Examination of Nasreddin Hodja's jokes in terms of the root values contained in the social studies course curriculum

The aim of this study is to examine Nasreddin Hodja jokes within the scope of the root values in the Social Studies Curriculum. Document review method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. The book titled "Nasreddin Hodja Stories" written by Öztürk (2020) is used as the data collection tool in the research. The book is 128 pages and contains 126 jokes. 80 of these jokes were examined. Research data were analyzed using the document review method, one of the qualitative research methods. At the end of the research, it was found that the value of patriotism was not included in the jokes. In the research, it was determined that the value of honesty was the most prevalent. It was also determined that the values of self-control, responsibility, justice and respect were high. Suggestions were presented in line with the findings obtained within the scope of the research.