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Hoca Ali Rıza Otoportre 1909
, also rendered into English as ''hodja'', is a Turkish word deriving from the Persian word , , used as a title, given name or surname. As a honorific title, 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: * Canım Hoca Mehmed Pasha, 18th-century Ottoman admiral * Cinci Hoca (died 1648), Ottoman spiritualist *Adnan Hoca (born 1956), Turkish cult leader and Muslim televangelist * 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 Ishak Efendi (1774–1835), Ottoman engineer and mathematician *Hoca Kadri Efendi (1855–1918), Ottoman journalist and political figure * Hoca Niyaz or Hoja-Niyaz, Uyghur independence movement leader who led several rebellions in Xinjiang * Hoca Sadüddin Efendi (1536–1599), Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Language
Turkish ( , , also known as 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, a member of Oghuz languages, Oghuz branch with around 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and one of two official languages of Cyprus. Significant smaller groups of Turkish speakers also exist in Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, other parts of Europe, the South Caucasus, and some parts of Central Asia, Iraqi Turkmen, Iraq, and Syrian Turkmen, Syria. Turkish is the List of languages by total number of speakers, 18th-most spoken language in the world. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish language, Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Persian alphabet, Perso-Arabic script-based Ottoman Turkish alphabet was repl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadeddin Effendi
Hoca Sadeddin Efendi (; 1536/1537 – October 2, 1599İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, ''Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı'', Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 118. ) was an Ottoman Islamic scholar, theologian, official, and historian, a teacher of the future Ottoman sultan Murad III. His name may be transcribed variously, e.g. ''Sa'd ad-Din'', ''Sa'd al-Din'', ''Sa'düddin'', or others. He was also called by the title of "Câmi'-ür Riyâseteyn". When Murad became Sultan, Sadeddin became his advisor. Later he fell out of favor, but was appointed Shaykh al-Islām, a superior authority in the issues of Islam. Sadeddin is the author of ''Tâc üt-Tevârîh'' (Tadj ut-Tewarikh, “Crown of Histories”), a history of the Ottoman Empire in prose and verse. He had at least five sons: Mehmed Efendi (died 1615), Esad Efendi (died 1625), Mesud Efendi (died 1597), Abdülaziz Efendi (died 1618), and Salih Efendi. Publications *Hoca Sadeddin Efendi, ''Tâcü't-tevârih''. Sad. İsmet Parmaksız ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish-language Surnames
Turkish ( , , also known as 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, a member of Oghuz branch with around 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and one of two official languages of Cyprus. Significant smaller groups of Turkish speakers also exist in Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, other parts of Europe, the South Caucasus, and some parts of Central Asia, Iraq, and Syria. Turkish is the 18th-most spoken language in the world. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Perso-Arabic script-based Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with the Latin script-based Turkish alphabet. Some distinctive characteristics of the Turkish language are vowel harmony and exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velika Hoča
Velika (Cyrillic: Велика; "great" (fem.) in South Slavic) may refer to: Places * Velika (bishopric), a medieval bishopric associated with Clement of Ohrid * Velika, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a village in Derventa * Velika, Bulgaria, a village near Tsarevo, in Burgas Province * Velika, Croatia, a village and municipality in Požega-Slavonia County * Velika, Larissa, a beach village in Thessaly, Greece * Velika, Montenegro, a village in Plav * Velika (Česma), a river in Croatia, right tributary of Česma * Velika Jamnička, a village near Pisarovina, Croatia * Velika Petrovagorska, a village near Lobor, Croatia * Velika Veternička, a village near Novi Golubovec, Croatia * Kraljeva Velika, a village near Lipovljani, Croatia * Lovrečka Velika Lovrečka Velika is a settlement (''naselje'') in the Vrbovec administrative territory of Zagreb County, Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoçë E Vogël
Hoçë e Vogël () () is a village in the municipality of Rahovec of the District of Gjakova. Demographics In 2011, the village had a total population of 1,166 people. The entire population of the village were Albanians. History The village of Hoçë e Vogël was mentioned as 'Dolina Hoça' in the Ottoman register of the 16th century. The inhabitants of Hoçë e Vogël had Islamic and Albanian anthropology. The villagers exhibited a blend of anthropological traits, reflecting both Islamic and Albanian characteristics (ex. Mustafa Pjetri, Veli Gjini, Mehmed Gjini etc.). The mansions (‘Bashtina’) listed bore names that were Islamic and Albanian, with a small presence of Slavic names. During the Kosovo War The Kosovo War (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Косовски рат, Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. It ..., on 1–2 April, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoxha (surname)
Hoxha () is an Albanian surname, derived from the Persian title ''khawaja'' ("master") via Turkish ''hoca''. Hoxha is the most common surname in Albania and the 9th most common surname in Kosovo. Notable people with the surname include: Politics and diplomacy * Bedri Hoxha, Albanian politician * Enver Hoxha (1908–1985), Communist leader of Albania in 1944–1985 * Fadil Hoxha (1916–2001), Yugoslav politician and Kosovo's leader during the time of Tito * Fatos Hoxha, Albanian politician * Ferit Hoxha (born 1967), Albanian diplomat * Hysen Hoxha (1861–1934), a signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence; uncle of Enver Hoxha * Ismail Hoxha, Albanian politician * Joe Hoxha, American politician * Nexhmije Hoxha (1921–2020), Albanian politician, wife of Enver Hoxha * Rajmond Hoxha, Albanian politician Sport and games * Alban Hoxha (born 1987), Albanian football goalkeeper * Altin Hoxha (born 1990), Albanian footballer * Arber Hoxha (born 1998), Albanian fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatahillah
Fatahillah, Fadhillah Khan, or Falatehan (Portuguese writing) was a commander of the Demak Sultanate, Sultanate of Demak who is known for leading the conquest of Sunda Kelapa in 1527 and changing its name to Jakarta, Jayakarta. The conquest of Sunda Kelapa was one of his missions to spread Islam to West Java. He is widely recognized as a national hero in Indonesia. Fatahillah Square in Jakarta and the Indonesian Navy ship KRI Fatahillah (361) were named after him. Family background There are several opinions on the origin of Fatahillah. According to H. J. de Graaf, Fatahillah came from the Samudera Pasai Sultanate in what is now North Aceh Regency and then left the region after the Capture of Malacca (1511), Portuguese capture of Malacca in 1511. Fatahillah went to Mecca, and then to the Demak Sultanate in Java during the reign of Sultan Trenggana. There is another theory states says Fatahillah was the son of the king of Mecca who married the royal princess of Pakuan Pajajaran, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasreddin Hoca
Nasreddin () or Nasreddin Hodja (variants include Mullah Nasreddin Hodja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin, Khaja Nasruddin) (1208–1285) is a character commonly found in the folklores of the Muslim world, 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 in many of which he is presented as a (holy) fool or as 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoca Tahsin Efendi
Hoxhë Hasan Tahsini or simply Hoxha Tahsim (7 April 1811 – 3 July 1881) was an Albanian alim, astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. He was the first rector of Istanbul University and one of the founders of the Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights. Tahsini is regarded as one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century. Early life Hasan Tahsini was born in 1811 in the village of Ninat, Konispol, then part of the Ottoman Empire. His father Osman Efendi Rushiti was a member of the ulama. When he was young he worked as tutor to the sons of Hayrullah Efendi, Minister of Education of the Ottoman Empire. Hayrullah Efendi later appointed Tahsini to the staff of the Ottoman school of Paris, where Tahsini taught Turkish and religious sciences, while also being the imam of the Ottoman embassy and a student of mathematics and natural sciences at the University of Paris. He studied in Paris for twelve years after being sent there by R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hodja Sefer
Hoca Sefer (Ottoman Turkish: خواجه سفر; 1536–38) was an Ottoman captain in charge of pro-Ottoman forces in Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ... in the first half of the 16th century. Hoca Sefer, who had been installed by the Ottoman captain Selman Reis, attempted to maintain Ottoman influence in Diu against the Portuguese, who had established the Diu Fort there. The conflict between the Ottomans and the Portuguese would escalate with the Siege of Diu in 1538, following the request for Ottoman intervention by Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat in 1536. References * {{Seamen of the Ottoman Empire 16th-century Ottoman military personnel History of Gujarat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoja-Niyaz
Khoja Niyaz, also Khoja Niyaz Haji (; ; 1889 – 21 August 1941), was a Uyghur independence movement leader who led several rebellions in Xinjiang against the Kumul Khanate, the Chinese governor Jin Shuren and later the Hui warlord Ma Zhongying. He is best remembered as the first and only president of the short-lived Islamic Republic of Eastern Turkestan from November 1933 until the republic's defeat in April 1934. Early life and uprisings Khoja was born in 1889 in a small mountainous village in Kumul Prefecture, Xinjiang. He participated in his first rebellion at the age 18, joining a 1907 uprising of peasants and mountaineers against Shah Maqsud, hereditary ruler of Kumul (who was allowed semi-autonomous rule by Qing China). After being defeated, he fled to the Turpan region, where he entered "Astana," religious school and became acquainted with future prominent Uyghur Turpan revolutionary leaders, brothers Maksut and Mahmut Muhiti. After one year of studying, he lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian ( ), also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Farsi (, Fārsī ), is a Western Iranian languages, Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian languages, Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible standard language, standard varieties, respectively Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari, Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964), and Tajik language, Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate society, Persianate history in the cultural sphere o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
