What is certain is that devshirme were primarily recruited from Christians living in the Balkans , particularly Albanians , Greeks , Serbs and Croats .
Later , those from Albania , Greece , Bosnia , and Bulgaria were preferred .
What is certain is that devshirme were primarily recruited from Christians living in the Balkans , particularly Albania , Greeks , Serbs and Croats .
Later , those from Albania , Greece , Bosnia , and Bulgaria were preferred .