Individual dossier

Ahmet Tevfik Efendi

Birthplace: sofya Observed AH 1286–1324 (1869–1907)

103_58_113Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Ahmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Sofya in AH 1265 (1848–1849). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Sofya in AH 1281 (1864–1865), 16 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 33 distinct AH years in AH 1286–1324 (1869–1907), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Sofya (400 kuruş monthly). Basmudur Kitabeti appears later, in AH 1313 (1895–1896), with 700 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

33 recorded AH years · 33 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1265 (1848–1849)
AH 1281 (1864–1865)Birth-year difference: 16 AH years
AH 1286–1287 (1869–1871)Birth-year difference: 21–22 AH years
AH 1288–1289 (1871–1873)Birth-year difference: 23–24 AH years
AH 1290 (1873–1874)Birth-year difference: 25 AH years
AH 1291–1292 (1874–1876)Birth-year difference: 26–27 AH years
AH 1293 (1876–1877)Birth-year difference: 28 AH years
AH 1294 (1877–1878)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1295 (1878)Birth-year difference: 30 AH years
AH 1296 (1878–1879)Birth-year difference: 31 AH years
AH 1297 (1879–1880)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1298 (1880–1881)Birth-year difference: 33 AH years
AH 1299–1302 (1881–1885)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1303 (1885–1886)Birth-year difference: 38 AH years
AH 1304–1307 (1886–1890)Birth-year difference: 39–42 AH years
AH 1308–1309 (1890–1892)Birth-year difference: 43–44 AH years
AH 1310–1312 (1892–1895)Birth-year difference: 45–47 AH years
AH 1313–1324 (1895–1907)Birth-year difference: 48–59 AH years

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1286 (1869–1870)

Muhabere Memuru · sofya · 400 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1281 (1864–1865) in Sofya. The first-salary field is 400 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1281 (1864–1865)Recorded first-work anchorSofya

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Locality sofya → yenipazar
Salary 400 to 380 kuruş -20 (-5%)
Locality yenipazar → sofya
Salary 380 to 280 kuruş -100 (-26.32%)
Locality sofya → bosna
Salary 280 to 455 kuruş +175 (+62.5%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → Basmudur Kitabeti
Locality bosna → sofya
Salary 455 to 600 kuruş +145 (+31.87%)
No annual entries for AH 1294 (1877–1878). Changes span the gap.
Title Basmudur Kitabeti → Muhabere Memuru
Locality sofya → selanik
Salary 600 to 380 kuruş -220 (-36.67%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → Basmuhabere Memuru
Locality selanik → manastir
Salary 380 to 600 kuruş +220 (+57.89%)
No annual entries for AH 1297 (1879–1880). Changes span the gap.
Locality manastir → iskece
No annual entries for AH 1299–1302 (1881–1885). Changes span the gap.
Title Basmuhabere Memuru → Muhabere Memuru
Locality iskece → devlen
Locality devlen → sinop
Title Muhabere Memuru → Basmudur Kitabeti
Locality sinop → bursa
Salary 600 to 475 kuruş -125 (-20.83%)
Title Basmudur Kitabeti → 3. Mudur
Locality bursa → mihalic
Salary 475 to 500 kuruş +25 (+5.26%)
Title 3. Mudur → Basmudur Kitabeti
Locality mihalic → bursa
Salary 500 to 700 kuruş +200 (+40%)
Salary 700 to 725 kuruş +25 (+3.57%)
Salary 725 to 950 kuruş +225 (+31.03%)

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1281 (1864–1865)Recorded first-work anchorSofya

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 103_58_113

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Original note (excerpt): “Zayi / zayi‘ ve sirkat olunan emanetten dolayı işten el çektirilüp taht-ı muhakemeye alınmış ve vazifesinin tûl müddet vekaletle idaresi mahzûrdan salim olamaya” …
Original note: “Zimmet”

Excerpts are shortened; complete wording is available in the source record download.

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1303–1308 (1885–1891), AH 1310–1324 (1892–1907). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1286–1293 (1869–1877), AH 1295–1296 (1878–1879), AH 1298 (1880–1881)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1303–1308 (1885–1891), AH 1310–1324 (1892–1907)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Identical wording is shown once above. Repeated copies remain separately listed here; they do not establish independent confirmation.

Original note: “Zayi / zayi‘ ve sirkat olunan emanetten dolayı işten el çektirilüp taht-ı muhakemeye alınmış ve vazifesinin tûl müddet vekaletle idaresi mahzûrdan salim olamayacağı anlaşılmakla 15 Eylül sene 1299 tarihinde yerine diğeri tayin olunarak açığa çıkarılmış ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1882 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1882 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zayi / zayi‘ ve sirkat olunan emanetten dolayı işten el çektirilüp taht-ı muhakemeye alınmış ve vazifesinin tûl müddet vekaletle idaresi mahzûrdan salim olamayacağı anlaşılmakla 15 Eylül sene 1299 tarihinde yerine diğeri tayin olunarak açığa çıkarılmış ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1286–1293 (1869–1877), AH 1295–1296 (1878–1879), AH 1298 (1880–1881) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1303–1308 (1885–1891), AH 1310–1324 (1892–1907) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1299 (calendar unverified)