The Best Ever Book of Turkish Jokes: Lots and Lots of Jokes Specially Repurposed for You-Know-Who

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Sığır — In Turkish, you can insult someone by calling them any variation of “bear,” “ox” or “donkey” — you know, “insert large, oafish animal here.” We like this one in particular because you’re literally calling someone “beef.” Many peoples of the Near, Middle East, South Asia and Central Asia claim Nasreddin as their own ( e.g., Turks, [19] [9] [20] [21] Afghans, [20] Iranians, [19] [22] and Uzbeks). [10] His name is spelt in a wide variety of ways: Nastradin, Nasrudeen, Nasrudin, Nasruddin, Nasriddin, Nasr ud-Din, Nasredin, Nasiruddin, Naseeruddin, NasrEddin, Nastradhin, Nasreddine, Nastratin, Nusrettin, Nasrettin, Nostradin, Nastradin (lit.: Victory of the Deen) and Nazaruddin. It is sometimes preceded or followed by a title or honorific used in the corresponding cultures: "Hoxha", "Khwaje", "Koja", " Hodja", "Hoja", "Hojja", "Hodscha", "Hodža", "Hoca", "Hocca","Hooka",

Turkish gallows humor A prisoner goes to the prison library, and asks for a specific book. The guard tells him, "we don't have that book... but we do have the author." Curiously they asked him: “ Hey! Why are you laughing? A little later you’re going to be castrated.” Welcome to a light-hearted collection of jokes that playfully highlight various aspects of Turkish culture. Humor knows no boundaries, and these jokes aim to entertain while embracing the rich heritage and traditions of Turkey.Mullah Nasiruddiner Galpo (Tales of Mullah Nasreddin) collected and retold by Satyajit Ray, (in Bengali)

George Borrow, trans.[1884]. The Turkish Jester or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi(in English) at Project Gutenberg How did the Turkish lawyer win every case? By presenting strong evidence and a sprinkle of Turkish Delight! Hogea", " Mullah", "Mulla", "Mula", "Molla", " Efendi", "Afandi", "Ependi" ( أفندي ' afandī), " Hajji". In several cultures he is named by the title alone. 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.It’s no secret that most Turkish men like women with a bit of meat on their bones, and this phrase describes all curvy girls. 7. Elini sallasa ellisi Play Like so many of Odenkirk’s characters, this man is a bullshitter whose twisted frailty reveals some tragic human truth. Thankfully, the scene wasn’t a farewell—on the 28th, Odenkirk’s son, Nate, had good news to share, tweeting, “He’s going to be okay.” In what’s been another rough year, it was a collective moment of relief.

This phrase is used when the acts of someone will not be approved even if he does the miracles. 16. Balık kavağa çıkınca Play Toz ol! — “Become dust!” For when you care so little for someone that you’d wish for the disintegration of their corporeal form, this says a lot. the Sultan heard of this event and was very agitated and decided to castrate them according to their profession. Why did the Turkish football team visit the bakery before the game? They needed a good dose of “Gözleme-time”! Why did the Turkish musician start a band with vegetables? They wanted to create “Melody-jane Salads”!

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Widely retold, for instance in Shah, Idries (1964). The Sufis. Jonathan Cape. pp.78–79. ISBN 978-0-86304-074-0. SENSEX (15 February 1977). "Ranga Shankara to provide professional help to amateur theatre companies in Karnataka". The Economic Times . Retrieved 14 February 2016.