Individual dossier

Mehmet Şevki Efendi

Birthplace: arapgir Observed AH 1271–1302 (1854–1885)

58_0009; 15Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Şevki Efendi was born in Arapgir in AH 1251 (1835–1836). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Rum Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1270 (1853–1854), 19 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 29 distinct AH years in AH 1271–1302 (1854–1885), with gaps; it begins with 3. posta muduru in Amasya (450 kuruş monthly). Mufettis Muavini appears later, in AH 1300 (1882–1883), with 1,200 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

29 recorded AH years · 29 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1251 (1835–1836)
AH 1270 (1853–1854)Birth-year difference: 19 AH years
AH 1271–1272 (1854–1856)Birth-year difference: 20–21 AH years
AH 1273–1275 (1856–1859)Birth-year difference: 22–24 AH years
AH 1276 (1859–1860)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1277–1279 (1860–1863)Birth-year difference: 26–28 AH years
AH 1280 (1863–1864)Birth-year difference: 29 AH years
AH 1281 (1864–1865)Birth-year difference: 30 AH years
AH 1282 (1865–1866)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1283 (1866–1867)Birth-year difference: 32 AH years
AH 1284 (1867–1868)Birth-year difference: 33 AH years
AH 1285–1287 (1868–1871)Birth-year difference: 34–36 AH years
AH 1288 (1871–1872)Birth-year difference: 37 AH years
AH 1289 (1872–1873)Birth-year difference: 38 AH years
AH 1290–1294 (1873–1878)Birth-year difference: 39–43 AH years
AH 1295 (1878)Birth-year difference: 44 AH years
AH 1296 (1878–1879)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1297–1299 (1879–1882)Birth-year difference: 46–48 AH years
AH 1300–1302 (1882–1885)Birth-year difference: 49–51 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 1271 (1854–1855)

3. posta muduru · amasya · 450 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1270 (1853–1854) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 450 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1270 (1853–1854)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

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.

Locality amasya → kizanlik
Salary 450 to 400 kuruş -50 (-11.11%)
No annual entries for AH 1276 (1859–1860). Changes span the gap.
Title 3. posta muduru → 2. Posta Muduru
Locality kizanlik → beyrut
Salary 400 to 750 kuruş +350 (+87.5%)
Title 2. Posta Muduru → Muhabere Memuru
Locality beyrut → trablusgarp
Salary 750 to 500 kuruş -250 (-33.33%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → Mudur
Locality trablusgarp → fav
Salary 500 to 1,920 kuruş +1,420 (+284%)
No annual entries for AH 1282 (1865–1866). Changes span the gap.
Title Mudur → 2. Mudur
Locality fav → humus1
Salary 1,920 to 1,000 kuruş -920 (-47.92%)
Locality humus1 → yafa
Locality yafa → maras
Locality maras → mersin
Salary 1,000 to 760 kuruş -240 (-24%)
Locality mersin → maras
Salary 760 to 850 kuruş +90 (+11.84%)
Locality maras → malatya
Salary 850 to 800 kuruş -50 (-5.88%)
Locality malatya → bitlis
No annual entries for AH 1296 (1878–1879). Changes span the gap.
Locality bitlis → diyarbakir
Salary 800 to 950 kuruş +150 (+18.75%)
Title 2. Mudur → Mufettis Muavini
Salary 950 to 1,200 kuruş +250 (+26.32%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1270 (1853–1854)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

◆ 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_0009; 15

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 / müddet-i mezuniyetini tecavüz eylediğinden dolayı açığa çıkarılıp ”
Original note: “Devamsızlık”

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 1271–1275 (1854–1859), AH 1277–1281 (1860–1865), AH 1283–1295 (1866–1878), AH 1297–1302 (1879–1885)

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 / müddet-i mezuniyetini tecavüz eylediğinden dolayı açığa çıkarılıp ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1296 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1879 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlık”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1296 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1879 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlık / müddet-i mezuniyetini tecavüz eylediğinden dolayı açığa çıkarılıp ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1296 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlık”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1296 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1271–1275 (1854–1859), AH 1277–1281 (1860–1865), AH 1283–1295 (1866–1878), AH 1297–1302 (1879–1885) · 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: 1296 (calendar unverified)