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Viçen Vinsan? Mecid Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 0088_0234: 463

Viçen Vinsan? Mecid Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1265 (1848–1849). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Millet Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1293 (1876–1877), 28 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 13 distinct AH years in AH 1293–1314 (1876–1897), with gaps; it begins with Posta Memuru in Galata (400 kuruş monthly). Mersule Memuru appears later, in AH 1314 (1896–1897), with 400 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); French: Kitabet (writing); Italian: Kitabet (writing); Rum: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1265 (1848–1849); dersaadet
School / programme
Millet Mektebi
Schooling duration
4 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
0 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
1
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Father’s occupation
Esnaf
Religion wording
Hristiyan
Nationality wording
Ermeni

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)
  • French: Kitabet (writing)
  • Italian: Kitabet (writing)
  • Rum: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1293 (1876–1877)
Place
istanbul
First-salary field
400 kuruş

First-work may concern earlier state service or preparation. The first-salary amount is separately recorded and is not dated by the first-work year.

Honours, rank and legal records

Decoration wording is unrecorded in the linked text fields.

  • Original legal note: “Ziyan / taahhütlü mektup ziyaından dolayı hasbeꞌl-icab infisal edip” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note: “Zimmet” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))

The annual personnel records mark “yes for this annual record” in AH 1312–1314 (1894–1897).

Annual legal indicator · original codes
0 / 1
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0 / 1
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes (2 distinct texts), codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

13 annual entries in 13 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; source G years are retained separately. Gaps remain gaps. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)Source G yearRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1293 (1876–1877)1876posta memurugalata
Province: dersaadet
400
AH 1294 (1877–1878)1877posta memurugalata
Province: dersaadet
400
AH 1295 (1878)1878posta memurugalata
Province: dersaadet
400
AH 1296 (1878–1879)1879posta memurugalata
Province: dersaadet
400
AH 1297 (1879–1880)1880posta memurugalata
Province: dersaadet
320
AH 1298 (1880–1881)1881posta memurugalata
Province: dersaadet
500
AH 1299 (1881–1882)1882posta memurugalata
Province: dersaadet
500
AH 1300 (1882–1883)1883posta memurugalata
Province: dersaadet
500
AH 1301 (1883–1884)1884posta memurugalata
Province: dersaadet
500
AH 1302 (1884–1885)1885posta memurudersaadet
Province: dersaadet
500
AH 1312 (1894–1895)1894mersule memurugalata
Province: dersaadet
500
AH 1313 (1895–1896)1895mersule memurugalata
Province: dersaadet
500
AH 1314 (1896–1897)1896mersule memurudersaadet
Province: dersaadet
400