Jan Ponati Efendi
Jan Ponati Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1308. Recorded schooling includes 4 years at hususi muallim. First work is recorded in Beyoglu in AH 1327 (19 AH years after the recorded birth year). The only surviving annual entry is AH 1327 with evrak kalemi in Beyoglu (300 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); French: Kitabet (writing); Rum: tekellum.
Life and career
1 recorded AH year · 1 annual entry
Life and career stages
Recorded AH years- AH 1308
- AH 1327Birth-year difference: 19 AH years
- AH 1327Birth-year difference: 19 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.
Assigned salary in the annual career
Monthly kuruş · AHevrak kalemi · beyoglu · 300 kuruş monthly
First work is separately recorded at AH 1327 in beyoglu. The first-salary field is 300 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.
AH 1327
One annual entry survives; there is no salary trajectory to draw.
Places in this record
◆ 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.
How to read the dates, birth-year differences and salaries
AH years are the ordering clock. Birth-year differences subtract uncontested AH birth and event year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays. Separately recorded first-job age fields can use a different or unresolved convention and are not substituted into this calculation. Gregorian years are stored dataset labels. The first-work field may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service, and does not establish the beginning of PT service.
Salaries are monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash disbursements. Differences between annual entries are not dated promotions or transfers. A source status such as Vefat is not a formal death date; no death locality is assigned from a last work place.
Preparation
- School / programme
- hususi muallim
- Schooling duration
- 4 source-recorded years
- Apprenticeship
- 0 source-recorded years
- Qualification indicator
- 0
- Telegraph school indicator
- 0
- Father’s occupation
- telgraf memuru
- Recorded birth year
- AH 1308
- Religion wording
- musluman
- Nationality wording
- turkish
Schooling years are a duration/classification, not an acquisition date. Education and training dates await source-linked structured records; no dates are inferred here. No completion date is inferred from a schooling duration.
First-work and entry-pay fields
- First-work source date
- AH 1327
- Place
- beyoglu
- First-salary field
- 300 kuruş
- Source
- recovered
The first-work date may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service. The first-salary amount is a separate inherited field; their presence together does not prove that payment began on this date. Neither is the first positive annual salary observation.
Recorded language repertoire
3 fields contain historical terms.
- Turkish
- Kitabet (writing)
- French
- Kitabet (writing)
- Rum
- tekellum
Only recorded terms are shown. Omitted language fields mean not recorded; they do not establish that the official lacked a language. Original competency wording is preserved; Kitabet (writing), Tekellum (speaking) and Asina (familiarity) are cautious historical glosses, not modern proficiency levels. Workbook language notes remain separately source-linked in the additional evidence. Read the terminology note.
Further biographical evidence
Source wording and status assertions
Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)
- Clerical and Administrative Staff
Inspect the additional source wording, language notes and original codes
These separately linked fields add source wording and raw codes without replacing the annual career. Original rank, decoration and merit-code labels remain unverified; zero is retained literally. Read about the sources.
Enrichment edition: ottoman-bureaucracy-enrichment-5e2ba3e19fa6918b. This is separate from the annual data edition and annual-record PDF.
Download these additional source records (JSON)
| Recorded field | Original value | Source locator |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)Recorded source wording | Clerical and Administrative Staff | september-occupation · occupation_cat source lines 38863 Recorded source-year values: 1327 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Evrak Kalemi | eda-memur · currentjob source lines 40161 Recorded source-year values: 1327 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Evrak Kalemi | eda-memureski · currentjob source lines 40161 Recorded source-year values: 1327 |
| Any criminal record (1=yes)Source-year indicator; not a lifetime verdict | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal AH 1327 · AH source lines 66668 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · adlisicilkaydi AH 1327 · AH source lines 40161 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · criminal AH 1327 · AH source lines 40161 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · adlisicilkaydi AH 1327 · AH source lines 40161 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · criminal AH 1327 · AH source lines 40161 |
| Criminal record (coded level)Unverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal_record_times AH 1327 · AH source lines 66668 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · adlisicilkaydi AH 1327 · AH source lines 38863 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · criminal AH 1327 · AH source lines 38863 |
Read the complete annual source table
Every displayed annual entry, in source / Hijri-year order. This table is the accessible alternative to the connected timeline and charts.
| Source year | Gregorian label | Title | Locality wording | Monthly kuruş | Source line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | evrak kalemi | beyoglu | 300 | recovered line 36690 |
- AH 1327
evrak kalemi
300 kuruş / monthrecovered · source line 36690
Evidence & edition
Coded extracts, preserved source differences
Collection membership
- Website edition
- ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a
- Source editions
- older, september, recovered
- Annual display source
- Recovered merged personnel extract
- Paper sample
- Outside the paper sample
- Other archival labels
- No different label recorded
- Geography
- Recorded place assertions; map linkage is separately reported
How to read this dossier
The website joins the exact archival identity across editions. Names are attributes and never merge records. No annual gap is filled from another extract. Geographic alternatives, missing values and differences remain evidence rather than silent corrections.
All substantive source assertions (79)
| Field | Original stored value | Source field and lines |
|---|---|---|
| birthH | 1308 | recovered · dobirth source lines 36690 |
| birthPlace | dersaadet | recovered · birth_place source lines 36690 |
| birthProvince | dersaadet | recovered · birth_vilayet source lines 36690 |
| school | hususi muallim | recovered · school_type source lines 36690 |
| schoolingYears | 4 | recovered · school_year source lines 36690 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 | recovered · mulazemet source lines 36690 |
| derivedQualificationFlag | 0 | recovered · has_qualification source lines 36690 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | recovered · telgraf source lines 36690 |
| religion | musluman | recovered · religion source lines 36690 |
| nationality | turkish | recovered · nationality source lines 36690 |
| fatherJob | telgraf memuru | recovered · father_job source lines 36690 |
| firstWorkH | 1327 | recovered · ilk_ise_baslangic_yili source lines 36690 |
| firstWorkPlace | beyoglu | recovered · firstjob_place source lines 36690 |
| firstWorkSalary | 300 | recovered · firstjob_wage source lines 36690 |
| birthLatitude | 41.08488985821407 | recovered · lat_birth_place source lines 36690 |
| birthLongitude | 29.056960217582365 | recovered · lon_birth_place source lines 36690 |
| name | Jan Ponati Efendi | september · İsim source lines 38863 |
| birthH | 1308 | september · dobirth source lines 38863 |
| birthPlace | dersaadet | september · birthplace source lines 38863 |
| birthProvince | dersaadet | september · birth_vilayet source lines 38863 |
| school | hususi muallim | september · school_type source lines 38863 |
| schoolingYears | 4 | september · education_year source lines 38863 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 | september · mulazemet source lines 38863 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 | september · MülazemetSüresi source lines 38863 |
| qualification | 0 | september · qualification source lines 38863 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | september · telegraph_school source lines 38863 |
| religion | musluman | september · religion source lines 38863 |
| nationality | turkish | september · nationality source lines 38863 |
| fatherJob | telgraf memuru | september · fatherjob source lines 38863 |
| firstWorkH | 1327 | september · firstjob_year source lines 38863 |
| firstWorkPlace | beyoglu | september · firstjob_place source lines 38863 |
| firstWorkSalary | 300 | september · firstjob_wage source lines 38863 |
| birthLatitude | 41.08488985821407 | september · lat_birth_place source lines 38863 |
| birthLongitude | 29.056960217582365 | september · lon_birth_place source lines 38863 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | september · lang_turkish source lines 38863 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | september · lang_turkish2 source lines 38863 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 0 | september · lang_arabic2 source lines 38863 |
| language:French | Kitabet | september · lang_french source lines 38863 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 2 | september · lang_french2 source lines 38863 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | september · lang_persian2 source lines 38863 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | september · lang_english2 source lines 38863 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | september · lang_italian2 source lines 38863 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | september · lang_armenian2 source lines 38863 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | september · lang_greek2 source lines 38863 |
| language:Rum | tekellum | september · lang_rum source lines 38863 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 1 | september · lang_rum2 source lines 38863 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | september · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 38863 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | september · lang_russian2 source lines 38863 |
| name | Jan Ponati Efendi | older · İsim source lines 13788 |
| birthH | 1308 | older · dobirth source lines 13788 |
| birthPlace | dersaadet | older · birthplace source lines 13788 |
| birthProvince | dersaadet | older · birth_vilayet source lines 13788 |
| school | hususi muallim | older · school_type source lines 13788 |
| schoolingYears | 4 | older · education_year source lines 13788 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 | older · MülazemetSüresi source lines 13788 |
| qualification | 0 | older · qualification source lines 13788 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | older · telgraph_school source lines 13788 |
| religion | musluman | older · religion source lines 13788 |
| nationality | turkish | older · nationality source lines 13788 |
| fatherJob | telgraf memuru | older · fatherjob source lines 13788 |
| firstWorkH | 1327 | older · firstjob_year source lines 13788 |
| firstWorkPlace | beyoglu | older · firstjob_place source lines 13788 |
| firstWorkSalary | 300 | older · firstjob_wage source lines 13788 |
| birthLatitude | 41.08488985821407 | older · lat_birth_place source lines 13788 |
| birthLongitude | 29.056960217582365 | older · lon_birth_place source lines 13788 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | older · lang_turkish source lines 13788 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | older · lang_turkish2 source lines 13788 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 0 | older · lang_arabic2 source lines 13788 |
| language:French | Kitabet | older · lang_french source lines 13788 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 2 | older · lang_french2 source lines 13788 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | older · lang_persian2 source lines 13788 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | older · lang_english2 source lines 13788 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | older · lang_italian2 source lines 13788 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | older · lang_armenian2 source lines 13788 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | older · lang_greek2 source lines 13788 |
| language:Rum | tekellum | older · lang_rum source lines 13788 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 1 | older · lang_rum2 source lines 13788 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | older · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 13788 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | older · lang_russian2 source lines 13788 |
Original stored values
These are values in the inherited coded extracts. They are not a verified transcription of the original register. Source spelling and differences are preserved.
Cite this record
Ottoman Bureaucracy, “Jan Ponati Efendi”, archival reference 183-166-165, edition ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a, https://ottomanbureaucracy.com/people/p-0eb1bf9ff9fbeda0/.
Stable archival identity: /people/p-0eb1bf9ff9fbeda0/. The edition identifies the data build separately from the stable person address. Historical records may be revised in a later edition.