The popularity of Yunus Emre, who is often referred to as the Turkish national poet, has endured for six centuries. Yunus is the most important representative of early Turkish mysticism; he can be considered the founder of Alevi-Bektasi literature, and his influence on later tekke poetry was enormou[...]
KARA TOPRAGIN ALTINDATeferruc eyleyu vardA m, sabahA n sinleri gordumKarA smA s kara topraga, su nazik tenleri gordumCurumus, toprak olmus ten, sin icinde yatar pinhanBosanmA s damariakmA s kan, batmA s kefenleri gordumYA kA lmA s sinleri dolmus, evleri belirsiz olmusKamu endiseden kalmA s, ne dusva[...]