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Yunus Emre Institute

Yunus Emre Enstitüsü
Yunus Emre Enstitüsü, Ankara
Named after	Yunus Emre
Founded	2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Founder	Government of Turkey
Type	Cultural institution
Headquarters	Turkey, Ankara
Area served	Worldwide
Product	Turkish cultural education
Key people	Şeref Ateş
Website	www.yee.org.tr
Map showing the distribution of Yunus Emre Institute branches in and around Europe, as of 2015.

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 the Turkish language and the culture around the world. It has been regarded as a Turkish soft power institution and was founded by the Presidency under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The activities, branching, and networking of the institute, has most intensely been centered in and around the Balkans region.

List of locations

•  Turkey – Ankara
•  Albania – Tiranë
•  Albania – Shkodër
•  Kosovo – Prishtinë
•  Kosovo – Prizren
•  Kosovo – Pejë
•  Afghanistan – Kabul
•  Algeria – Algiers
•  Argentina - Buenos Aires
•  Australia – Melbourne
•  Austria – Vienna
•  Azerbaijan – Baku
•  Bahrain – Manama
•  Belgium – Brussels
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Fojnica
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Mostar
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sarajevo
•  Canada - Toronto
•  China - Beijing
•  Croatia – Zagreb
•  Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus – Nicosia
•  Egypt – Cairo
•  United Kingdom – London
•  France – Paris
•  Georgia – Tbilisi
•  Germany – Berlin
•  Germany – Cologne
•  Hungary – Budapest
•  Indonesia – Jakarta
•  Iran – Tehran
•  Ireland – Dublin
•  Italy – Rome
•  Japan – Tokyo
•  Jordan – Amman
•  Kazakhstan – Astana
•  Lebanon – Beirut
•  North Macedonia – Skopje
•  Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur
•  Mexico – Mexico City
•  Moldova – Comrat
•  Montenegro – Podgorica
•  Morocco – Rabat
•  Netherlands – Amsterdam
•  Nigeria – Abuja
•  Pakistan - Karachi
•  Pakistan - Lahore
•  Palestine – East Jerusalem
•  Palestine – Ramallah
•  Poland – Warsaw
•  Qatar – Doha
•  Romania – Bucharest
•  Romania – Constanța
•  Russia – Moscow
•  Russia - Kazan
•  Rwanda - Kigali
•  Senegal - Dakar
•  Serbia – Belgrade
•  Somalia – Mogadishu
•  South Africa – Johannesburg
•  South Korea - Seoul
•  Spain - Madrid
•  Sudan – Khartoum
•  Syria - Azaz
•  Tunisia – Tunis
•  Ukraine - Kyiv
•  United States – Washington, DC

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.
6. "Lembaga Turkiye buka cabang di Jakarta untuk promosikan budaya dan bahasa". Anadolu Agency (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-07-22.

External links

• Official website (in English and Turkish)

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