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OHANNES TOROSYAN EFENDİ

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Archive reference: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.2/922

Biographical account

Born in Kudüs, 1849/50 (AH 1266). Education included Kudüs Ermeni okulu; Mekteb-i Sultani; Hukuk Mektebi. First work is recorded in 1871/72 (AH 1288). Career entries include Deavi-i Hâriciye kâtibi; Deavi-i Hâriciye başmukayyit muavini. The surviving career entries cover 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 1895/96 (AH 1313).

Career across the sources

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

Places in this career

KudüsBeyoğluIstanbul (Dersaadet)Üsküdar

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

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Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
22Deavi-i Hâriciye kâtibi
22Deavi-i Hâriciye başmukayyit muavini
25Daire-i Hâriciye mukayyidi
26Deavi-i Hâriciye evrak müdürü
29Deavi-i Hâriciye icra memuru
31Ticaret-i İcra Dairesi muavini

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

12 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
Deavi-i Hâriciye kâtibi[1]
Deavi-i Hâriciye başmukayyit muavini[1]
Daire-i Hâriciye mukayyidi[1]
Deavi-i Hâriciye evrak müdürü[1]
Deavi-i Hâriciye icra memuru[1]
Ticaret-i İcra Dairesi muavini[1]
İcra Dairesi Gayrimuhtelit Kısım başkâtibi[1]
İstinaf Mahkemesi âza mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Ticaret Mahkemesi âza mülazımı[1]
Bidayet Mahkemesi âzasıÜsküdar[1]
Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantik âzasıIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantik âzasıBeyoğlu[1]

Sources and references

  1. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876) (Sevilay Kasap, 2011). Pages 214, 215

    Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.2/922

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
Kudüs
Birth year as recorded
1849/50 (AH 1266)
Age at first service
22
First work year as recorded
1871/72 (AH 1288)
Nationality or community
Ermeni

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm
Armenian
konuşur ve yazar
French
konuşur ve yazar
Turkish
konuşur ve yazar
School or education as recorded
Kudüs Ermeni okulu; Mekteb-i Sultani; Hukuk Mektebi

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