NASREDDİN HODJA'S JOKES ABOUT WOMEN

With the scope of this study, Nasrettin Hodja's jokes on women were selected to understand women with Nasrettin Hodja. Nasrettin Hodja's jokes, one of the universal faces of Turkish culture, are important in terms of literature and the sociology of women. In particular, the social and intellectual foundations of the national and universal dimension of the suggestions that create a perception of women within the framework of the universal dimension of the jokes identified with the Turkish people and intersecting with the realities of humanity should be understood. The social function of Nasrettin Hodja jokes holding the hand of time, the role of social control and culture transmitter, the perception of women that can affect our reflexes with the approach formed by the belief, emotion, thought, and perspective on which it is based should be understood. The translation was intended to contribute to Nasrettin Hodja's international recognition from a certain perspective with a woman's understanding and approach. Out of 371 Nasreddin Hodja jokes, 70 of them related in some way to women were translated from Turkish to English. Alpay Kabacalı’s book All Aspects of Nasreddin Hodja's Life, Personality and Jokes was preferred in the translation. Having the ability to represent the quality of humor of Nasreddin Hodja was taken as a criterion in the preference. The work is theoretical. A literature review was conducted. A quantitive, descriptive method was applied. Keywords: Nasrettin Hodja, joke, woman