, also rendered into English as ''hodja'', is a Turkish word deriving from the

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

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 Adnan Oktar (; born 2 February 1956), also known as Adnan Hoca or Harun Yahya, is a Turkish cult leader and Muslim televangelist. Between the 2000s and late 2010s, he was engaged in "a massive campaign" of proselytizing Westerners to Islam, pr ...

(born 1956), Turkish cult leader and Muslim televangelist * İskilipli Âtıf Hoca (1875–1926), Turkish Islamic scholar *

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 an ...

(1858–1939), Turkish painter *

Hoca Çelebi Ebussuud Efendi (, 30 December 1490 – 23 August 1574),İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, ''Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı'', Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 114. was a Hanafi Maturidi Ottoman jurist and Quran exegete, served as the Qadi (judge) of ...

or Ebussuud Efendi (1490–1574), Hanafi Ottoman jurist and Qur'an exegete *

Hoca Ishak Efendi Hoca Ishak Efendi ( – 1835) was an Ottoman mathematician and engineer. Life Ishak Efendi was born in Arta (now in Greece), probably in 1774, to a Jewish family. His father had converted to Islam. After his father died, he went to Constantino ...

(1774–1835), Ottoman engineer and mathematician *

Hoca Kadri Efendi Hoca Kadri Efendi (1855–1918) was an Ottoman teacher, journalist and political figure who was among the early figures of the Young Turks which would form the Committee of Union and Progress. Early life and education Kadri was born in a village ...

(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), Ottoman scholar, official, historian, a teacher of Ottoman sultan Murad III *

Hoca Sefer Hoca Sefer (Ottoman Turkish: خواجه سفر; 1536–38) was an Ottoman captain in charge of pro-Ottoman forces in Gujarat in the first half of the 16th century. Hoca Sefer, who had been installed by the Ottoman captain Selman Reis Selman Reis ...

, captain, who was in charge of pro-Ottoman forces in Gujarat in the first half of the 15th century *

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 ...

(1811–1881), Albanian astronomer, mathematician and philosopher *

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, ...

or Nasreddin, Seljuq satirical Sufi figure (around 13th century) *

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 Sun ...

or Hoca Hassan, Malay commander in the Malacca and Demak sultanates

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