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Mehmet Said Bey

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1304–1313 (1886–1896)

0093_0210; 457Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Said Bey was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1285 (1868–1869). Recorded schooling includes 14 years at Darussafaka. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1303 (1885–1886), 18 AH years after the recorded birth year, with “Seraskeriye” as first-job wording. The surviving career record covers 6 distinct AH years in AH 1304–1313 (1886–1896), with gaps; it begins with Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul (640 kuruş monthly). Muhendis Kalemi appears later, in AH 1310 (1892–1893), with 750 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); French: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

6 recorded AH years · 6 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1285 (1868–1869)
AH 1303 (1885–1886)Birth-year difference: 18 AH years
AH 1304–1305 (1886–1888)Birth-year difference: 19–20 AH years
AH 1306–1309 (1888–1892)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1310–1313 (1892–1896)Birth-year difference: 25–28 AH years

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 1304 (1886–1887)

Muhasebe Kalemi · istanbul · 640 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1303 (1885–1886) in istanbul (Seraskeriye). The first-salary field is 320 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1303 (1885–1886)Seraskeriyeistanbul

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.

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No annual entries for AH 1306–1309 (1888–1892). Changes span the gap.
Title Muhasebe Kalemi → Muhendis Kalemi
Salary 640 to 750 kuruş +110 (+17.19%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1303 (1885–1886)Seraskeriyeistanbul

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Locality record

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Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 0093_0210; 457

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.

Original note (excerpt): “Memuriyeti'ne nakledilip posta gunleri vapurda tatar oldugu ilan olundugu h√¢lde emanet ita edenlere tatar olmadigindan bahisle iki kat ucret aldigi ve mekatibi” …
Original note: “bin yedi yuz elli yedi kurus zimmeti zuhur etmesinden dolayi ”

Excerpts are shortened; complete wording is available in the source record download.

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1305 (1887–1888). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1303, 1314, 1316, 1320, 1322, 1324, 1326
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 1 · Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1306, 1319, 1321
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 2 · Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1323, 1325, 1327
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1303 (1885–1886), AH 1314 (1896–1897), AH 1316 (1898–1899), AH 1320 (1902–1903), AH 1322 (1904–1905), AH 1324 (1906–1907), AH 1326 (1908–1909)
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 1 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1306 (1888–1889), AH 1319 (1901–1902), AH 1321 (1903–1904)
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 2 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1323 (1905–1906), AH 1325 (1907–1908), AH 1327 (1909–1910)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1304 (1886–1887), AH 1311–1313 (1893–1896)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1305 (1887–1888)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Original note: “Memuriyeti'ne nakledilip posta gunleri vapurda tatar oldugu ilan olundugu h√¢lde emanet ita edenlere tatar olmadigindan bahisle iki kat ucret aldigi ve mekatibin zarflari acik olarak getirilmek ve taahhutlu mekatibin uc mahallinin de muhurlenmek uzere ashabinin ya bizzat postahaneye gelmeleri veyahut muhr-i zatilerini gondermeleri mecburiyetinde tutulduklari ve posta muamelatini bizzat icra etmek vazifesi iktizasindan iken ahara tevdi eylemekte oldugunu ve postahanenin sehriyesi olan altmis bes kurusun yerine kirk kurus ita ile altmis bes kurusa senet alip kalan yirmi bes kurusu yed-i ihtilasina gecirdigi ve muduriyet odasina mahsus mefrusat ile kendi hanesi odasini tefris eyledigi ve emanet defterlerinin silinmis ve d√¢ ºi-i suphe bir halde bulundugu ve devair-i resmiye taraflarindan gonderilen emanatin bil√¢-ucret kabul edildigi iddia ve ihbar olunmasi uzerine bin uc yuz uc senesi Cemaziyelahirinin onunda 4 Mart sene 1302 isten el cektirilerek taht-i muhakemeye alinmis ”
Linked personnel workbook · AH 1323 (1905–1906)
Original note: “bin yedi yuz elli yedi kurus zimmeti zuhur etmesinden dolayi ”
Linked personnel workbook · AH 1319 (1901–1902)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1304 (1886–1887), AH 1311–1313 (1893–1896) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1305 (1887–1888) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.