, also rendered into English as ''hodja'', is a Turkish word deriving from the

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

word , , used as a title, given name or surname. As a honorific title, means “master” and is commonly used for teachers, professors, leaders, and in general, wise people. It is also used as a slang word between friends. It may refer to: * Canım Hoca Mehmed Pasha, 18th-century Ottoman admiral * Cinci Hoca (died 1648), Ottoman spiritualist * Adnan Hoca (born 1956), Turkish cult leader and Muslim televangelist * İskilipli Âtıf Hoca (1875–1926), Turkish Islamic scholar * Hoca Ali Rıza (1858–1939), Turkish painter * Hoca Çelebi or Ebussuud Efendi (1490–1574), Hanafi Ottoman jurist and Qur'an exegete * Hoca Ishak Efendi (1774–1835), Ottoman engineer and mathematician * Hoca Kadri Efendi (1855–1918), Ottoman journalist and political figure * Hoca Niyaz or Hoja-Niyaz, Uyghur independence movement leader who led several rebellions in Xinjiang * Hoca Sadüddin Efendi (1536–1599), Ottoman scholar, official, historian, a teacher of Ottoman sultan Murad III *

Hoca Sefer Hoca Sefer (Ottoman Turkish: خواجه سفر; 1536–38) was an Ottoman captain in charge of pro-Ottoman forces in Gujarat in the first half of the 16th century. Hoca Sefer, who had been installed by the Ottoman captain Selman Reis Selman Reis ...

, captain, who was in charge of pro-Ottoman forces in Gujarat in the first half of the 15th century * Hoca Tahsin Efendi (1811–1881), Albanian astronomer, mathematician and philosopher *

Nasreddin Hoca Nasreddin () or Nasreddin Hodja (variants include Mullah Nasreddin Hodja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin, Khaja Nasruddin) (1208–1285) is a character commonly found in the folklores of the Muslim world, ...

or Nasreddin, Seljuq satirical Sufi figure (around 13th century) *

Fatahillah Fatahillah, Fadhillah Khan, or Falatehan (Portuguese writing) was a commander of the Demak Sultanate, Sultanate of Demak who is known for leading the conquest of Sunda Kelapa in 1527 and changing its name to Jakarta, Jayakarta. The conquest of Sun ...

or Hoca Hassan, Malay commander in the Malacca and Demak sultanates

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