The bulk of the Ottoman Army, comprising peasant conscripts from Anatolia were much more comfortable with the Alayli officers than with the Mektepli officers who came from a different social milieu.
Lõviosa Osmanite armeest koosnes talupoegadest ajateenijatest Anatooliast, kes olid palju rohkem rahul Alayli ohvitseridega kui Mektepli ohvitseridega, kes tulid erinevast sotsiaalsest keskkonnast.