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[1][2] and was founded by the Presidency under 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 Enstitüsü | |
 Yunus Emre Enstitüsü, Ankara | |
| Named after | Yunus Emre |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Government of Turkey |
| Type | Cultural institution |
| Headquarters | Turkey, Ankara |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Product | Turkish cultural education |
Key people | Şeref Ateş |
| Website | www |
 Map showing the distribution of Yunus Emre Institute branches in and around Europe, as of 2015. | |
List of locations edit
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[6]
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 edit
- ^ "JTW Interview] Minister S. Kaplan:". Journal of Turkish Weekly. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ^ "Yunus Emre Institutes to introduce Turkish culture". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ^ "Yunus Emre Institute takes over Turkology project from TİKA". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ^ "Turkey goes global as cultural outreach follows foreign policy forays". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ^ "From the Bosphorus: Straight - Yunus Emre Institute a test of endurance". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ^ "Lembaga Turkiye buka cabang di Jakarta untuk promosikan budaya dan bahasa". Anadolu Agency (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-07-22.
External links edit
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- Official website
(in English and Turkish)
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