Individual dossier

Osman Hilmi Efendi

Birthplace: varna Observed AH 1297–1330 (1879–1912)

0062_0243; 481Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Osman Hilmi Efendi was born in Varna in AH 1280 (1863–1864). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1294 (1877–1878), 14 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 29 distinct AH years in AH 1297–1330 (1879–1912), with gaps; it begins with Esya Kalemi in Istanbul (95 kuruş monthly). baskitabet appears later, in AH 1326 (1908–1909), with 850 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing).

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Life and career

29 recorded AH years · 29 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1280 (1863–1864)
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 14 AH years
AH 1297 (1879–1880)Birth-year difference: 17 AH years
AH 1298–1302 (1880–1885)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1303–1307 (1885–1890)Birth-year difference: 23–27 AH years
AH 1308 (1890–1891)Birth-year difference: 28 AH years
AH 1309–1318 (1891–1901)Birth-year difference: 29–38 AH years
AH 1319–1325 (1901–1908)Birth-year difference: 39–45 AH years
AH 1326–1330 (1908–1912)Birth-year difference: 46–50 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 1297 (1879–1880)

Esya Kalemi · istanbul · 95 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1294 (1877–1878) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 95 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1294 (1877–1878)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

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.

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Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

No annual entries for AH 1298–1302 (1880–1885). Changes span the gap.
Title Esya Kalemi → Posta Memuru
Locality istanbul → yeni camii postanesi
Salary 95 to 250 kuruş +155 (+163.16%)
Salary 250 to 400 kuruş +150 (+60%)
Title Posta Memuru → Muhasebe Kalemi
Title Muhasebe Kalemi → Evrak Kalemi
Salary 400 to 425 kuruş +25 (+6.25%)
Salary 425 to 475 kuruş +50 (+11.76%)
Salary 475 to 500 kuruş +25 (+5.26%)
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
Salary 600 to 700 kuruş +100 (+16.67%)
Title Evrak Kalemi → Baskitabet
Salary 700 to 750 kuruş +50 (+7.14%)
Salary 750 to 800 kuruş +50 (+6.67%)
Salary 800 to 850 kuruş +50 (+6.25%)
Title Baskitabet → baskitabet
Salary 850 to 800 kuruş -50 (-5.88%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1294 (1877–1878)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

◆ 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: 0062_0243; 481

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.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1297 (1879–1880), AH 1303–1308 (1885–1891), AH 1310–1330 (1892–1912)

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