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İSTEPAN KARAYAN EFENDİ

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Archive reference: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.4/296

Biographical account

Born in İstanbul, 1854/55 (AH 1271). The father’s recorded occupation was Tüccar. Education included Ermeni okulları; Mekteb-i Sultani; özel hukuk dersleri. First work is recorded in 1874/75 (AH 1291). Career entries include Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi; Hukuk Mektebi müdürü. The surviving career entries cover 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1907/08 (AH 1325).

Career across the sources

8 career entries across 6 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.

Places in this career

İstanbul

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

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Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
20Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi
24Hukuk Mektebi müdürü
25Birinci Ticaret Mahkemesi âza muavini
26Ticaret-i Bahriye Mahkemesi âzası
29Birinci Ticaret Mahkemesi âzası
54Temyiz Mahkemesi âzası

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

8 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi[1]
Hukuk Mektebi müdürüEducation[1]
Birinci Ticaret Mahkemesi âza muavini[1]
Ticaret-i Bahriye Mahkemesi âzası[1]
Birinci Ticaret Mahkemesi âzası[1]
Temyiz Mahkemesi âzası[1]
Date as written: 18 Ocak 1911/5 Kanûn-i sâni 1326Şûrâ-yı Devlet Tanzimat Dairesi âzası[1]
Date as written: 27 Mayıs 1911/14 Mayıs 1327Adliye Nezareti Temyiz Mahkemesi âzasıJudicial[1]

Sources and references

  1. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876) (Sevilay Kasap, 2011). Pages 191

    Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.4/296

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
İstanbul
Birth province
Dersaadet
Birth year as recorded
1854/55 (AH 1271)
Father’s occupation
Tüccar
Age at first service
20
First work year as recorded
1874/75 (AH 1291)
Nationality or community
Ermeni

Education and languages

Armenian
konuşur ve yazar
French
konuşur ve yazar
Turkish
konuşur ve yazar
School or education as recorded
Ermeni okulları; Mekteb-i Sultani; özel hukuk dersleri

Honours and legal record

Judicial record as worded
0

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