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Mehmed Akif Efendi

Birthplace: hayrabolu Observed AH 1280–1323 (1863–1906)

58- 0097;187Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmed Akif Efendi was born in Hayrabolu in AH 1260 (1844–1845). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Tekirdag in AH 1277 (1860–1861), 17 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 43 distinct AH years in AH 1280–1323 (1863–1906), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Tekirdag (576 kuruş monthly). Basmuhabere Memuru appears later, in AH 1311 (1893–1894), with 600 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Mehmed Akif Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1324 (1906–1907).

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Life and career

43 recorded AH years · 43 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1260 (1844–1845)
AH 1277 (1860–1861)Birth-year difference: 17 AH years
AH 1280 (1863–1864)Birth-year difference: 20 AH years
AH 1281–1283 (1864–1867)Birth-year difference: 21–23 AH years
AH 1284–1285 (1867–1869)Birth-year difference: 24–25 AH years
AH 1286 (1869–1870)Birth-year difference: 26 AH years
AH 1287 (1870–1871)Birth-year difference: 27 AH years
AH 1288–1292 (1871–1876)Birth-year difference: 28–32 AH years
AH 1293 (1876–1877)Birth-year difference: 33 AH years
AH 1294–1295 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 34–35 AH years
AH 1296–1299 (1878–1882)Birth-year difference: 36–39 AH years
AH 1300–1309 (1882–1892)Birth-year difference: 40–49 AH years
AH 1310 (1892–1893)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1311–1323 (1893–1906)Birth-year difference: 51–63 AH years
AH 1324 (1906–1907)

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 1280 (1863–1864)

Muhabere Memuru · tekirdag · 576 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1277 (1860–1861) in Tekirdag. The first-salary field is 576 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1277 (1860–1861)Recorded first-work anchorTekirdag

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 spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

Recorded death

AH 1324 (1906–1907) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Locality tekirdag → yozgat
Salary 576 to 720 kuruş +144 (+25%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality yozgat → malkara
Salary 720 to 780 kuruş +60 (+8.33%)
Locality malkara → pirlepe
Salary 780 to 800 kuruş +20 (+2.56%)
Locality pirlepe → kirklareli
Title 2. Mudur → 3. Mudur
Salary 800 to 650 kuruş -150 (-18.75%)
Title 3. Mudur → Muhabere Memuru
Locality kirklareli → edirne
Salary 650 to 600 kuruş -50 (-7.69%)
Locality edirne → kirklareli
Title Muhabere Memuru → Basmuhabere Memuru
Locality kirklareli → kumru
Salary 600 to 500 kuruş -100 (-16.67%)
Locality kumru → merzifon
No annual entries for AH 1310 (1892–1893). Changes span the gap.
Locality merzifon → sapanca
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
Salary 600 to 540 kuruş -60 (-10%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1277 (1860–1861)Recorded first-work anchorTekirdag

◆ 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: 58- 0097;187

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.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1280–1308 (1863–1891), AH 1311–1323 (1893–1906)

Legal wording and source descriptions