Ahmet Lütfi Efendi
Ahmet Lütfi Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1294. Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1323 (29 AH years after the recorded birth year). The only surviving annual entry is AH 1324 with Muhabere Memuru in Balat (100 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing).
Life and career
1 recorded AH year · 1 annual entry
Life and career stages
Recorded AH years- AH 1294
- AH 1323Birth-year difference: 29 AH years
- AH 1324Birth-year difference: 30 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 · AHMuhabere Memuru · balat · 100 kuruş monthly
First work is separately recorded at AH 1323 in istanbul. The first-salary field is 100 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.
AH 1324 · 1906 label
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
- Rusdiye Mektebi
- Schooling duration
- 7 source-recorded years
- Apprenticeship
- 1 source-recorded year
- Qualification indicator
- 0
- Telegraph school indicator
- 0
- Father’s occupation
- Maliye Memuru
- Recorded birth year
- AH 1294
- 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 1323 · 1905 label
- Place
- istanbul
- First-salary field
- 100 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
1 field contains historical terms.
- Turkish
- Kitabet (writing)
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)
- Communication and Telegraph
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 | Communication and Telegraph | september-occupation · occupation_cat source lines 37546 Recorded source-year values: 1324 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Muhabere Memuru | eda-memur · currentjob source lines 38793 Recorded source-year values: 1324 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Muhabere Memuru | eda-memureski · currentjob source lines 38793 Recorded source-year values: 1324 |
| Any criminal record (1=yes)Source-year indicator; not a lifetime verdict | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal AH 1324 · AH source lines 64798 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · adlisicilkaydi AH 1324 · AH source lines 38793 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · criminal AH 1324 · AH source lines 38793 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · adlisicilkaydi AH 1324 · AH source lines 38793 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · criminal AH 1324 · AH source lines 38793 |
| Criminal record (coded level)Unverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal_record_times AH 1324 · AH source lines 64798 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · adlisicilkaydi AH 1324 · AH source lines 37546 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · criminal AH 1324 · AH source lines 37546 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Muhabere MemuruOriginal: muhabere memuru | balat | 100 | recovered line 35213 |
- AH 1324 · 1906 label
Muhabere Memuru
Original title: muhabere memuru
100 kuruş / monthrecovered · source line 35213
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 (80)
| Field | Original stored value | Source field and lines |
|---|---|---|
| birthH | 1294 | recovered · dobirth source lines 35213 |
| birthPlace | dersaadet | recovered · birthplace source lines 35213 |
| birthPlace | dersaadet | recovered · birth_place source lines 35213 |
| birthProvince | dersaadet | recovered · birth_vilayet source lines 35213 |
| school | Rusdiye Mektebi | recovered · school_type source lines 35213 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | recovered · education_year source lines 35213 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | recovered · school_year source lines 35213 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 1 | recovered · mulazemet source lines 35213 |
| qualification | 0 | recovered · qualification source lines 35213 |
| derivedQualificationFlag | 0 | recovered · has_qualification source lines 35213 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | recovered · telgraf source lines 35213 |
| religion | Musluman | recovered · religion source lines 35213 |
| nationality | Turkish | recovered · nationality source lines 35213 |
| fatherJob | Maliye Memuru | recovered · fatherjob source lines 35213 |
| fatherJob | maliye memuru | recovered · father_job source lines 35213 |
| firstWorkH | 1323 | recovered · ilk_ise_baslangic_yili source lines 35213 |
| firstWorkG | 1905 | recovered · firstjobyear source lines 35213 |
| firstWorkPlace | istanbul | recovered · firstjob_place source lines 35213 |
| firstWorkSalary | 100 | recovered · firstjob_wage source lines 35213 |
| birthLatitude | 41.08488985821407 | recovered · lat_birth_place source lines 35213 |
| birthLongitude | 29.056960217582365 | recovered · lon_birth_place source lines 35213 |
| name | Ahmet Lütfi Efendi | september · İsim source lines 37546 |
| birthH | 1294 | september · dobirth source lines 37546 |
| birthPlace | dersaadet | september · birthplace source lines 37546 |
| birthProvince | dersaadet | september · birth_vilayet source lines 37546 |
| school | rusdiye mektebi | september · school_type source lines 37546 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | september · education_year source lines 37546 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 1 | september · mulazemet source lines 37546 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 1 | september · MülazemetSüresi source lines 37546 |
| qualification | 0 | september · qualification source lines 37546 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | september · telegraph_school source lines 37546 |
| religion | musluman | september · religion source lines 37546 |
| nationality | turkish | september · nationality source lines 37546 |
| fatherJob | maliye memuru | september · fatherjob source lines 37546 |
| firstWorkH | 1323 | september · firstjob_year source lines 37546 |
| firstWorkPlace | istanbul | september · firstjob_place source lines 37546 |
| firstWorkSalary | 100 | september · firstjob_wage source lines 37546 |
| birthLatitude | 41.08488985821407 | september · lat_birth_place source lines 37546 |
| birthLongitude | 29.056960217582365 | september · lon_birth_place source lines 37546 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | september · lang_turkish source lines 37546 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | september · lang_turkish2 source lines 37546 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 0 | september · lang_arabic2 source lines 37546 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 0 | september · lang_french2 source lines 37546 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | september · lang_persian2 source lines 37546 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | september · lang_english2 source lines 37546 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | september · lang_italian2 source lines 37546 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | september · lang_armenian2 source lines 37546 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | september · lang_greek2 source lines 37546 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 0 | september · lang_rum2 source lines 37546 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | september · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 37546 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | september · lang_russian2 source lines 37546 |
| name | Ahmet Lütfi Efendi | older · İsim source lines 10747 |
| birthH | 1294 | older · dobirth source lines 10747 |
| birthPlace | dersaadet | older · birthplace source lines 10747 |
| birthProvince | dersaadet | older · birth_vilayet source lines 10747 |
| school | rusdiye mektebi | older · school_type source lines 10747 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | older · education_year source lines 10747 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 1 | older · MülazemetSüresi source lines 10747 |
| qualification | 0 | older · qualification source lines 10747 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | older · telgraph_school source lines 10747 |
| religion | musluman | older · religion source lines 10747 |
| nationality | turkish | older · nationality source lines 10747 |
| fatherJob | maliye memuru | older · fatherjob source lines 10747 |
| firstWorkH | 1323 | older · firstjob_year source lines 10747 |
| firstWorkPlace | istanbul | older · firstjob_place source lines 10747 |
| firstWorkSalary | 100 | older · firstjob_wage source lines 10747 |
| birthLatitude | 41.08488985821407 | older · lat_birth_place source lines 10747 |
| birthLongitude | 29.056960217582365 | older · lon_birth_place source lines 10747 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | older · lang_turkish source lines 10747 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | older · lang_turkish2 source lines 10747 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 0 | older · lang_arabic2 source lines 10747 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 0 | older · lang_french2 source lines 10747 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | older · lang_persian2 source lines 10747 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | older · lang_english2 source lines 10747 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | older · lang_italian2 source lines 10747 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | older · lang_armenian2 source lines 10747 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | older · lang_greek2 source lines 10747 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 0 | older · lang_rum2 source lines 10747 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | older · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 10747 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | older · lang_russian2 source lines 10747 |
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, “Ahmet Lütfi Efendi”, archival reference 149-151-297, edition ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a, https://ottomanbureaucracy.com/people/p-2a37d66bdb08b602/.
Stable archival identity: /people/p-2a37d66bdb08b602/. The edition identifies the data build separately from the stable person address. Historical records may be revised in a later edition.