An eponymous Turkish cultural institution is commemorating Yunus Emre, a Turkish folk poet and mystic, with his verses read out by prominent Turkish actor Haluk Bilginer. In a statement, the Yunus Emre Institute said Bilginer carries the messages of the great poet fresh for 700 years. Bilginer, Turkiye’s first Emmy-winning actor, reads Emre’s three poems translated into English by Talat Sait Halman, Turkiye’s first culture minister, who was also a ...