Individual dossier

Mehmet Cemal Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1290–1324

121-125-245Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Cemal Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1267. Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Kastamonu in AH 1283 (16 AH years after the recorded birth year), with “Telgraf” as first-job wording. The surviving career record covers 24 distinct AH years between 1290 and 1324, with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Kastamonu (285 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

24 recorded AH years · 24 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1267
AH 1283Birth-year difference: 16 AH years
AH 1290–1293Birth-year difference: 23–26 AH years
AH 1294
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1295Birth-year difference: 28 AH years
AH 1296
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1297–1300Birth-year difference: 30–33 AH years
AH 1301
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1302Birth-year difference: 35 AH years
AH 1303
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1304Birth-year difference: 37 AH years
AH 1305–1307
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1308Birth-year difference: 41 AH years
AH 1309–1312Birth-year difference: 42–45 AH years
AH 1313
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1314–1315Birth-year difference: 47–48 AH years
AH 1316Birth-year difference: 49 AH years
AH 1317
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1318Birth-year difference: 51 AH years
AH 1319
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1320Birth-year difference: 53 AH years
AH 1321Birth-year difference: 54 AH years
AH 1322
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1323Birth-year difference: 56 AH years
AH 1324Birth-year difference: 57 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 1290

Muhabere Memuru · kastamonu · 285 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1283 in Kastamonu (Telgraf). The first-salary field is 285 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1283 · 1866 labelTelgrafKastamonu

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 values elsewhere are stored labels.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Salary 285 to 300 kuruş +15 (+5.26%)
Salary 300 to 400 kuruş +100 (+33.33%)
No annual entries for AH 1294. Changes span the gap.
Locality kastamonu → karaburun
Salary 400 to 600 kuruş +200 (+50%)
No annual entries for AH 1296. Changes span the gap.
Locality karaburun → manastir
Salary 600 to 500 kuruş -100 (-16.67%)
No annual entries for AH 1301. Changes span the gap.
Locality manastir → zeytun
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
No annual entries for AH 1303. Changes span the gap.
Title Muhabere Memuru → 3. Mudur
Locality zeytun → koyulhisar
No annual entries for AH 1305–1307. Changes span the gap.
Title 3. Mudur → Muhabere Memuru
Locality koyulhisar → siirt
Salary 600 to 400 kuruş -200 (-33.33%)
Locality siirt → yemen
Salary 400 to 750 kuruş +350 (+87.5%)
No annual entries for AH 1313. Changes span the gap.
Locality yemen → sam
Salary 750 to 500 kuruş -250 (-33.33%)
Locality sam → merzifon
No annual entries for AH 1317. Changes span the gap.
Locality merzifon → cayagzi
No annual entries for AH 1319. Changes span the gap.
Locality cayagzi → hicaz
Salary 500 to 800 kuruş +300 (+60%)
Locality hicaz → gramatik
Salary 800 to 500 kuruş -300 (-37.5%)
No annual entries for AH 1322. Changes span the gap.
Locality gramatik → musul
Salary 500 to 550 kuruş +50 (+10%)
Locality musul → hama
Salary 550 to 500 kuruş -50 (-9.09%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1283 · 1866 labelTelgrafKastamonu

◆ 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: 121-125-245

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): “idaresizlik / yerin havasına uyuşamadığından hakkındaki şikâyetlerden ve yaşı elliyi geçtiğinden beka-yı memuriyeti gayr-i caiz görüldüğünden mazuliyet maaşında” …
Original note (excerpt): “işret / mahall-i mezkûrda mukim efrad-ı şâhâneden para istikraz ederek tediyede mümanaatla sekr-i hal ile vazifesine bakmadığından 27 Cemaziyelahir 1307’de yine” …
Original note (excerpt): “işret /merkeze vusulünden beri işret ve esrar istimaliyle meşgul ve hanesinden taşraya çıkmayıp telgrafhaneye de uğramadığından 10 Şaban 1316’da azledilmiş ve ” …

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

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

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1303, 1305, 1306
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1303, 1305–1306
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1290–1293, 1295, 1297–1300, 1302, 1304, 1308, 1310–1312, 1314–1316, 1318, 1320–1321, 1323–1324

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: “idaresizlik / yerin havasına uyuşamadığından hakkındaki şikâyetlerden ve yaşı elliyi geçtiğinden beka-yı memuriyeti gayr-i caiz görüldüğünden mazuliyet maaşından müstefit olmak üzere 2 Şaban 1318’de açığa çıkarılmış”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1902 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “işret / mahall-i mezkûrda mukim efrad-ı şâhâneden para istikraz ederek tediyede mümanaatla sekr-i hal ile vazifesine bakmadığından 27 Cemaziyelahir 1307’de yine idareten azledilmiş”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1307 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1890 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “işret /merkeze vusulünden beri işret ve esrar istimaliyle meşgul ve hanesinden taşraya çıkmayıp telgrafhaneye de uğramadığından 10 Şaban 1316’da azledilmiş ve zimmeti validesi tarafından ödenmiş.”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1317 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1900 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İşrete ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1301 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1884 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İdaresizlikten”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1902 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İşret”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1301 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1884 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İşret”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1307 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1890 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İşret”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1317 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1900 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “idaresizlik / yerin havasına uyuşamadığından hakkındaki şikâyetlerden ve yaşı elliyi geçtiğinden beka-yı memuriyeti gayr-i caiz görüldüğünden mazuliyet maaşından müstefit olmak üzere 2 Şaban 1318’de açığa çıkarılmış”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “işret / mahall-i mezkûrda mukim efrad-ı şâhâneden para istikraz ederek tediyede mümanaatla sekr-i hal ile vazifesine bakmadığından 27 Cemaziyelahir 1307’de yine idareten azledilmiş”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1307 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “işret /merkeze vusulünden beri işret ve esrar istimaliyle meşgul ve hanesinden taşraya çıkmayıp telgrafhaneye de uğramadığından 10 Şaban 1316’da azledilmiş ve zimmeti validesi tarafından ödenmiş.”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1317 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İşrete ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1301 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İdaresizlikten”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İşret”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1301 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İşret”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1307 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İşret”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1317 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1290–1293, 1295, 1297–1300, 1302, 1304, 1308, 1310–1312, 1314–1316, 1318, 1320–1321, 1323–1324 · 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.

Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified)

Linked personnel workbook

Recorded code 0 · Associated source-year values: 1303, 1305, 1306
Recorded code 0 · AH 1303, 1305–1306

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1301, 1307, 1317, 1319 (calendar unverified)