Stories and events of juha and his donkey are still beloved across the region.
I know your first Question will be like ... Juha !!! Who is these ??!!
Well let me tell you juha was a philosopher, wise, witty man with a good sense of humor. His stories have been told almost everywhere in the world, spread among the tribes of Turkic World and into Persian, Arabian, African and along the Silk Road to China and India cultures, later also to Europe. Of course, all these stories currently attributed to the Hoca for about 800 years haven't originated from him. Most of them are the product of collective Humor of not only Turks but also other folks in the World.
Many people prefer a more down-to-earth figure : Juha, a wise old fool, and his long-suffering donkey. He may not carry a scimitar, but Juha has been a part of local culture for centuries—and has proved useful to Arab jokers and satirists right up until the modern day.
Juha first appeared in an Arabic book of the ninth century, though this was likely adapted from an older oral tradition. From there, Juha quickly splintered to the far ends of the Mediterranean world. He followed the Arabs to Sicily, where he became known as Giufà. In Turkey, his legend merged with a Sufi mystic called Nasruddin, while the Ottomans exported him to the Balkans. Some even claim that Juha inspired Cervantes’s “Don Quixote”.
Even as Juha adapted to different cultures, Arabs never abandoned him. It is easy to understand why when every yarn manages to combine wisdom, humour and gentle absurdity. Enjoy some of his jokes with more then 100 story.