| Genre: | Biography Historical Sufism |
| Creator: | Mehmet Bozdağ Mustafa Tatçi |
| Director: | Emre Konuk Kamil Aydin |
| Starring: | Gökhan Atalay |
| Composer: | Mehmet Bozdağ Isa Yildiz |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Language: | Turkish |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 44 |
| Executive Producer: | Mehmet Bozdağ |
| Cinematography: | Ercan Isik |
| Location: | Riva, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Runtime: | 115–125 minutes |
| Company: | Tekden Film |
Yunus Emre: Aşkın Yolculuğu is a Turkish historical drama television series created by Mehmet Bozdağ, starring Yusuf Gökhan Atalay as the leading role. It premiered on TRT 1 in Turkey on June 18, 2015.[1] It centers around the life of Yunus Emre, the 13th century Anatolian Sufi poet, who greatly influenced Anatolian culture.
In 13th century Anatolia, as Mongol invasions get more frequent, Yunus Emre travels to Nallihan where he establishes himself as a Seljuk official. After joining Taptuk Emre's dergâh (dervish monastery), he proceeds to follow his journey to become a dervish.[2]
| Played by | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Yusuf Gökhan Atalay | Yunus Emre | |
| Payidar Tüfekçioglu | Tapduk Emre | |
| Baran Akbulut | Molla Kasim | |
| Asuman Çakir | Hanim Ana | |
| Seda Tosun (2015-2016) Pelin Orhuner (2016) | Bacim Sultan | |
| Müge Uyar | Kira | |
| Mehmet Çepiç | Ahi Mesud | |
| Mehmet Ali Tuncer | Boluluzade Ali Tayagu | |
| Ruzgar Aksoy | Minberci Hassan | |
| Sedat Erdis | Demirci Bayram | |
| Murat Ercanli | Kececi Azmi | |
| Ahmet Talay | Dülger Sahin | |
| Umut Tanyolu | Yunus Guyende | |
| Kaptan Gürman | Aynali | |
| Saygin Asan | Aktar Hüsnü | |
| Mehmet Önder | Sahin Bey | |
| Serhan Toksoy | Saruhan | |
| Arda Kalayci | Yetim Ismail | |
| Mehmet Ali Kaptanlar | Candaroglu Argun Bey | |
| Ceyda Kasabali | Zahide Sultan |
| Season | Episodes | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | PTV Home and Netflix[3] | |
| 2 | 23 | PTV Home and Netflix[4] |
| Country | Network | Series premiere | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azon TV | 13 May 2019[5] | - | 18 June 2015, 11 January 2016 | |||
| 20 April 2019[6] | ||||||
| 18 June 2015, 11 January 2016 | ||||||
| 23 November 2020 |
The series is written and produced by Mehmet Bozdağ and Mustafa Tatçi, it is directed by Emre Konuk and Kamil Aydin. The theme music was produced by Zeynep Alasya, Alpay Göltekin and Caner Özkan. It has aired since June 18, 2015 on TRT 1.
The series received critical acclaim in Turkey and was a success. In Pakistan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan urged Pakistani people to watch the movie if they are interested in Sufism.[7] [8] The show was then dubbed in Urdu and was aired on PTV Home and was well-received by Pakistani people.[9]