▁people ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁it ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁its ▁mines ▁while ▁its ▁Ser b ▁citizens ▁were ▁awarded ▁with ▁trad ing ▁privileges . ▁Within ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁re - est ab lished ▁the ▁mint ▁in ▁Nov o ▁Br do ▁which ▁began ▁to ▁strike ▁ak ç e ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 4 4 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁Cr us ader ▁Long ▁Camp aign , ▁Nov o ▁Br do ▁was ▁re capt ured ▁from ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁and ▁again ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁re est ab lished ▁Ser bian ▁Desp ot ate ▁until ▁it ▁finally ▁fell ▁to ▁Ott oman ▁control ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 4 5 5 . ▁Among ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁sie ge ▁was ▁Dim it ri je ▁Kant ak ou zen os . ▁In ▁ 1 4 5 5 , ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁forced ▁the ▁bes ie ged ▁to ▁surrender ▁because ▁they ▁used ▁heavy ▁art illery . ▁All ▁men ▁of ▁any ▁distinguished ▁rank ▁or ▁importance ▁were ▁dec ap itated ▁under ▁orders ▁of ▁s ultan ▁Me h med ▁II . ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 3 2 0 ▁boys ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁become ▁jan iss aries ▁( dev ş ir me ). ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 7 0 0 ▁girls ▁and ▁young ▁women ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁Ott oman ▁soldiers ▁and ▁their ▁command ers . ▁The ▁sie ge ▁and ▁its ▁after math ▁were ▁described ▁in ▁Mem oir s ▁of ▁a ▁jan iss ary , ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 4 9