Nasreddin Hodja Research Articles

Labor features with classical heritage relations of the staff in “Mollah Nesreddin” journal

This article deals with the mission of the satirical magazine “Molla Nasraddin” that published firstly in 1906 in Tbilisi city of Georgia, the cultural centre of the Turkic speaking people. The problem of reality and the literature are given with satirical laughter. “Mollah Nesreddin” journal (magazine) was a social-political mirror in the life of Azerbaijan in the beginning of the XX century. Its establishing was an important event in the social-literary life of Azerbaijan and this journal played a role of literary school where joined writers with different styles. This journal active intervened to the social life in the contests of reality ideas. It renewed exist literary-esthetic relations and coordinated new literary direction and styles. It was the first humor magazine in Azerbaijan which played an important role in the emergence of the pioneers of the cartoon art of humor, literature, the name of the magazine is taken from the repartee with the well-known anecdote type Mollah Nasreddine (Nasreddin Hodja, Teacher Nesreddin).

Nasreddin Hoca Fıkralarının Metin Merkezli Halk Bilimi Kuramlarından Yayılma ve Gelişme Kuramlarına Göre Tahlili

Nasreddin Hodja Anecdotes, which have an important place in oral narrative tradition, spread out to various regions for many different reasons and formed an immense corpus of anecdotes with the updated and recreated anecdotes again within the oral tradition. It is possible to see Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes in many places; they are not only seen within the Turkic areas. This is an important point which shows the universal characteristic of these anecdotes. The spread and presence of Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes in various places are addressed by a lot of researchers. In this context, this study will focus on the analysis of Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes according to diffusion and evolution theories, which are the text centered folklore theories and how they spread and exist in other societies

The Value Judgements in Nasreddin Hodja`s Jokes and Education

The Value Judgements in Nasreddin Hodja`s Jokes and Education

Investigation of Primary Fifth Grade Students' Knowledge and Perception Level of Nasreddin Hodja And Keloğlan

Investigation of Primary Fifth Grade Students' Knowledge and Perception Level of Nasreddin Hodja And Keloğlan

The Educational Value of Nasreddin Hodja’s Anecdotes

The anecdotes of Nasreddin Hodja, who lived in Anatolia in the 13th century, have always attracted people due to the humour they contain, but this discussion also focuses on exploring the educational value of the anecdotes. According to teachers who contributed to this study, the anecdotes stimulate students’ interest in language work, create a relaxed learning atmosphere and help students think positively through Nasreddin Hodja’s humour. The anecdotes, which relate to social life and society, cover a rich diversity of topics with both positive and negative examples of behaviour; and they also may provoke positive effects in the personality development of children.