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Archive reference: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.93/105

Biographical account

Born in İstanbul, 1835/36 (AH 1251). Education included Özel hocalar; Mekteb-i Sultani; Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i İdadi; İzmir Fransız Mektebi. First work is recorded in 1852/53 (AH 1269). Career entries include İspermeçet Fabrikası müdürü; Şûrâ-yı Devlet âzası. The surviving career entries cover 1852/53 (AH 1269) to 1896/97 (AH 1314).

Career across the sources

13 career entries across 10 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.

Places in this career

İstanbul

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

Select an entry or salary point to highlight its recorded place.

Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
18İspermeçet Fabrikası müdürü
34Şûrâ-yı Devlet âzası
36Orman İdaresi müdürü
38Avusturya-Türk Bankası direktörü
41Islahat Komisyonu fahri âzası
41Ticaret-i Berriye Mahkemesi Birinci Meclis reis-i evveli

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

13 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
İspermeçet Fabrikası müdürü[1]
Şûrâ-yı Devlet âzası[1]
Orman İdaresi müdürü[1]
Avusturya-Türk Bankası direktörü[1]
Islahat Komisyonu fahri âzası[1]
Ticaret-i Berriye Mahkemesi Birinci Meclis reis-i evveli[1]
İcraat Meclisi fahri âzası[1]
Şûrâ-yı Devlet Nafia Dairesi âzası[1]
Orman ve Maden Nezareti[1]
Orman ve Maden müdürü[1]
Şûrâ-yı Devlet Tanzimat Dairesi[1]
Şûrâ-yı Devlet Mülkiye Dairesi âzası[1]
Date as written: undated salary observationŞûrâ-yı Devlet âzası7,500[1]

Sources and references

  1. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876) (Sevilay Kasap, 2011). Pages 200

    Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.93/105; BOA, MAD., nr.9077; BOA, MAD., nr.10800; BOA, MAD., nr.10644; BOA, MAD., nr.10625

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)
Age at first service
18
First work year as recorded
1852/53 (AH 1269)
Nationality or community
Ermeni

Education and languages

French
konuşur ve yazar
Italian
yalnız konuşur
Rum
konuşur ve yazar
Turkish
konuşur ve yazar
School or education as recorded
Özel hocalar; Mekteb-i Sultani; Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i İdadi; İzmir Fransız Mektebi

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