Yıl: 4, Sayı: 10, Mart 2017, s. 236-252 Neslihan KARAKUŞ 1 NASREDDIN HODJA IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2 Abstract Nasreddin Hodja stories are among the most frequently compiled and written anecdotes in Turkish jokes. These anecdotes are also found in children's books and Turkish textbooks. In particular, their being recommended to primary school students within the scope of 100 Basic Works causes children to love and read them. This is important, because, it is necessary to introduce the characters who left their marks on Turkish Culture with their intelligence and sharp thinking abilities, such as Nasreddin Hodja, to the children. The “Document analysis method” which is from qualitative research methods was used in the research. As it is on the list of 100 Basic Works, the books titled as Nasreddin Hodja Stories were published by different publishing houses in different periods of time and they have still been published so far. For this reason, 9 books were selected randomly among the published books and the content analysis was carried out on the selected books and the section of findings was created. Purpose of the study was to determine the character of Nasreddin Hodja in children's books. Key Words: Joke; anecdote; Nasreddin Hodja; Children's Books; Turkish culture Extended Summary Along with their functions, anectodes have an effective role in acquiring the targeted basic skills such as the skills of using Turkish language properly, correctly and effectively, critical and creative thinking, and problem solving as well as their serving to acquire communication skills (MOE, 2006: 2) . The contrasts, theses and antitheses of the structures of the anectodal stories reveal the differences in individual and community life. Each of the types created within these theses has a completely different character as of independent from each other. Students will be able to observe differences between individuals and societies by seeing differences through these characters and by this way, they will gain different perspectives. In addition to all the other features mentioned above, one of the important features that should be 1 Yrd.Doç.Dr., Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Türkçe Eğitimi.,neslihanoksuz61@gmail.com