Nasreddin hoca biography

Nasreddin Hoca was born in 1208 in Hortu village near town Sivrihisar (in Afyon province) in the west part of Central Anatolia. He moved to Aksehir town in 1237 to study under notably scholars of the time such as Seyid Mahmud Hayrani and Seyid Haci Ibrahim.

He served as Kadi (Muslim judge) from time to time until his death in 1284.

Nasreddin Hoca was a philosopher, wise, witty man with a good sense of humor.

Nasreddin hoca biography wikipedia

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. Of course, all these stories currently attributed to the Hoca for about 800 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.

Nasreddin Hodja, or Hoca which means "teacher" or "religious leader" in Turkish ("c" is pronounced in Turkish like "dj"