Milijana Gajic, Kindergarten Ziric,
Belgrade
National fairy tales e-magazine
NATIONAL FAIRY Fairy tale
Fairy tale ABOUT THE NATIONAL
FAIRY A folk fairy tale through
centuries of study A man from his
creation tells the story, and with
this story tries to create his own
existence and the world around him. Some of these stories have
disappeared to date, but some still last.
JOOMAG
Semra AYATA-TURKEY
Milijana Gajic, kindergarten Ziric,
Belgrade
Our classroom theater corner
Nasrettin Hoca who?
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.
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. 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 in Turkish
("c" is pronounced in Turkish like "dj" or like "J" in "John" in
English), is known as with different names in the world.
Some examples; Turks say "Nasreddin Hoca;" Kazakhs, "Koja
Nasreddin;" Greeks, "Hoja Nasreddin;" Azerbaijanis and
Iranians, "Molla or Mulla Nasreddin;" Arabs, "Juha;" and
Tajiks, "Mush qi". And some spellings of Nasreddin:
Nasrudin, Nasr ed-din and Nasr al-din.
The year 1996 was proclaimed "Nasreddin Hoca year" by
UNESCO. He signed the humor of the millennium at the top.
Keloğlan who?
Keloğlan is one of the most famous heroes of Turkish tales
and is known for his hairless head, his intelligence, his
cunning, his exorcism not missing from his shoulder.
Keloğlan tales are one of the common gures of Turkish
mythology and Altay mythology. In some dialects it is also
seen that the name "Keloğlan" is used in the form of
"Kaloglan, Kalca, Kelce".
Milijana Gajic, Kindergarten Ziric,
Belgrade
Our classroom theater corner
In Keloğlan's tables Keloğlan is a pure Anatolian youth living
with his mother. They are in poverty, but they are often
happy, two in their own world. Keloğlan is a lazy, pure and
unlucky person. He is constantly seeking a job, but there are
many unlucky incidents to come along with the impact of