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Ali Recai Efendi

Born 1839/40 (AH 1255) · Karditsa (Kardiçe) · Career evidence 1877 to 1906 (AH 1294 to 1323)

Follow 4 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.

1Karditsa (Kardiçe)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Medina (Medine)
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Selected stage connections

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Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.

Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.

1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.

  1. 1

    1839/40 (AH 1255)

    Karditsa (Kardiçe)

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1877/78 (AH 1294)

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 39

      Personal record & evidence →

    2. Fatih Camii dersiamı

      Calculated age 39

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1888/89 (AH 1306)

    Medina (Medine)

    1. Medine-i Münevvere Şer'iye Mahkemesi bab naibi

      Calculated age 51

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  4. 4

    1905/06 (AH 1323)

    Place not recorded

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Vefat

      Calculated age 68

      Entry & evidence →[1]

9 entries without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; they are year labels, not exact date conversions. Ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

Career patterns and pay

Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. 1877/78 (AH 1294)
  2. 1888/89 (AH 1306)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title
  1. 1877/78 (AH 1294)
  2. 1888/89 (AH 1306)

The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
Kardiçe[source]
Birth year
1839/40 (AH 1255)[source]
Archive references
İSAM Ulema Veri Tabanı 28_01 Numaralı Dosya bilgileri[1]M.Ş.A. nr. 5/6/21.[1]M.Ş.A. nr. 5/6/25.[1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm[source]
Persian
Aşina[source]
Rum (as recorded)
Aşina[source]
Turkish
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded[source]İcazet; rûus imtihanında başarı[1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Kardiçe medresesi; İstanbul Hayriye Medresesi[source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
39[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul[source]
First work year
1877/78 (AH 1294)[source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Fetvahane-bab-ı fetva'da görev yapan Osmanlı uleması Bab-ı Meşihat Arşivi ulema sicil dosyalarına göre

    DİLEK GÜVEN · 2023 · Pages 132, 133

    İSAM Ulema Veri Tabanı 28_01 Numaralı Dosya bilgileri; M.Ş.A. nr. 5/6/21.; M.Ş.A. nr. 5/6/25.

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 3 dated years

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