Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Yunus Emre

Born: 1240
Died: 1321 (aged 81)
Bio: Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic who greatly influenced Anatolian culture. His name, Yunus, is equivalent to the English name Jonas. He wrote in the Old Anatolian Turkish language, an early stage of modern Turkish.
Known for:
- Yunus Emre divanı
- The city of the heart
- Yunus Emre: A Turkish Poet and Sufi Mystic






