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Hoca
Hoca is the Turkish spelling of the Persian word Khawaja (Persian: خواجه ''khwāja, khâjeh''), used as a title, given name or surname. As a title, Hoca''' (variant ''Hodja'') means “master” and is commonly used for teachers, professors, leaders, and in general, wise people. It is also used as a slang word between friends. It may refer to: * Adnan Hoca or Adnan Oktar (born 1956), also known as Harun Yahya, cult leader and Islamic creationist *Cinci Hoca (died 1648), Ottoman spiritualist * İskilipli Âtıf Hoca (1875–1926), Turkish Islamic scholar *Hoca Ali Rıza (1858–1939), Turkish painter * Hoca Çelebi or Ebussuud Efendi (1490–1574), Hanafi Ottoman jurist and Qur'an exegete * Hoca Niyaz or Hoja-Niyaz, Uyghur independence movement leader who led several rebellions in Xinjiang * Hoca Sadüddin Efendi (1536–1599), Ottoman scholar, official, historian, a teacher of Ottoman sultan Murad III *Hoca Sefer, captain, who was in charge of pro-Ottoman forces in Gujarat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoca Ali Rıza
Hoca Ali Rıza (1858 in Üsküdar – 20 March 1930 in Üsküdar) was a Turkish painter and art teacher, known primarily for his Impressionist landscapes and architectural paintings. Biography Hoca Ali Rıza's father was a cavalry major and an amateur calligrapher.Biography and appreciation @ Milliyet. After completing his basic education, he attended , continuing to the , where he studied art with |
Nasreddin Hoca
Nasreddin () or Nasreddin Hodja (other variants include: Mullah Nasreddin Hooja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin) (1208-1285) is a character in the folklore of the Muslim world from Arabia to Central Asia, and a hero of humorous short stories and satirical anecdotes. There are frequent statements about his existence in real life and even archaeological evidence in specific places, for example, a tombstone in the city of Akşehir, Turkey. At the moment, there is no confirmed information or serious grounds to talk about the specific date or place of Nasreddin's birth, so the question of the reality of his existence remains open. Nasreddin appears in thousands of stories, sometimes witty, sometimes wise, but often, too, a fool or the butt of a joke. A Nasreddin story usually has a subtle humour and a pedagogic nature. The International Nasreddin Hodja festival is celebrated between 5 and 10 July every year in Akşehir. In 2020, an applicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Oktar
Adnan Oktar (; born 2 February 1956), also known as Adnan Hoca or Harun Yahya, is a Turkish religious sex cult leader, creationist/ anti-evolutionist, conspiracy theorist, preacher and pamphleteer.Filiu, ''Apocalypse in Islam'', 2011: p.171 In the 2000s, he was engaged in "a massive campaign" of proselytizing Westerners to Islam, producing dozens of vividly illustrated books.Filiu, ''Apocalypse in Islam '', 2011: p.171-2 In the West, before his arrest and trial, he was perhaps best known for his unsolicited sending thousands of copies of his book, ''The Atlas of Creation'', which advocates Islamic creationism, to French schools and universities in January 2007, and several months later to American scientists, members of Congress, science museums and schools. Before his arrest, Oktar ran two organizations in which he also served as honorary president: ''Bilim Araştırma Vakfı'' (BAV, literally, "Science Research Foundation", established 1990), which promoted creationism and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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