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Hafız Mustafa Şefik Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1286–1318 (1869–1901)

50_125; 245Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Hafız Mustafa Şefik Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1269 (1852–1853). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1284 (1867–1868), 15 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 33 distinct AH years in AH 1286–1318 (1869–1901); it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Sumnu (400 kuruş monthly). Kontrol Kalemi Baâ‰ˆÃ¼memuru appears later, in AH 1318 (1900–1901), with 1,000 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); French: 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 1269 (1852–1853)
AH 1284 (1867–1868)Birth-year difference: 15 AH years
AH 1286–1288 (1869–1872)Birth-year difference: 17–19 AH years
AH 1289–1304 (1872–1887)Birth-year difference: 20–35 AH years
AH 1305–1312 (1887–1895)Birth-year difference: 36–43 AH years
AH 1313–1316 (1895–1899)Birth-year difference: 44–47 AH years
AH 1317 (1899–1900)Birth-year difference: 48 AH years
AH 1318 (1900–1901)Birth-year difference: 49 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 · sumnu · 400 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1284 (1867–1868) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 400 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1284 (1867–1868)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.

Locality sumnu → beykoz
Salary 400 to 350 kuruş -50 (-12.5%)
Salary 350 to 450 kuruş +100 (+28.57%)
Salary 450 to 525 kuruş +75 (+16.67%)
Salary 525 to 600 kuruş +75 (+14.29%)
Salary 600 to 800 kuruş +200 (+33.33%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → Seyyar Memur
Locality beykoz → sirkeci
Salary 800 to 600 kuruş -200 (-25%)
Salary 600 to 670 kuruş +70 (+11.67%)
Salary 670 to 795 kuruş +125 (+18.66%)
Salary 795 to 895 kuruş +100 (+12.58%)
Title Seyyar Memur → Pul Basmemuru
Locality sirkeci → dersaadet
Salary 895 to 805 kuruş -90 (-10.06%)
Salary 805 to 850 kuruş +45 (+5.59%)
Title Pul Basmemuru → Kontrol Kalemi Baâ‰ˆÃ¼memuru
Salary 850 to 950 kuruş +100 (+11.76%)
Locality dersaadet → galata
Salary 950 to 1,000 kuruş +50 (+5.26%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1284 (1867–1868)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: 50_125; 245

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): “Zimmet / Mumaileyh bin üç yüz on sekiz senesi Rebiülevvelinin on altısında 1 Temmuz sene 1316 bin kuruş maaşla Galata Postahanesi Mandapost Memurluğu'na naklolu” …
Original note: “Zimmet”

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

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 1286–1309 (1869–1892), AH 1311–1318 (1893–1901)

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: “Zimmet / Mumaileyh bin üç yüz on sekiz senesi Rebiülevvelinin on altısında 1 Temmuz sene 1316 bin kuruş maaşla Galata Postahanesi Mandapost Memurluğu'na naklolunarak on üç bin yedi yüz yirmi iki kuruş on para açığı zuhur etmesini bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Muharreminin on üçünde 19 Nisan sene 1317 işten çektirildiği ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1902 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1902 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet / Mumaileyh bin üç yüz on sekiz senesi Rebiülevvelinin on altısında 1 Temmuz sene 1316 bin kuruş maaşla Galata Postahanesi Mandapost Memurluğu'na naklolunarak on üç bin yedi yüz yirmi iki kuruş on para açığı zuhur etmesini bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Muharreminin on üçünde 19 Nisan sene 1317 işten çektirildiği ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1286–1309 (1869–1892), AH 1311–1318 (1893–1901) · 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: 1319 (calendar unverified)