Halkın Kahramanı Nasreddin Hoca Timur’a Karşı
Public Hero Nasreddin Hodja Against Timur

Summary/Abstract: Nasreddin Hodja is a Turkish anectode hero, who lived in Anatolia on 13th century. His anectodes were written since 16th century and remained until today. Turkish folk avanged their right from Timur by Nasreddin Hodja. For this very same reason, Timur was shown as coeval with Nasreddin Hodja and Nasreddin Hodja was always emphasized as superior to him in these anectodes. Tamerlane and Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes, those were taken part in some old manuscripts starting Evliya Celebi’s Seyahatname and published to the present Nasreddin Hodja’s printed books. Tamerlane and Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes are compiled in written and oral sources and also in 107 anecdotes of 1555 anecdots included in the book Nasreddin Hoca ve 1555 Fıkrası [Hodja Nasreddin and His 1555 Anecdotes]. 36 of those were compiled from Anatolia, 47 of those were compiled from Uzbekistan and 24 of those were compiled from Azerbaijan. Were understand from the published books in Uzbekistan that Tamerlane and Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes were very much popular and always be described anecdotes. Starting from Goethe, Tamerlane and Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes were be met with interest by some foreign writers in the west. For example Goethe has included a Tamerlane and Hodja Nasreddin anecdote in his West-östlicher Diwan work. This article consists of Timur and Nasreddin Hodja relationship using the anectodes that are generated in time starting with the oldest writings. This book includes but not limited to the anectodes that were compiled in Anatolia and also in Middle East.

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