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Osman Behçed Efendi

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Telgraf stajyeriTokat Telgrafhanesi

    1. Telgraf stajyeri

      Tokat Telgrafhanesi · Calculated age 12

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  2. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Telgraf stajyeriTokat TelgrafhanesiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf stajyeri

      Tokat Telgrafhanesi · Calculated age 13

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Telgraf stajyeriTokat TelgrafhanesiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf stajyeri

      Tokat Telgrafhanesi · Calculated age 14

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Telgraf stajyeriTokat TelgrafhanesiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf stajyeri

      Tokat Telgrafhanesi · Calculated age 15

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Telgraf stajyeriTokat TelgrafhanesiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf stajyeri

      Tokat Telgrafhanesi · Calculated age 16

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Telgraf stajyeriTokat TelgrafhanesiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf stajyeri

      Tokat Telgrafhanesi · Calculated age 17

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Telgraf stajyeri · 4 career entriesTokat Telgrafhanesi · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 185; 300 kuruş

    1. Telgraf stajyeri

      Tokat Telgrafhanesi · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf stajyeri (Nakil)

      Tokat Telgrafhanesi · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Telgraf Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 18 · 185 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    4. Telgraf Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 18 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  8. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Telgraf Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf MerkeziContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Telgraf Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf MerkeziContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Telgraf Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf MerkeziContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruş

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 22 · 475 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 23 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 24 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 25 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 26 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 27 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 28 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 29 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 30 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 31 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 32 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 33 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 34 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere MemuruKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 35 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · 3 career entriesKastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Ereğli · 475; 500 kuruş

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 36 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru (Nakil)

      Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · Calculated age 36

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuru

      Ereğli · Calculated age 36 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

02505001887/88AH 13051905/06AH 13231887/88 (AH 1305) · Telgraf Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 18 · 185 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Telgraf Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 18 · 300 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 22 · 475 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 23 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 24 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 25 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 26 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 27 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 28 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 29 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 30 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 31 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 32 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 33 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 34 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 35 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru · Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi · age 36 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuru · Ereğli · age 36 · 500 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Tokat [source]
Birth province
Sivas [source]
Birth year
1870/71 (AH 1287) [source]
Father’s occupation
Çiftçi [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 58, s. 305 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Rüşdiye mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
12 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Tokat Telgrafhanesi [source]
First work year
1881/82 (AH 1299) [source]
Apprenticeship
6 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı döneminde Tokatlı devlet memurları ( 1879-1909 )

    ÜMMÜHAN UĞURLU · 2013 · Pages 247, 248

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