Nasreddin Hodja Stories to Be Performed at New York Festival

Officials of the Moon and Stars Project, the foundation organizing the festival, said that their goal was to build a cultural bridge between Turkey and the United States and to introduce Turkish culture and art to the American people.

Editorial Note: Nasreddin Hodja is a delightful and inimitable personification of Turkish humor. According to most reliable sources, he lived in the years 1208-1284 in the vicinity of Aksehir in Central Anatolia. Nasreddin, meaning "Victor of the Faith," Hodja is the author of his own famous tales. He is famous for riding a donkey backwards.

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