Nasrudin Khoja was born in 1208 in Khortu village near town Sivrihisar (near Afyon) in the west part of Central Anatolia in Turkey. He moved in 1237 to Akshehir town to study under notably scholars of the time as Sayid Mahmud Hayrani and Sayid Haji Ibrahim. He served as Kadi, Muslim judge, from time to time till 1284 which is the date of his death. Nasrudin Khoja 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 Khoja for about 700 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. Nasrudin Hodja, or Hoca which means teacher in Turkish ("c" is pronounced in Turkish like "dj" or like "J" in "John" in English), is known as with different names in the world. Some examples; Turks say "Nasreddin Hoca;" Kazakhs, "Koja Nasreddin;" Greeks, "Hoja Nasreddin;" Azerbaijanis, Afghans and Iranians, "Molla or Mulla Nasrudin;" Arabs, "Juha;" and Tajiks, "Mushfiqi". And some spellings of Nasreddin: Nasrudin, Nasr ed-din and Nasr al-din. The year 1996 was proclaimed "Nasreddin Hoca year" by UNESCO. He is, now in 2006, 798 years old. He signed the humor of the millennium at the top.