Following the Mongolian invasion of Anatolia facilitated by the Sultanate of Rûm's defeat at the 1243 Battle of Köse Dağ, Islamic mystic literature thrived in Anatolia, and Yunus Emre became one of its most distinguished poets.

İhsan Emre Vural and his teammate Ahmet Yumrukaya became the first world-champions in the history of Turkey when they finished first in the 2004 Under 23 World Rowing Championships held in Poznań, Poland.

Emre officially became a Galatasaray player.

In the 2002 – 03 season, Emre became the 17th winner of the Pirata d ' Oro ( Golden Pirate ), an annual award given for the Inter player of the year.

Taylor has also collaborated with Universal artist Karine Hannah and Sony Turkey singer / songwriter Emre Yilmaz, whose single " Only Yesterday ," written by Ayhan Sahin, Taylor and Emre became a graduation anthem in the U. S.

On 12 March 2009, during the UEFA Cup Round of 16 match against Hamburger SV, Kewell had to play as a centre back for 40 minutes after the sending off of teammate Emre Aşık, but managed to fulfill the role adequately despite playing out of position.

The world of Encantadia was created when the three major bathaluman ( deities ) Arde, his brother Emre and Ether were cast out of the heavens ( not to be mistaken for the " heaven " of Judeo-Christian canon ) for remaining neutral during the first civil war.

Zokora dished out his own retribution against the former Newcastle midfielder when the two clubs met again on 6 May in Trabzonspor's 3-1 loss, kicking Emre " with the full force of his right boot " into his crotch with Zokora receiving a yellow card for the challenge.

The Sufi influence, for instance, can be seen clearly not only in the tales concerning Nasreddin but also in the works of Yunus Emre, a towering figure in Turkish literature and a poet who lived at the end of the 13th and beginning of the 14th century, probably in the Karamanid state in south-central Anatolia.

Having also played for clubs Galatasaray, Internazionale, Newcastle United and Fenerbahçe, Emre has been a part of the Turkey national team at the 2002 World Cup and at Euro 2008 among other tournaments.

Emre gained much popularity and fame at Galatasaray, earning legendary status and a reputation in Europe.

In July 2008, Emre was unveiled at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in a signing ceremony.

Emre was effective at both ends of the pitch, his experience and combative style proving a valuable asset in taking his team so close in both league and cup.

On 3 November 2010, Emre declared that he hung posters of Fenerbahçe legends Aykut Kocaman, Rıdvan Dilmen and Džoni Novak on his walls at home.

Emre made his Atlético debut at the UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea, as he came on as a late substitute.

Emre loves to have the ball at his feet.

Galatasaray is having one of their best seasons since Terim took charge of Galatasaray for the 3rd time and also has made them gain many successful youth players such as Semih Kaya, Emre Çolak, Berk Unsal but only 2 of the 3 has a place in the first 11 because Berk Unsal still has yet to prove himself at the age of 17.

However upon his return from the African Cup of Nations with Cameroon National Football Team he found himself on the bench due to injury with the emergence of Emre Güngör who partnered Servet Çetin at the heart of the defence in Galatasaray's run for their 16th league title with Galatasaray. With a better offer Song decided to leave at the end of the 2007 / 08 season.

Seminal papers by Gerard J. Foschini and Michael J. Gans, Foschini and Emre Telatar enlarged the scope of wireless communication possibilities by showing that for the highly scattering environment substantial capacity gains are enabled when antenna arrays are used at both ends of a link.

The libretto for opera was written by Şefik Kahramankaptan and the opera named Saygun Emre was composed by Yiğit Aydın who is also an academician at Bilkent University.

The scene Vasiyet ( Bequest ) of Saygun Emre opera at which Saygun leave his estate to Bilkent University and İhsan Doğramacı appeared as a character was performed at Bilkent Concert Hall by BSO in 2009.

Inter made it through to the semi-finals of the Champions League that year, and that was as far as Emre would reach with the club.

Because Yunus Emre is, after Ahmet Yesevi and Sultan Walad, one of the first known poets to have composed works in the spoken Turkish of his own age and region rather than in Persian or Arabic, his diction remains very close to the popular speech of his contemporaries in Central and Western Anatolia.

Salih looked after Emre for four years, teaching him all the basic techniques, improving and harnessing his fitness and stamina dramatically.

Emre received a two-game ban for his actions, after it was concluded that he had used abusive, but not racist, language by the authorities.

Emre Belözoğlu gave Turkey the lead in the 82nd minute after converting a spot kick, sending the home crowd into raptures.

Since making his international debut against Norway in 2000, Emre has been a regular in the Turkish setup.

On 15 April 2012, Emre was accused of making racist comments on the pitch towards Trabzonspor's Didier Zokora.

Tuncay is the vice-captain of the Turkey national team behind Fenerbahçe's Emre Belözoğlu, and has scored 22 international goals in 80 appearances to date.

* 2009: Emre Toraman, a defensive midfielder for Eskişehirspor, scored two own goals during a home match against Bursaspor on 15 March 2009, causing his team to lose 2 – 1.

The poet Yunus Emre ( c. 1238-1320 ) resided in Karaman during his later years and is believed to lie buried beside the Yunus Emre Mosque.

On 12 January 2007, Emre was charged by The Football Association with using racially-aggravated abusive and / or insulting words in an incident during a 3 – 0 loss to Everton on 30 December.

On 19 March 2007, the allegations of Emre using racially-aggravated abusive and / or insulting words during the Everton match were found not proven by the FA.

Following the incident, Emre has insisted that he is not a racist and has confirmed he himself has been the victim of racial abuse during football matches.

There is little remaining of historical significance in the area: what there is includes a cistern ( Fildamı Sarnıcı ), a powder house from the 17th century ( today used as Yunus Emre Kültür Merkezi in Ataköy ), the Greek Orthodox church of Saint George ( consecrated on May 2, 1832 ) and a Greek school, the central mosque and fountain of 1875, an Armenian Church and school and the resting place of the Muslim saint Zuhurat Baba, a Turkish soldier who died during the conquest of Constantinople.

* 1970 – Emre Altuğ, Turkish singer and actor

* 1980 – Emre Belözoğlu, Turkish footballer

Many artists have illustrated the Arabian nights, including: Pierre-Clément Marillier for Le Cabinet des Fées ( 1785 – 1789 ) Gustave Doré, Léon Carré ( Granville, 1878-Alger, 1942 ), Roger Blachon, Françoise Boudignon, André Dahan, Amato Soro, Albert Robida, Alcide Théophile Robaudi and Marcelino Truong ; Vittorio Zecchin ( Murano, 1878 – Murano, 1947 ) and Emanuele Luzzati ; The German Morgan ; Mohammed Racim ( Algiers, 1896-Algiers 1975 ), Sani ol-Molk ( 1849 – 1856 ) and Emre Orhun.

After a disappointing first season, consistent performances in the next saw Emre rewarded with the Süper Lig player of the year in season 2009 – 10.

Udi Hrant Kenkulian ( 1901 – August 29, 1978 ), often referred to as Udi Hrant (" oud-player Hrant ") or as Hrant Emre (" Hrant of the soul ") was an oud player of Turkish classical music, and a key transitional figure in its transformation into a contemporary popular music.

Traditional examples for Turkish folk literature include the stories of Karagöz and Hacivat, Keloğlan, İncili Çavuş and Nasreddin Hoca, as well as the works of folk poets such as Yunus Emre and Aşık Veysel.

It is, however, important to note that in Turkish culture, such a neat division into Sufi and Shi ' a is scarcely possible: for instance, Yunus Emre is considered by some to have been an Alevi, while the entire Turkish aşık / ozan tradition is permeated with the thought of the Bektashi Sufi order, which is itself a blending of Shi ' a and Sufi concepts.

Emre Belözoğlu (, born 7 September 1980 in Istanbul ) is a Turkish football midfielder who plays for Atlético Madrid.

Once the understudy to Romanian legend Gheorghe Hagi, it seemed that the sky was the limit for Emre as he won 4 Süper Lig titles, 2 Turkish Cups, 1 UEFA Cup, and 1 UEFA Super Cup all by the age of 21.

In July 2005, Emre moved to Newcastle United for a £ 3. 8million transfer fee.

Emre played the opening match of UEFA Euro 2008, but an injury sidelined him for the rest of the tournament as Turkey progressed to the semi-finals. Also he is team captain.

After a post-match brawl in a 2006 World Cup qualification playoff match with Switzerland, Emre was banned for Turkey's next six matches and fined CHF 15, 000 (£ 6, 622 ) plus costs of CHF 1, 000 (£ 440 ) for his alleged part in the brawl.