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The children of the kapıkulu cavalry, who formed the central army of the Ottoman Empire, were referred to as veledes. The janissaries such such as were not permitted to marry or establish families, but kapıkulu cavalrymen were allowed to do so. Although these children faced criticism for not being part of the devşirme system, they constituted the natural source group of the kapıkulu cavalry. It is known that from the earliest periods, those among these children who reached a certain age received