Written by an expert on both languages spoken by Rumi, Turkish and Persian, this is an authoritative but accessible introduction to this important 13th-century historian and mystic poet. Concentrating on the social and cultural environment in which Rumi lived and produced his influential works, the book describes the war-torn lives of the people in Asia Minor at the time and makes the point that few figures in history have made an appeal for peace so enlightened that it traveled down the centuries.

About the Author :

Cihan Okuyucu : Author, researcher. He was born in Sakarya-ditch. Primary and secondary education made in the ditch. I. Ü. Faculty of Arts and graduated from the Department of Turkish Language and Literature (1980). He began working in the Süleymaniye Library, where he finished school. Old Turkish Literature in 1985, he completed his doctorate in the field. Erciyes University Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 1986, moved to the Department of Turkish Language and Literature. Associate professor in 1990 and became a professor in 1996. Fatih University in Istanbul in 1998, began teaching. Since 2010 Yildiz Technical University continues its course in the Turkish Language and Literature Department.