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Kostaki Vayani Efendi

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Ticaret Mahkemesi bahriye tercümanı · 1,100 kuruş

    1. Ticaret Mahkemesi bahriye tercümanı

      · Calculated age 24 · 1,100 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1873/74 (AH 1290)İcra Cemiyeti zabıt kâtibi · 1,300 kuruş

    1. İcra Cemiyeti zabıt kâtibi

      · Calculated age 28 · 1,300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

  3. 1877/78 (AH 1294)İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi azası · 2,550 kuruş

    1. İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi azası

      · Calculated age 32 · 2,550 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1878 (AH 1295)İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi azası · 2,550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi azası

      · Calculated age 33 · 2,550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1878/79 (AH 1296)İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi azası · 2 career entries · 2,550; 4,000 kuruş

    1. İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi azası

      · Calculated age 34 · 2,550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ticaret Mahkemesi başkanı

      · Calculated age 34 · 4,000 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Ticaret Mahkemesi başkanı · 2 career entries · 4,000; 5,000 kuruş

    1. Ticaret Mahkemesi başkanı

      · Calculated age 35 · 4,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Birinci Meclis yazıcısı

      · Calculated age 35 · 5,000 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Birinci Meclis yazıcısı · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci Meclis yazıcısı

      · Calculated age 36 · 5,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Birinci Meclis yazıcısı · 2 career entries · 3,000; 5,000 kuruş

    1. Birinci Meclis yazıcısı

      · Calculated age 37 · 5,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ticaret Mahkemesi başkanı

      · Calculated age 37 · 3,000 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Ticaret Mahkemesi başkanı · 2 career entries · 3,000 kuruş

    1. Ticaret Mahkemesi başkanı

      · Calculated age 38 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ticaret Mahkemesi İkinci Dairesi başkanı

      · Calculated age 38 · 3,000 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1902/03 (AH 1320)İstinad Mahkemesi ticaret kısmı · 4,000 kuruş

    1. İstinad Mahkemesi ticaret kısmı

      · Calculated age 58 · 4,000 kuruş

      [1]

  11. Undated entriesİcra Cemiyeti zabıt kâtibi · 2 career entries · 1,000; 2,500 kuruş

    1. İcra Cemiyeti zabıt kâtibi

      · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

02,5005,0001869/70AH 12861902/03AH 13201869/70 (AH 1286) · Ticaret Mahkemesi bahriye tercümanı · age 24 · 1,100 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · İcra Cemiyeti zabıt kâtibi · age 28 · 1,300 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi azası · age 32 · 2,550 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi azası · age 33 · 2,550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi azası · age 34 · 2,550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Ticaret Mahkemesi başkanı · age 34 · 4,000 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Ticaret Mahkemesi başkanı · age 35 · 4,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Birinci Meclis yazıcısı · age 35 · 5,000 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Birinci Meclis yazıcısı · age 36 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Birinci Meclis yazıcısı · age 37 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Ticaret Mahkemesi başkanı · age 37 · 3,000 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Ticaret Mahkemesi başkanı · age 38 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Ticaret Mahkemesi İkinci Dairesi başkanı · age 38 · 3,000 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · İstinad Mahkemesi ticaret kısmı · age 58 · 4,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Nevşehir [source]
Birth province
Konya [source]
Birth year
1845/46 (AH 1262) [source]
Father’s occupation
Ticaret ve sarraflık [source]
Nationality or community
Rum [source]
Archive references
DH. SAİD. 2/356 [1]CDA. DH. SAİD. 2/356 [1]

Education and languages

Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Mezuniyet belgesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Büyük Rum Okulu; Atina Dârülfünun Hukuk Okulu [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
25 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First-salary field
1100 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1869/70 (AH 1286) [source]

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Orta Anadolu (Nevşehir, Kırşehir, Niğde ve Aksaray) doğumlu gayrimüslim Osmanlı devlet memurları

    ZEYNEP ÜNSAL · 2021 · Pages 41, 42

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