Added to this, in the first half of the Ottoman period men of Greek origin made up a significant proportion of the Ottoman army, navy, and state bureaucracy, having been levied as adolescents (along with especially Albanians and Serbs) into Ottoman service through the devshirme.
What type of work were must young boys antiquated with in the Ottoman Empire ?
levied as adolescents (along with especially Albanians and Serbs) into Ottoman service through the devshirme.