Yunus Emre Foundation is a public foundation, which was founded to promote Turkey, Turkish language, its history and culture and art, make such related information and documents available for use in the world, provide services abroad to people who want to have education in the fields of Turkish language, culture and art, to improve the friendship between Turkey and other countries and increase the cultural exchange.
The Institute, carrying out operations as Turkey's face in cultural diplomacy, aims to have opened 100 Cultural Centres by 2023 in the 100th foundation anniversary of Turkish Republic, to further promote Turkey around the world through right sources with Turkish instruction and culture-arts activities, and contribute in world's cultural heritage with events based on intercultural interaction.