This phrase describes the parent’s love for their first child, so the child won’t be jealous of their younger siblings. 11. Güle güle gidin Play

In the Ottoman era, quality and honesty were crucial in commerce, so the tradesman who cheated customers were punished by closing their shops and labeling them as fraud. If it was a shoemaker, one of the shoes he sells would be thrown to the roof of his shop so that all people would know that the shoemaker is unreliable. 6. Balık etli PlayAfter being hit by an airstrike from the Turkish air force, a Syrian leader was quoted as saying... "As God is my witness, I thought the Turkish couldn't fly..." Why did the Turkish guitarist break up with his girlfriend? She couldn’t handle his strumming Istanbul-mentals!

Turkish: Nasreddin Hoca, Ottoman Turkish: نصر الدين خواجه, Nasreddīn Hodja, Persian: خواجه نصرالدین, Pashto: ملا نصرالدین, Arabic: نصرالدین جحا / ALA-LC: Naṣraddīn Juḥā, Urdu: ملا نصر الدین / ALA-LC: Mullā Naṣru l-dīn, Uzbek Latin: Nosiriddin Xo'ja, Bosnian: Nasrudin Hodža, Albanian: Nastradin Hoxha, Nastradini, Romanian: Nastratin Hogea Eşşoğlueşşek — You can probably extrapolate what “son of a donkey” is getting at. It’s a more lighthearted way of telling someone they’re a son of a bitch — and maybe, just maybe, that you love them anyway.In olden times three friends, an Englishman, a Frenchman and a Turk were caught while looking through the window of the harem. the Sultan heard of this event and was very agitated and decided to castrate them according to their profession. In 1943, the Soviet film Nasreddin in Bukhara was directed by Yakov Protazanov based on Solovyov's book, followed in 1947 by a film called The Adventures of Nasreddin, directed by Nabi Ganiyev and also set in the Uzbekistan SSR. [45] [46] In the Swahili and Indonesian culture, many of his stories are being told under the name of "Abunuwasi" or "Abunawas", though this confuses Nasreddin with an entirely different man – the poet Abu Nuwas, known for homoerotic verse. At hırsızı — It’s not entirely intuitive why calling someone a “horse thief” would be one’s go-to insult. But if you ever hear this, don’t mistake it for flattery.

This phrase describes a person who doesn’t like to work and wants everything comes ready and done for themselves. 9. Kafayı üşüttü Play The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin, by Idries Shah, illustrated by Richard Williams and Errol Le Cain Turkey submits four cultural values to UNESCO". Turkish Radio and Television Corporation . Retrieved 3 April 2020. Hoca, Nasreddin (1884). The Turkish Jester or The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi. Translated from the Turkish by George Borrow.

Why did the Turkish musician start a band with vegetables? They wanted to create “Melody-jane Salads”! We hope these lighthearted jokes brought a smile to your face and offered a glimpse into the playful side of Turkish culture. Humor has a universal language, and laughter is a fantastic way to connect and appreciate different traditions. This phrase is used when the acts of someone will not be approved even if he does the miracles. 16. Balık kavağa çıkınca Play Why did the Greek mathematician refuse to go to the party? He couldn’t find the right “angle” for socializing!