Tag: Yunus Emre

  • Unpublished Yunus Emre poems discovered

    Unpublished Yunus Emre poems discovered

    A collection of 17 never before published Yunus Emre poems were discovered in an Istanbul bookstore.

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    17 unpublished poems belonging to renowned Sufi mystic Yunus Emre have emerged.

    Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Koksal, who discovered the collection, said, “those who know Yunus Emre’s style and language will understand that these poems belong to him.”

    In his statement about the newly discovered collection, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Koksal explained: “There are many copies of Yunus Emre’s diwan [collection of poems]. These diwans are found in many bookstores in Turkey and abroad. As a person who has read Yusus Emre’s diwan numerous times, when I compared the poems in the copy I found from the boostore to his other poems, I came across poems I am not familiar with. When we examine this diwan copy, it appears to me that it was written in the 17th century.”

    Indicating that Emre’s poems have been published through various channel, Prof. Dr. Koksal expressed that the poems he found have not yet been published.

    While the manuscript had been damaged by the corrosive effect of time, the written chapters had been protected original Ottoman was easily legible.

    Prof. Dr. Koksal stated, “I intend to have them published within the shortest time.”

    via Unpublished Yunus Emre poems discovered | Art & Culture | World Bulletin.

  • Turkey continues to progress towards becoming a regional super power, WSJ says

    Turkey continues to progress towards becoming a regional super power, WSJ says

    Yunus Emre05 December 2010, Sunday / THE ANATOLIA NEWS AGENCY, NEW YORK

    In a full page news story on Turkish province of İstanbul, one of the US’s most prominent business dailies Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said that Turkey continued to progress towards becoming a regional super power.

    The news story was published under the heading  ‘Empire Returning Back’ and included photographs from must-see locations of İstanbul.

    Written by Suzy Hansen, the WSJ article said that Turkey continued to move forward towards becoming a regional super power with a strong economy and a brave Prime Minister.

    The 2010 European Capital of Culture İstanbul is full of confidence that Turkey achieved in recent times, the news story said.

    The WSJ article also gave the names of various cites to be visited while in İstanbul.

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  • OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW YUNUS EMRE TURKISH CULTURAL CENTRE

    OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW YUNUS EMRE TURKISH CULTURAL CENTRE

    THE YUNUS EMRE INSTITUTE THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW YUNUS EMRE TURKISH CULTURAL CENTRE WILL TAKE PLACE ON 9th NOVEMBER 2010, at 1200 HOURS, WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC, Mr. ABDULLAH GUL THE YUNUS EMRE TURKISH CULTURAL CENTRE IN LONDON WILL NOT ONLY SERVE AS AN ULTIMATE SOURCE OF EDUCATION FOR THOSE LEARNING AND RESEARCHING, BUT ALSO TO HOST ART, CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC EVENTS

    yunus emreThe Yunus Emre Institute, which concentrates its activities introducing and spreading the Turkish language, culture, arts and history across the world, together with ongoing studies on international co-operation in these areas, opens its new Turkish Cultural Centre in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centres have opened in Bosnia Herzegovina, Albania, Egypt, Macedonia and Kazakhstan. Plans are underway for new branches in other countries including Germany, France, Kosovo, Syria and Russia. The Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centres offer services for all who are interested in Turkey, its language, arts and history. In addition to providing vast resources for those learning and researching, the Centres stage a variety of scientific and cultural events such as drawing, arts and photography exhibitions, film shows and thematic conferences and seminars.

    Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centre 10, Maple Street, London, W1T 5HA Contact Numbers for Details and Programme: Press Relations: Eriskay02 Ltd, E02 PR www.eriskay02.com/ info@eriskay02.com Press Liaisons: Ms. Esra Dillon, +44 7956 965 760 – esra@eriskay02.com Mr. Nigel Chism, +44 7904 210 452– nigel@eriskay02.com The Yunus Emre Foundation The Yunus Emre Foundation has been established for the purpose of introducing and promoting Turkey and her language, history, culture and arts, serving whoever wishes to gain access to and receive education in the Turkish language, culture and arts abroad and encouraging increased friendships and mutual understanding between Turkey and other world states, through increased cultural exchanges. The Yunus Emre Institute Established under the Yunus Emre Foundation, the Yunus Emre Institute pursues in addition, all kinds of educational, training and promotional activities, scientific research and practices in order to realise the above-mentioned profound goals of the Foundation. Positioned at the heart of the Foundation’s educational activities, the Institute’s objectives include, among others, giving scholars and researchers high levels of competency in the areas of the Turkish language, history, culture and arts and by training and education practices, through certification schemes. The Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centres Based in Sarajevo, Tirana, Cairo, Scopie and Astana and (having already entered the incorporation phase) in various countries such as Kosovo, Syria and Russia, starting with Germany and France, the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centres spend both separate and collective efforts for the purpose of strengthening friendships and developing intercultural relations between Turkey and other world states. This is achieved by introducing and promoting Turkey, the Turkish Language, arts, culture and history, through a variety of projects, cultural events and course programmes.