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Hacı Mehmet Tevfik Efendi

Birthplace: karadeniz eregli Observed AH 1291–1319 (1874–1902)

92_245; 487Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Hacı Mehmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Karadeniz eregli in AH 1269 (1852–1853). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1291 (1874–1875), 22 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 25 distinct AH years in AH 1291–1319 (1874–1902), with gaps; it begins with Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul (100 kuruş monthly). Basmudur appears later, in AH 1316 (1898–1899), with 2,250 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

25 recorded AH years · 25 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1269 (1852–1853)
AH 1291 (1874–1875)Birth-year difference: 22 AH years
AH 1291 (1874–1875)Birth-year difference: 22 AH years
AH 1292 (1875–1876)Birth-year difference: 23 AH years
AH 1293 (1876–1877)Birth-year difference: 24 AH years
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 25 AH years
AH 1295 (1878)Birth-year difference: 26 AH years
AH 1296 (1878–1879)Birth-year difference: 27 AH years
AH 1297 (1879–1880)Birth-year difference: 28 AH years
AH 1298 (1880–1881)Birth-year difference: 29 AH years
AH 1299–1300 (1881–1883)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1301 (1883–1884)Birth-year difference: 32 AH years
AH 1302 (1884–1885)Birth-year difference: 33 AH years
AH 1303 (1885–1886)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1304–1308 (1886–1891)Birth-year difference: 35–39 AH years
AH 1309–1312 (1891–1895)Birth-year difference: 40–43 AH years
AH 1313–1314 (1895–1897)Birth-year difference: 44–45 AH years
AH 1315 (1897–1898)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1316–1319 (1898–1902)Birth-year difference: 47–50 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 1291 (1874–1875)

Muhasebe Kalemi · istanbul · 100 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1291 (1874–1875) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 100 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1291 (1874–1875)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.

Title Muhasebe Kalemi → Posta Memuru
Locality istanbul → samsun
Salary 100 to 450 kuruş +350 (+350%)
Locality samsun → besiktas
Salary 450 to 400 kuruş -50 (-11.11%)
Title Posta Memuru → Seyyar Memur
Locality besiktas → nis
Salary 400 to 750 kuruş +350 (+87.5%)
Title Seyyar Memur → Muhabere Memuru
Locality nis → karaburun
Salary 750 to 500 kuruş -250 (-33.33%)
Locality karaburun → karadeniz eregli
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
Locality karadeniz eregli → denizli
Locality denizli → soma
No annual entries for AH 1299–1300 (1881–1883). Changes span the gap.
Locality soma → yenisehir1
Salary 600 to 475 kuruş -125 (-20.83%)
Locality yenisehir1 → sinop
Salary 475 to 600 kuruş +125 (+26.32%)
No annual entries for AH 1303 (1885–1886). Changes span the gap.
Title Muhabere Memuru → 3. Mudur
Locality sinop → devlen
Title 3. Mudur → Mufettis Muavini
Locality devlen → dersaadet
Salary 600 to 1,200 kuruş +600 (+100%)
Title Mufettis Muavini → Basmudur
Locality dersaadet → kastamonu
Salary 1,200 to 2,500 kuruş +1,300 (+108.33%)
Salary 2,500 to 2,250 kuruş -250 (-10%)
No annual entries for AH 1315 (1897–1898). Changes span the gap.
Locality kastamonu → sivas

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

Places in this record

AH 1291 (1874–1875)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: 92_245; 487

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): “Edepsizlik / maiyetinde bulunan bazı memurlar aleyhinde bilâ-mucip birtakım isnadat ve harekata kıyam etmesi ve adem-i idaresi sebebiyle memurin nezdinde haysiy” …
Original note (excerpt): “Zimmet / Memuriyeti'ne nakledilip posta günleri vapurda tatar olduğu ilan olunduğu hâlde emanet ita edenlere tatar olmadığından bahisle iki kat ücret aldığı ve ” …
Original note: “Zimmet / bin yedi yüz elli yedi kuruş zimmeti zuhur etmesinden dolayı ”

2 further distinct original notes are available in the evidence below.

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

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1301–1302 (1883–1885), AH 1304–1309 (1886–1892), AH 1311–1314 (1893–1897), AH 1316–1319 (1898–1902). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1291–1298 (1874–1881)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1301–1302 (1883–1885)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 2 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1304–1309 (1886–1892), AH 1311–1313 (1893–1896)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 3 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1314 (1896–1897), AH 1316–1319 (1898–1902)

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: “Edepsizlik / maiyetinde bulunan bazı memurlar aleyhinde bilâ-mucip birtakım isnadat ve harekata kıyam etmesi ve adem-i idaresi sebebiyle memurin nezdinde haysiyet-i resmiyesi kalmadığına binaen Yemen Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Başmüdüriyeti'ne icra-yı becayişi Dahiliye Nezaret-i Celilesi'nden Komisyon'a tevdi olunan ol-baptaki tezkiresinde gösterilmiş ve mumaileyhin evvelce bulunduğu birkaç memuriyetlerde de böyle imtizaçsızlık sebebiyle tahvil-i memuriyet eylediği anlaşılmış olduğundan bu hâlin bir daha tekrarı mani-i istihdam olacağı kendisine tebliğ olunmak üzere ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1314 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1897 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet / Memuriyeti'ne nakledilip posta günleri vapurda tatar olduğu ilan olunduğu hâlde emanet ita edenlere tatar olmadığından bahisle iki kat ücret aldığı ve mekatibin zarfları açık olarak getirilmek ve taahhütlü mekatibin üç mahallinin de mühürlenmek üzere ashabının ya bizzat postahaneye gelmeleri veyahut mühr-i zatilerini göndermeleri mecburiyetinde tutuldukları ve posta muamelatını bizzat icra etmek vazifesi iktizasından iken ahara tevdi eylemekte olduğunu ve postahanenin şehriyesi olan altmış beş kuruşun yerine kırk kuruş ita ile altmış beş kuruşa senet alıp kalan yirmi beş kuruşu yed-i ihtilasına geçirdiği ve müdüriyet odasına mahsus mefruşat ile kendi hanesi odasını tefriş eylediği ve emanet defterlerinin silinmiş ve dâʼi-i şüphe bir halde bulunduğu ve devair-i resmiye taraflarından gönderilen emanatın bilâ-ücret kabul edildiği iddia ve ihbar olunması üzerine bin üç yüz üç senesi Cemaziyelahirinin onunda 4 Mart sene 1302 işten el çektirilerek taht-ı muhakemeye alınmış ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1303 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1886 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet / bin yedi yüz elli yedi kuruş zimmeti zuhur etmesinden dolayı ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1882 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1314 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1897 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1882 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1303 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1886 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Edepsizlik / maiyetinde bulunan bazı memurlar aleyhinde bilâ-mucip birtakım isnadat ve harekata kıyam etmesi ve adem-i idaresi sebebiyle memurin nezdinde haysiyet-i resmiyesi kalmadığına binaen Yemen Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Başmüdüriyeti'ne icra-yı becayişi Dahiliye Nezaret-i Celilesi'nden Komisyon'a tevdi olunan ol-baptaki tezkiresinde gösterilmiş ve mumaileyhin evvelce bulunduğu birkaç memuriyetlerde de böyle imtizaçsızlık sebebiyle tahvil-i memuriyet eylediği anlaşılmış olduğundan bu hâlin bir daha tekrarı mani-i istihdam olacağı kendisine tebliğ olunmak üzere ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1314 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet / Memuriyeti'ne nakledilip posta günleri vapurda tatar olduğu ilan olunduğu hâlde emanet ita edenlere tatar olmadığından bahisle iki kat ücret aldığı ve mekatibin zarfları açık olarak getirilmek ve taahhütlü mekatibin üç mahallinin de mühürlenmek üzere ashabının ya bizzat postahaneye gelmeleri veyahut mühr-i zatilerini göndermeleri mecburiyetinde tutuldukları ve posta muamelatını bizzat icra etmek vazifesi iktizasından iken ahara tevdi eylemekte olduğunu ve postahanenin şehriyesi olan altmış beş kuruşun yerine kırk kuruş ita ile altmış beş kuruşa senet alıp kalan yirmi beş kuruşu yed-i ihtilasına geçirdiği ve müdüriyet odasına mahsus mefruşat ile kendi hanesi odasını tefriş eylediği ve emanet defterlerinin silinmiş ve dâʼi-i şüphe bir halde bulunduğu ve devair-i resmiye taraflarından gönderilen emanatın bilâ-ücret kabul edildiği iddia ve ihbar olunması üzerine bin üç yüz üç senesi Cemaziyelahirinin onunda 4 Mart sene 1302 işten el çektirilerek taht-ı muhakemeye alınmış ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1303 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet / bin yedi yüz elli yedi kuruş zimmeti zuhur etmesinden dolayı ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1314 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1303 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1291–1298 (1874–1881) · 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.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1301–1302 (1883–1885), AH 1304–1309 (1886–1892), AH 1311–1314 (1893–1897), AH 1316–1319 (1898–1902) · 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: 1299 (calendar unverified)
Recorded code 2 · Stored source-year values: 1303 (calendar unverified)
Recorded code 3 · Stored source-year values: 1314 (calendar unverified)