Yunus Emre Institute

{{Short description|Turkish global non-profit organization}}

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| name = Yunus Emre Institute

| native_name = Yunus Emre Enstitüsü

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| image = Yunus Emre Institut Ulus Ankara.JPG

| caption = Yunus Emre Enstitüsü, Ankara

| named_after = Yunus Emre

| type = Cultural institution

| founded_date = {{start date and age|2007}}

| founder = Government of Turkey

| headquarters = Turkey, Ankara

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| key_people = Şeref Ateş

| area_served = Worldwide

| product = Turkish cultural education

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Map showing the distribution of Yunus Emre Institute branches in and around Europe, as of 2015.

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Yunus Emre Institute ({{langx|tr|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{{cite news|title= JTW Interview] Minister S. Kaplan: |work= Journal of Turkish Weekly|url= http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/114712/-jtw-interview-minister-s-kaplan-.html|access-date=2012-03-27}}{{cite news|title= Yunus Emre Institutes to introduce Turkish culture |work= Today's Zaman|url= http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=115746|access-date=2012-03-27}} and was founded by the Presidency under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.{{cite news|title= Yunus Emre Institute takes over Turkology project from TİKA |work= Today's Zaman|url= http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&newsId=257617&link=257617|access-date=2012-03-27}}{{cite news |title= Turkey goes global as cultural outreach follows foreign policy forays |work= Hürriyet Daily News|url= http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/114712/-jtw-interview-minister-s-kaplan-.html|access-date=2012-03-27}}{{cite news|title= From the Bosphorus: Straight - Yunus Emre Institute a test of endurance |work= Hürriyet Daily News|url= http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=yunus-emre-institute-a-test-of-endurance-2010-08-10|access-date=2012-03-27}} The activities, branching, and networking of the institute, has most intensely been centered in and around the Balkans region.