Individual dossier

Mehmet Emin Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1280–1324 (1863–1907)

54_142; 281Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Emin Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1268 (1851–1852). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Uskudar in AH 1279 (1862–1863), 11 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 39 distinct AH years in AH 1280–1324 (1863–1907), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Uskudar (384 kuruş monthly). Sevk Kalemi appears later, in AH 1310 (1892–1893), with 740 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

39 recorded AH years · 39 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1268 (1851–1852)
AH 1279 (1862–1863)Birth-year difference: 11 AH years
AH 1280–1284 (1863–1868)Birth-year difference: 12–16 AH years
AH 1285 (1868–1869)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1286–1287 (1869–1871)Birth-year difference: 18–19 AH years
AH 1288 (1871–1872)Birth-year difference: 20 AH years
AH 1289 (1872–1873)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1290–1292 (1873–1876)Birth-year difference: 22–24 AH years
AH 1293 (1876–1877)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1294–1296 (1877–1879)Birth-year difference: 26–28 AH years
AH 1297–1299 (1879–1882)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1300 (1882–1883)Birth-year difference: 32 AH years
AH 1301–1309 (1883–1892)Birth-year difference: 33–41 AH years
AH 1310–1324 (1892–1907)Birth-year difference: 42–56 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 1280 (1863–1864)

Muhabere Memuru · uskudar · 384 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1279 (1862–1863) in uskudar. The first-salary field is 380 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1279 (1862–1863)Recorded first-work anchoruskudar

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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Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Salary 384 to 400 kuruş +16 (+4.17%)
Salary 400 to 480 kuruş +80 (+20%)
No annual entries for AH 1285 (1868–1869). Changes span the gap.
Title Muhabere Memuru → Mekatib Memuru
Locality uskudar → dersaadet
Salary 480 to 300 kuruş -180 (-37.5%)
Locality dersaadet → galata
Salary 300 to 235 kuruş -65 (-21.67%)
No annual entries for AH 1289 (1872–1873). Changes span the gap.
Locality galata → aksaray2
Salary 235 to 400 kuruş +165 (+70.21%)
No annual entries for AH 1293 (1876–1877). Changes span the gap.
Title Mekatib Memuru → Muhabere Memuru
Locality aksaray2 → dersaadet
Salary 400 to 500 kuruş +100 (+25%)
No annual entries for AH 1297–1299 (1879–1882). Changes span the gap.
Salary 500 to 400 kuruş -100 (-20%)
Locality dersaadet → beyoglu
Salary 400 to 500 kuruş +100 (+25%)
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
Salary 600 to 640 kuruş +40 (+6.67%)
Salary 640 to 690 kuruş +50 (+7.81%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → Sevk Kalemi
Locality beyoglu → dersaadet
Salary 690 to 740 kuruş +50 (+7.25%)
Salary 740 to 760 kuruş +20 (+2.7%)
Salary 760 to 810 kuruş +50 (+6.58%)
Salary 810 to 729 kuruş -81 (-10%)
Salary 729 to 750 kuruş +21 (+2.88%)
Salary 750 to 790 kuruş +40 (+5.33%)
Salary 790 to 900 kuruş +110 (+13.92%)
Salary 900 to 920 kuruş +20 (+2.22%)
Salary 920 to 940 kuruş +20 (+2.17%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1279 (1862–1863)Recorded first-work anchoruskudar

◆ 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: 54_142; 281

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: “Devamsızlık / memuriyetine adem-i devamı cihetle azil edilmiş”
Original note: “Devamsızlık”

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1290–1292 (1873–1876), AH 1294–1296 (1877–1879), AH 1300–1309 (1882–1892), AH 1311–1324 (1893–1907). 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)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1280–1284 (1863–1868), AH 1286–1288 (1869–1872)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1290–1292 (1873–1876), AH 1294–1296 (1877–1879), AH 1300–1309 (1882–1892), AH 1311–1324 (1893–1907)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Identical wording is shown once above. Repeated copies remain separately listed here; they do not establish independent confirmation.

Original note: “Devamsızlık / memuriyetine adem-i devamı cihetle azil edilmiş”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1289 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1872 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlık”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1289 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1872 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlık / memuriyetine adem-i devamı cihetle azil edilmiş”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1289 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlık”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1289 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1280–1284 (1863–1868), AH 1286–1288 (1869–1872) · 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 1290–1292 (1873–1876), AH 1294–1296 (1877–1879), AH 1300–1309 (1882–1892), AH 1311–1324 (1893–1907) · 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.

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1289 (calendar unverified)