Individual dossier

Osman Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1278–1315 (1861–1898)

0066_0231; 459Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Osman Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1256 (1840–1841). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Tekirdag in AH 1278 (1861–1862), 22 AH years after the recorded birth year, with “Telgraf” as first-job wording. The surviving career record covers 37 distinct AH years in AH 1278–1315 (1861–1898), with gaps; it begins with cavus in Tekirdag (500 kuruş monthly). Mufettis appears later, in AH 1311 (1893–1894), with 1,350 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Osman Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1316 (1898–1899).

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Life and career

37 recorded AH years · 37 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1256 (1840–1841)
AH 1278 (1861–1862)Birth-year difference: 22 AH years
AH 1278 (1861–1862)Birth-year difference: 22 AH years
AH 1279 (1862–1863)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1280 (1863–1864)Birth-year difference: 24 AH years
AH 1281–1287 (1864–1871)Birth-year difference: 25–31 AH years
AH 1288–1293 (1871–1877)Birth-year difference: 32–37 AH years
AH 1294–1304 (1877–1887)Birth-year difference: 38–48 AH years
AH 1305–1310 (1887–1893)Birth-year difference: 49–54 AH years
AH 1311–1315 (1893–1898)Birth-year difference: 55–59 AH years
AH 1316 (1898–1899)

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 1278 (1861–1862)

cavus · tekirdag · 500 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1278 (1861–1862) in Tekirdag (Telgraf). The first-salary field is 500 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1278 (1861–1862)TelgrafTekirdag

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.

Recorded death

AH 1316 (1898–1899) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

No annual entries for AH 1279 (1862–1863). Changes span the gap.
Title cavus → Muvassil
Locality tekirdag → dersaadet
Salary 500 to 240 kuruş -260 (-52%)
Title Muvassil → Bascavus
Locality dersaadet → yenikoy1
Salary 240 to 500 kuruş +260 (+108.33%)
Salary 500 to 540 kuruş +40 (+8%)
Title Bascavus → cavus
Locality yenikoy1 → dersaadet
Salary 540 to 510 kuruş -30 (-5.56%)
Salary 510 to 800 kuruş +290 (+56.86%)
Title cavus → Bascavus
Salary 800 to 1,000 kuruş +200 (+25%)
Salary 1,000 to 600 kuruş -400 (-40%)
Salary 600 to 800 kuruş +200 (+33.33%)
Salary 800 to 1,000 kuruş +200 (+25%)
Title Bascavus → Mufettis Muavini
Salary 1,000 to 1,200 kuruş +200 (+20%)
Salary 1,200 to 1,350 kuruş +150 (+12.5%)
Title Mufettis Muavini → Mufettis
Salary 1,350 to 1,500 kuruş +150 (+11.11%)
Salary 1,500 to 1,350 kuruş -150 (-10%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1278 (1861–1862)TelgrafTekirdag

◆ 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: 0066_0231; 459

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)”
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1279
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1279 (1862–1863)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1278 (1861–1862), AH 1280–1308 (1863–1891), AH 1310–1315 (1892–1898)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1278 (1861–1862), AH 1280–1308 (1863–1891), AH 1310–1315 (1892–1898) · 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.