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Archive reference: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.4/118

Biographical account

Born in İstanbul, 1835/36 (AH 1251). The father’s recorded occupation was Kürkçü. Education included Hasköy Nersesyan Ermeni Mektebi; özel hocalar. First work is recorded at Bâbıâli in 1854/55 (AH 1271). Career entries include Tercüme Odası; Vilayet tercümanı. The surviving career entries cover 1854/55 (AH 1271) to 1878/79 (AH 1296).

Career across the sources

8 career entries across 6 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.

Salary amounts

Amounts in kuruş. Separate points can represent different posts within one year.

Places in this career

İstanbulEdirne

Open circle: birthplace. Diamond: first work. Dot: service.

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Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
20Tercüme OdasıBâbıâli
20Vilayet tercümanıEdirne
22Maarif Nezareti muavini
28Meclis-i Maarif Dairesi ikinci kâtibi0
30Meclis-i Umur-ı Nafia mütercimi
35Meclis-i Maarif âzası

AH years include an approximate Gregorian span. Calculated ages use year-label differences. Some years describe a continuing service spell and its salary rate, including interval years carried by the source editions. These points are not independent annual payment observations. Conflicting posts or amounts remain separate.

Sources and career entries

8 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
Tercüme OdasıBâbıâli[1]
Vilayet tercümanıEdirne[1]
Maarif Nezareti muaviniEducation[1]
Meclis-i Maarif Dairesi ikinci kâtibiEducation0[1]
Meclis-i Umur-ı Nafia mütercimi[1]
Meclis-i Maarif âzasıEducation[1]
Matbaalar Dairesi müdürü[1]
Date as written: undated salary observationMeclis-i Maarif âzasıEducation2,250[1]

Sources and references

  1. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876) (Sevilay Kasap, 2011). Pages 175

    Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.4/118

About dates, entries and source conventions

Recorded AH years are shown with their approximate Gregorian span. Blank cells indicate a value absent from the account. An undated value is left in its source form. Repeated entries and continuation years are retained; they do not establish uninterrupted tenure. Map points identify recorded places and do not imply a route. Salary amounts are not total earnings.

  • Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876)

    Calendar convention: Resolved AH labels only; Gregorian/Rumi and unresolved dates remain in native evidence..

    Year construction: Source events and specifically source-bounded continuation states; no generic date carry-forward..

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul
Birth province
Dersaadet
Birth year as recorded
1835/36 (AH 1251)
Father’s occupation
Kürkçü
Age at first service
20
First work place as recorded
Bâbıâli
First work year as recorded
1854/55 (AH 1271)
Nationality or community
Ermeni

Education and languages

Armenian
konuşur ve yazar
French
konuşur ve yazar
Turkish
konuşur ve yazar
School or education as recorded
Hasköy Nersesyan Ermeni Mektebi; özel hocalar

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