Institute (Turkish: Yunus Emre Enstitüsü) is a world-wide non-profit organization created by the Turkish government in 2007. Named after the famous 14th-century poet Yunus Emre, it aims to promote Turkish language and culture around the world. It has been regarded a Turkish soft power institution[1][2] and was created by decree by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[3][4][5] The activities, branching and networking of the institute has most intensely been centered in and around the Balkans region.

Yunus Emre Institute
Yunus Emre Enstitüsü
Yunus Emre Enstitüsü, Ankara
Named afterYunus Emre
Founded2007 (2007)
FounderGovernment of Turkey
TypeCultural institution
HeadquartersTurkey, Ankara
Area served
Worldwide
ProductTurkish cultural education
Key people
Hayati Develi, Şeref Ateş
Websitewww.yee.org.tr

Map showing the distribution of Yunus Emre Institute branches in and around Europe.

List of locations

References
  1. "JTW Interview] Minister S. Kaplan:". Journal of Turkish Weekly. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  2. "Yunus Emre Institutes to introduce Turkish culture". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  3. "Yunus Emre Institute takes over Turkology project from TİKA". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  4. "Turkey goes global as cultural outreach follows foreign policy forays". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  5. "From the Bosphorus: Straight - Yunus Emre Institute a test of endurance". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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