Saint Saltuk and Nasreddin Hoca

Abstract

The author presents a legend about the life of Sari Saltuk (14th  century), founder of a Dervish order in Anatolia. The story was recorded in the late 15th century by Abulḫayr-i Rumi, on the basis of oral tradition retold by dervishes – Saltuk followers. The legend includes a visit by Sari Saltuk to Nasreddin Hoca in Akshehir and their meeting. The paper presents three segments of the legend, in Latin transcription of the Turkish original and a translation into Bosnian. One text relates the story of a meeting between Sari Saltuk and Nasreddin Hoca, the second about Sari Saltuk meeting Nasreddin Hoca’s wife when Saltuk visited Hoca. The third text presents two anecdotes by Nasreddin Hoca.