Ottoman fathers murdered their sons:
>The practice of fratricide was legalized by Mehmed II. Mehmed II’s grandfather, Mehmed I, had to fight a long civil war against his brothers Suleyman, Isa, and Musa. Mehmed II states, “"Of any of my sons that ascends the throne, it is acceptable for him to kill his brothers for the common benefit of the people (nizam-i alem). The majority of the ulama (Muslim scholars) have approved this; let action be taken accordingly." When Bayezid II (Mehmed's son) died his son Selim immediately assumed the throne and proceeded to commit fratricide on his two brothers Ahmed and Korkut. The largest practice of fratricide was committed by Mehmed III when he had nineteen of his brothers and half-brothers, most of them children, murdered and buried alongside their father.
Ottoman authorities enslaved Christian boys:
>Devshirme, usually translated as "child levy" or "blood tax", was the Ottoman practice of forcibly recruiting soldiers (janissaries) and bureaucrats from among the children of their Balkan Christian subjects. The ideal age of a recruit was between 8 (nursling) and 10 (child) years of age. The devşirme system was locally resented and resisted, and there were Christian rebellions initiated specifically against the devşirme throughout the Balkan peninsula. Many sources mention attempts by Christian parents to avoid the devşirme by trying to bribe officials, marry the boys off at the age of 12, mutilate their boys or have both the father and the son convert to Islam. The boys were forced to convert to Islam, circumcised and assigned the status of the Sultan's personal slaves.
The Ottoman practice of Koceks was cultural phenomenon similar in concept to modern "Drag Kids". Koceks were a combination of dancer, clown, crossdresser and child prostitute: They consisted of young Christian boys who were forcibly taken from their families to be enslaved and trained as willful sexual objects and entertainers for Muslim Turks.
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