Yunus Emre - The Sufi Poet Who Shaped the Turkish Language

We continue our exploration of Sufi poetry by looking at one of the greatest poets to write in the Turkish language.

Sources/Suggested Reading:

• Smith, Grace Martin (1993). "The Poetry of Yunus Emre: A Turkish Sufi Poet". University of California Press.
• Soileau, Mark (2018). "Humanist Mystics: Nationalism and the Commemoration of Saints in Turkey". The University of Utah Press.

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