Mehter Concert
The Janissaries ranks were filled by youths conscripted from Christian families in the Balkans. Notice that they all have mustaches. Janissaries were not permitted to grow beards - that was the sign of a free man.
The Janissaries ranks were filled by youths conscripted from Christian families in the Balkans. Notice that they all have mustaches. Janissaries were not permitted to grow beards - that was the sign of a free man.