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WHO IS NASREEDIN HODJA???

WHO IS NASREEDIN HODJA???.

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WHO IS NASREEDIN HODJA???

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  1. WHO IS NASREEDIN HODJA???

  2. Nasreddin Hoca was born in 1208 in Hortu village near town Sivrihisar (near Afyon) in the west part of Central Anatolia. He moved in 1237 to Aksehir town to study under notably scholars of the time as Seyid Mahmud Hayrani and Seyid Haci Ibrahim. He served as Kadi, Muslim judge, from time to time till 1284 which is the date of his death.

  3. Nasreddin Hoca was a philosopher, wise, witty man with a good sense of humor. His stories have been told almost everywhere in the world, spread among the tribes of Turkic World and into Persian, Arabian, African and along the Silk Road to China and India cultures, later also to Europe.

  4. Of course, all these stories currently attributed to the Hoca for about 700 years haven’t originated from him. Most of them are the product of collective Humor of not only Turks but also other folks in the World.

  5. NasreddinHodja, or Hoca whichmeansteacher in Turkish (“c” is pronounced in Turkishlike “dj” orlike “J” in “John” in English), is known as withdifferentnames in theworld.Someexamples; Turks say “Nasreddin Hoca;” Kazakhs, “KojaNasreddin;” Greeks, “HojaNasreddin;” AzerbaijanisandIranians, “Molla orMullaNasreddin;” Arabs, “Juha;” andTajiks, “Mushfiqi”. Andsomespellings of Nasreddin: Nasrudin, Nasr ed-din andNasr al-din.

  6. The year 1996 was proclaimed “Nasreddin Hoca year” by UNESCO. He is, now in 2004, 796 years old. He signed the humor of the millennium at the top.

  7. Tuesday Namaz • Hodja dress up his frock and ride Karakaçan. In his way one of his collegue’s asks:Where are you going Hodja?I am going to Friday Namaz.How can you do that, today is Tuesday?HOdja shows Karakaçan and says:I never know my faihtful Karakaçan’s way, we can hardly catch it on friday.

  8. Nasrettin Hodja's donkey was stolen. In stead of consolling, his neighbours were blaming him saying."You should have locked the shed,""Didn't you hear any noises?""You should have tied the donkey securely."Nasrettin Hodja listened patiently, for awhile and finnaly said,"Well, you are putting all the blame on me. Do you think the thief was innocent?"

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