Yunus Emre Institute

Turkish global non-profit organization

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^[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.

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^[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

^ "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.