Yunus Emre Institute

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 Institute

Yunus Emre Enstitüsü
Yunus Emre Enstitüsü, Ankara
Named after	Yunus Emre
Founded	2007; 18 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.

List of locations

•  Turkey – Ankara
•  Albania – Tirana
•  Albania – Shkodër
•  Kosovo – Pristina
•  Kosovo – Prizren
•  Kosovo – Peja
•  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, D.C.