Yunus Emre born on 1240–1, after a life of 82 years, died on 1320–1. Yunus Emre, who is a very important sufi poet of the 13th century, has an important place in the history of Turkish language and literature. Yunus Emre, who preached the right way to the people, became the representative of peace, love, generosity, friendship. When read from this point of view his poetry is a source of pleasure for the readers. Such that, Yunus Emre has been read for more than seven hundred years not only in Anatolia but also all around the world with great pleasure. Yunus Emre,is one of the greatest poets who struggled much fort he Turkish language to maintain its existence and to develop as a top language of culture and literature. Yunus Emre has been read with pleasure due to the fact that he used pure, comprehensible Turkish in his poems. His style was close to that of the folk. Yunus Emre found good Turkish synonyms for the Arabic and Persian religious terms which were difficult for many to understand. The written culture did not take up seriously the existence of oral culture‟s Yunus Emre who is popular as a dervish and traditional poet. There is a direct proportion between the adoption of Yunus Emre studies in written culture and his taking attention in folklore studies. Yunus Emre‟s most important work, “Divan” and could. This book, written in the form of prosodic measure, and lyric poems are also available. But the most beautiful poems syllable, had said in quatrains. In this study, with the help of poems which take place in Yunus‟s divan, folk literature elements was investigated