Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja, was a Seljuq satirical Sufi, born in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eskişehir Province, in which present-day country, and considered a philosopher of Populism?
Nasreddin Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja ( ) was a Seljuq satirical Sufi, born in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eskişehir Province, present-day Turkey and died in 13th century in Akşehir, near Konya, a capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, in today's Turkey. He is considered a populist philosopher and wise man, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes. He appears in thousands of stories, sometimes witty, sometimes wise, but often, too, a fool or the butt of a joke. A Nasreddin story usually has a subtle humour and a pedagogic nature.
Yarsanism Yarsanism is a syncretic religion. Its followers, known as the Yarsani, Ahl-e Haqq , Ali-Allahi or Kaka'i (in Iraq) (Kurdish: یارسان‎ , "Yarsan", Persian: اهل حق‎ ‎ "Ahl-e Haqq" "People of Truth") are an ethno-religious group primarily found in western Iran and eastern Iraq, and are mostly ethnic Goran Kurds, though there are also smaller groups of Turk, Persian, Lori, Azeri and Arab adherents. The total number of Yarsanis is about 5,000,000, of which an estimated 2,000,000 or 3,000,000 are in Iran.