devshirme in Turkish

devshirme in Turkish is devşirme.

devshirme in Turkish

devşirme

noun

(historical) Systematic collection of non-Muslim boys or young men from rural Christian populations of the Balkans, practiced by Ottomans; the boys were taken to Istanbul, converted to Islam and educated for military profession or religious disciplines.

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