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The document discusses how Christian boys recruited into the early Ottoman janissary army through the devşirme system underwent an intense process to transform them into Muslim warriors. This included subjecting them to coerced labor, rigorous military training involving traditional weapons, and developing a masculine warrior identity influenced by Bektashism.

Author

Oğuzhan Altuntaş

Language

EN