Editing Janissary (section)

==Popular culture==
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* In [[Bulgaria]] and elsewhere, and for centuries in [[Ukraine]], the word Janissar (яничар) is used as a synonym of the word renegade.
* ''[[The Janissary Tree]]'', a novel by Jason Goodwin set in 19th-century Istanbul
* ''The Sultan's Helmsman'', a historical novel of the Ottoman Navy and Renaissance Italy
* [[Salman Rushdie]]'s novel ''[[The Enchantress of Florence]]'' details the life, organization, and origins of the Janissaries. One of the lead characters of the novel, Antonio Argalia, is the head of the Ottoman Janissaries.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Enchantress of Florence (review) |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/369088/summary |first=JoAnn |last=Conrad |journal=Marvels & Tales |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |volume=23 |issue=2 |year=2009 |pages=433–436 |via=[[Project MUSE]] |access-date=2017-12-17 |archive-date=2018-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309182815/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/369088/summary |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[[Janissaries (novel)|Janissaries]]'', a 1979 novel by [[Jerry Pournelle]]
* ''[[Muhteşem Yüzyıl]]'' (''The Magnificent Century'') is a 2011–2012 [[Turkey|Turkish]] historical fiction television series. Written by [[Meral Okay]] and Yılmaz Şahin. The Janissaries are portrayed throughout the series as part of the Sultan's royal bodyguard. The First Oath of their military order is recited in Season 1 at the Ceremony of Payment. 
*The popular song in Serbian, Janissar (Јањичар) by [[Predrag Gojković Cune]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Predrag Gojkovic Cune - Janicar - (Audio1981)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1EFe1vSb3s| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526072221/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1EFe1vSb3s| archive-date=2017-05-26 | url-status=dead|language=en|access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Janković |first=Dragana |date=2022-02-27 |title=40 godina "Janičara": Od nepodobne do legendarne pesme |url=https://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/muzicka-apoteka/3463852-40-godina-janicara-od-nepodobne-do-legendarne-pesme |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Telegraf.rs |language=sr |archive-date=2024-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918231452/https://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/muzicka-apoteka/3463852-40-godina-janicara-od-nepodobne-do-legendarne-pesme |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Janissaries are the unique unit of the Ottoman Empire in ''[[Civilization IV]]'', ''[[Civilization V|V]]'', ''[[Civilization VI: Gathering Storm|expansions of VI]]'', ''[[Cossacks (video games series)|Cossacks]]'', ''[[Age of Empires II]]'', ''[[Age of Empires III]]'', ''[[Age of Empires IV]]'' and ''[[Rise of Nations]]''.
* The Janissaries during the rule of Sultan [[Bayezid II]] are featured heavily in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''.
* Janissaries appear in several books in the ''[[Lymond Chronicles]]'' by [[Dorothy Dunnett]].
* In the song "Winged Hussars" by [[Sabaton]] about the [[Battle of Vienna]] 1683 the question is asked if "Janissaries are you ready to die?" to illustrate the impact of the arrival of the Winged Hussars in the battle.
* In the 2020 Turkish historical [[docudrama]] ''[[Rise of Empires: Ottoman]]'', Janissaries appear throughout the show in both seasons as part of [[Mehmed II]]'s army.