In Cappadocia during the 13th century, where Turks, Greeks, Armenians, and Jews lived in a shared daily life, the tales of Nasreddin Hodja took shape and gradually became a significant expression of local wisdom.

Each people living there, contributing from their own cultural treasure troves, distilled centuries of folk wisdom within these stories.

This book includes tales of Nasreddin Hodja drawn from Turkish sources (Cappadocia and the broader Asia Minor), stories from the Greek region (Crete, Epirus, Macedonia, Thrace) not found in Turkish sources, as well as stories encountered in Greece and Turkey with the same content but with varied renditions.