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Osman Efendi

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100 kuruş

    1. Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 41 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 42 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 43 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuru · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100; 250 kuruş

    1. Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 44 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuru (Nakil)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 44

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  5. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı saniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 45 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı saniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 46 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı saniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 47 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı saniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 48 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı saniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 49 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı saniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 50 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı saniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 51 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 250; 500 kuruş

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 52 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 52 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 500; 550 kuruş

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 53 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 53 · 550 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 54 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 55 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 56 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 57 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 58 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 495; 550 kuruş

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 59 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 59 · 495 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 495 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 60 · 495 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 495 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 61 · 495 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 495 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 62 · 495 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 495 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 63 · 495 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 495; 525; 650 kuruş

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 64 · 495 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 64 · 525 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 64 · 650 kuruş

      [1]

  25. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 650; 750 kuruş

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 65 · 650 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 65 · 750 kuruş

      [1]

  26. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 750; 800 kuruş

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 66 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 66 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  27. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 67 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 68 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Teşrifat kalemi halifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 800; 900 kuruş

    1. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 69 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Teşrifat kalemi halifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 69 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

04509001878/79AH 12961906/07AH 13241878/79 (AH 1296) · Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 41 · 100 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 42 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 43 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Bâb-ı Âli tanzifat memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 44 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 44 · 250 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 45 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 46 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 47 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 48 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 49 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 50 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 51 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi sınıf-ı sani · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 52 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 52 · 500 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 53 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 53 · 550 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 54 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 55 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 56 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 57 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 58 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 59 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 59 · 495 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 60 · 495 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 61 · 495 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 62 · 495 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 63 · 495 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 64 · 495 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 64 · 525 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 64 · 650 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 65 · 650 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 65 · 750 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 66 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 66 · 800 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 67 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 68 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 69 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Teşrifat kalemi halifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 69 · 900 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Safranbolu [source]Zağfiranbolu [1]
Birth province
Kastamonu [source]
Birth year
1839/40 (AH 1255) [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.2 s.140 [1]BOA, DH. SAİD, nr.2 s.140 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Zağfiranbolu mahalle mektebi; Valide Rüşdiyesi; Ayasofya Camii dersleri [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
40 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First-salary field
100 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1878/79 (AH 1296) [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded
0 (recorded code) [source]

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)

    AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 148, 149

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