Turkey-Janissary Band

[1903sergen1903]

We are the grandchildren of the Ottomans, We are Turks. :D

[206AK]

It doesnt matter what anyone says. I love being muslim! One GOD!

[bahxing]

It is cool to be a Muslim.

[Batavian187]

The Janissary main contribution to modern warfare (and i stand to be corrected) was the use of musical instruments while fighting.

They were the first to really employ military bands and music.

[787maverick]

regardless, the Janissary was considerd to be the most noble of the ottomans. some muslim pretended to be christian just so their sond could become Janissaries. the reason they chose christians was because they didnt want shias sunnis and nomads in the military fighting eachother. the Janissary was only loyal to the sultan no one else. i mean there is good and bad but in this case the good outweighs the bad. the Janissary's family got the best land and best treatment.

[TURKBOSNA]

you are wrong man, every Janissary converted to islam had nothing to do with their treatment because they were christians, maybe in some cases but the Janissarys were taken as little christian boys from Bosnia and Serbia and later on converted to Islam in Istanbul , and there were even higher Elite troops than the Janissarys which were the Qapukulus court slaves Turkish mounted or dismounted troops

[Batavian187]

The Ottoman Sultans in many ways continued an old Byzantine practise of having his own elite forces who wouldn't betray him.

The Byzantine Emperors used the Varangian Guard for this purpose.

The Ottomans the Janissary.

[787maverick]

ya eventually the sultans were betrayed and janissary's were dismantled

[lovelyesra99]

no you all wrong...janissary not choosen from christian boys, kapikulu soldiers were choosen from christian boys..janissaries are choosen from bektaşis...and its very logical because for example when sipahis (paladins)rebel to sultan then bektasi janissaries or kapikulu soldiers (they were always with sultan,sultans most loyal unit)could stop them..its very logical right,thats the perfection of ottoman empire...and dont forget, kapikulus who choosen from christ, they all were convert to İslam..

[ballynafeighbluedog]

@lovelyesra99 christian Children from the Balkans were taken to be soldiers of the Sultan.They were educated in writing, mathematics,and were converted to Islam.Some scholars say that these boys had the best education in the world at that time.Using Christian boys for the Janissaries meant they had alligence to the Sultan,and no one else.

[woodss3]

which were (the Varangian) also foreign like the Janissaries.

[utkumut7]

Bugün anladığımız anlamda mehter osmanlılarda bu şekilde değildi. Marşlar 20. yüzyılda bestelendi. Kös, nakkare dışında bir sürü uyduruk ve osmanlılar döneminde kullanılmamış alet var. Celal Bayar zamanında Britanya sefaretindekiler britanya'da gördükleri askeri mızıkaları gördükten sonra acaba biz de yapabilir miyiz diye yola çıkarak bugünkü mehteranı kurduruyorlar. Yani izlediğiniz şeylerin çoğu 20. yüzyıl yapımı osmanlı ile alakasız.

[KennstDuWayne]

but they died for the sultan ;)

[Emindemir]

this band is first in world.this is first army band.

[kelebek48]

Ceddin Deden march can be translated in English as:

(Seek) Your ancestors, your grandfathers, your generation, your father

The Turkish nation has always been valiant,

Your armies, many times

Have been renowned throughout the world

Turkish nation, Turkish nation

Passionately love (your) freedom

Overwhelm the enemies of your (free) motherland

And make that cursed ones feel abjected

[kelebek48]

Lyrics

Ceddin, deden, neslin, baban

Hep kahraman Türk milleti

Orduların, pekçok zaman

Vermiştiler dünyaya şan.

Türk milleti, Türk milleti

Aşk ile sev hürriyeti

Kahret vatan düşmanını

Çeksin o mel-un zilleti.

[ekvator100]

yürüyün aslanlarım o eski günlere...

[alijanti]

Turkiye+Sancak+Bosnia Inshallah

[aloneforever41]

mehter mükemmel bi müzik yaa ... gözünü seweyim ne kadar güzel bi kültürümüz war.. mehteran haydi ya Allah:)