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A Janissary Banner (18th Century)

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

A janissary banner from 18th century displayed at the Hadji Bektash Convent in Nevşehir (north of Cappadocia, Central Anatolia). The Convent was the spiritual center for the janissaries who adhered to Bektashism, the sufi order of Bektashi Dervishes. The text … Continue reading →

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Memoirs of a Janissary (Late 15th century)

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Konstantin Mihailović, born a Christian Serb in the early fifteenth century, was taken as a prisoner of war and trained as a Janissary—a member of the elite corps of the Ottoman army. As a Janissary, Mihailović was an eyewitness to important … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Early (1300-1500), Faith, Library, Organization, Primary Sources | Tagged bektashi, Dracula, faith, Hungary, janissary, janissary corps, Konstantin Mihailovic, military organization, ottoman, ottoman army, ottoman chronicles, ottoman historiography, ottoman history, Serb, wallachia | Leave a comment

The birth of the idea of establishing janissary corps

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

The early Ottoman chroniclers including Aşıkpaşazade, Neşri, Kemal, Oruç, and the anonymous chronicles agree that the Janissary Corps was established by Murad I after the conquest of Edirne (1361) . Kavanin-i Yeniçeriyan (The Book of the Laws of Janissaries ) also … Continue reading →

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A Janissary Cook from 18th century

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Cooks were charismatic officers of the “Hearth of Janissaries”. A.Süheyl Ünver, Geçmiş yıllarda Kıyafet Resimlerimiz, (Ankara,TTK,1999) Costumes Turcs de la cour et de la ville de Constantinople en 1720