These practices are called the "tribute of children" (devshirmeh) (in Greek παιδομάζωμα paidomazoma, meaning "child gathering"), whereby every Christian community was required to give one son in five to be raised as a Muslim and enrolled in the corps of Janissaries, elite units of the Ottoman army.
Praktik ini disebut "upeti anak" (devsyirmeh) (dalam bahasa Yunani disebut παιδομάζωμα (paidomazoma, bermakna "pengumpulan anak"), di mana tiap komunitas Kristen diwajibkan mengirimkan satu dari lima anak lelaki untuk dijadikan Muslim dan dimasukkan ke dalam korps Yanisari, kesatuan elite dalam pasukan Utsmaniyah.