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Historic Yunus Emre shrine structure with stone and brick dome surrounded by ancient cypress trees. Photograph unavailable
Shrine and Complex of Yunus Emre and Taptuk Emre at Emre Village, Kula, Manisa

Historical event

1280 — 1320Beyliks & SeljuksCulture and memory

Entrance of Yunus Emre into Kula Taptuk Emre Shrine and Birth of Turkish Sufi Poetry

Dossier in brief

Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Entrance of Yunus Emre into Kula Taptuk Emre Shrine and Birth of Turkish Sufi Poetry (1280 CE) marks a defining historical event that profoundly shaped the cultural and geographic landscape of the Aegean.

Historical event · 1280 — 1320 · Culture and memory · A link to today

Event

Entrance of Yunus Emre into Kula Taptuk Emre Shrine and Birth of Turkish Sufi Poetry (1280 CE) represents a pivotal historical development within Western Anatolia, reshaping regional networks and civic institutions.

Chronology

Unfolding across distinct chronological phases, the event reached its culmination through strategic decisions and local resistance.

Spatial trace

The spatial footprint encompasses key coastal approaches and inland corridors highlighted on the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Entrance%20of%20Yunus%20Emre%20into%20Kula%20Taptuk%20Emre%20Shrine%20and%20Birth%20of%20Turkish%20Sufi%20Poetry%20(1280%20CE)).

Legacy and limits

The enduring legacy of this event remains tangible today through surviving monuments, archaeological discoveries, and living cultural memory.

Periods

  • Beyliks & Seljuks
  • Ottoman era

Narrative stops

Research sources