MEHMET ASAF EFENDİ
MEHMET ASAF EFENDİ was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1300. Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1320 (20 AH years after the recorded birth year). The only surviving annual entry is AH 1320 with posta memuru in Dersaadet (100 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing).
Life and career
1 recorded AH year · 1 annual entry
Life and career stages
Recorded AH years- AH 1300
- AH 1320Birth-year difference: 20 AH years
- AH 1320Birth-year difference: 20 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.
Assigned salary in the annual career
Monthly kuruş · AHposta memuru · dersaadet · 100 kuruş monthly
First work is separately recorded at AH 1320 in istanbul. The first-salary field is 100 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.
AH 1320 · 1902 label
One annual entry survives; there is no salary trajectory to draw.
Places in this record
◆ 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.
How to read the dates, birth-year differences and salaries
AH years are the ordering clock. Birth-year differences subtract uncontested AH birth and event year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays. Separately recorded first-job age fields can use a different or unresolved convention and are not substituted into this calculation. Gregorian years are stored dataset labels. The first-work field may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service, and does not establish the beginning of PT service.
Salaries are monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash disbursements. Differences between annual entries are not dated promotions or transfers. A source status such as Vefat is not a formal death date; no death locality is assigned from a last work place.
Preparation
- School / programme
- Rusdiye Mektebi
- Schooling duration
- 7 source-recorded years
- Apprenticeship
- 0 source-recorded years
- Qualification indicator
- 0
- Telegraph school indicator
- 0
- Father’s occupation
- Esnaf
- Recorded birth year
- AH 1300
- Religion wording
- Musluman
- Nationality wording
- Turkish
Schooling years are a duration/classification, not an acquisition date. Education and training dates await source-linked structured records; no dates are inferred here. No completion date is inferred from a schooling duration.
First-work and entry-pay fields
- First-work source date
- AH 1320 · 1902 label
- Place
- istanbul
- First-salary field
- 100 kuruş
- Source
- recovered
The first-work date may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service. The first-salary amount is a separate inherited field; their presence together does not prove that payment began on this date. Neither is the first positive annual salary observation.
Recorded language repertoire
1 field contains historical terms.
- Turkish
- Kitabet (writing)
Only recorded terms are shown. Omitted language fields mean not recorded; they do not establish that the official lacked a language. Original competency wording is preserved; Kitabet (writing), Tekellum (speaking) and Asina (familiarity) are cautious historical glosses, not modern proficiency levels. Workbook language notes remain separately source-linked in the additional evidence. Read the terminology note.
Further biographical evidence
Source wording and status assertions
Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)
- Postal Service
Inspect the additional source wording, language notes and original codes
These separately linked fields add source wording and raw codes without replacing the annual career. Original rank, decoration and merit-code labels remain unverified; zero is retained literally. Read about the sources.
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Download these additional source records (JSON)
| Recorded field | Original value | Source locator |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)Recorded source wording | Postal Service | september-occupation · occupation_cat source lines 33322 Recorded source-year values: 1320 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | posta memuru | eda-memur · currentjob source lines 34382 Recorded source-year values: 1320 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | posta memuru | eda-memureski · currentjob source lines 34382 Recorded source-year values: 1320 |
| Any criminal record (1=yes)Source-year indicator; not a lifetime verdict | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal AH 1320 · AH source lines 56342 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · adlisicilkaydi AH 1320 · AH source lines 34382 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · criminal AH 1320 · AH source lines 34382 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · adlisicilkaydi AH 1320 · AH source lines 34382 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · criminal AH 1320 · AH source lines 34382 |
| Criminal record (coded level)Unverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal_record_times AH 1320 · AH source lines 56342 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · adlisicilkaydi AH 1320 · AH source lines 33322 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · criminal AH 1320 · AH source lines 33322 |
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Every displayed annual entry, in source / Hijri-year order. This table is the accessible alternative to the connected timeline and charts.
| Source year | Gregorian label | Title | Locality wording | Monthly kuruş | Source line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | posta memuru | dersaadet | 100 | recovered line 31274 |
- AH 1320 · 1902 label
posta memuru
100 kuruş / monthrecovered · source line 31274
Evidence & edition
Coded extracts, preserved source differences
Collection membership
- Website edition
- ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a
- Source editions
- older, september, recovered
- Annual display source
- Recovered merged personnel extract
- Paper sample
- Included · 1 annual entries
- Other archival labels
- No different label recorded
- Geography
- Includes unresolved or conflicting geographic evidence
How to read this dossier
The website joins the exact archival identity across editions. Names are attributes and never merge records. No annual gap is filled from another extract. Geographic alternatives, missing values and differences remain evidence rather than silent corrections.
All substantive source assertions (80)
| Field | Original stored value | Source field and lines |
|---|---|---|
| birthH | 1300 | recovered · dobirth source lines 31274 |
| birthPlace | dersaadet | recovered · birthplace source lines 31274 |
| birthPlace | dersaadet | recovered · birth_place source lines 31274 |
| birthProvince | dersaadet | recovered · birth_vilayet source lines 31274 |
| school | Rusdiye Mektebi | recovered · school_type source lines 31274 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | recovered · education_year source lines 31274 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | recovered · school_year source lines 31274 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 | recovered · mulazemet source lines 31274 |
| qualification | 0 | recovered · qualification source lines 31274 |
| derivedQualificationFlag | 0 | recovered · has_qualification source lines 31274 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | recovered · telgraf source lines 31274 |
| religion | Musluman | recovered · religion source lines 31274 |
| nationality | Turkish | recovered · nationality source lines 31274 |
| fatherJob | Esnaf | recovered · fatherjob source lines 31274 |
| fatherJob | esnaf | recovered · father_job source lines 31274 |
| firstWorkH | 1320 | recovered · ilk_ise_baslangic_yili source lines 31274 |
| firstWorkG | 1902 | recovered · firstjobyear source lines 31274 |
| firstWorkPlace | istanbul | recovered · firstjob_place source lines 31274 |
| firstWorkSalary | 100 | recovered · firstjob_wage source lines 31274 |
| birthLatitude | 41.08488985821407 | recovered · lat_birth_place source lines 31274 |
| birthLongitude | 29.056960217582365 | recovered · lon_birth_place source lines 31274 |
| name | MEHMET ASAF EFENDİ | september · İsim source lines 33322 |
| birthH | 1300 | september · dobirth source lines 33322 |
| birthPlace | dersaadet | september · birthplace source lines 33322 |
| birthProvince | dersaadet | september · birth_vilayet source lines 33322 |
| school | rusdiye mektebi | september · school_type source lines 33322 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | september · education_year source lines 33322 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 | september · mulazemet source lines 33322 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 | september · MülazemetSüresi source lines 33322 |
| qualification | 0 | september · qualification source lines 33322 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | september · telegraph_school source lines 33322 |
| religion | musluman | september · religion source lines 33322 |
| nationality | turkish | september · nationality source lines 33322 |
| fatherJob | esnaf | september · fatherjob source lines 33322 |
| firstWorkH | 1320 | september · firstjob_year source lines 33322 |
| firstWorkPlace | istanbul | september · firstjob_place source lines 33322 |
| firstWorkSalary | 100 | september · firstjob_wage source lines 33322 |
| birthLatitude | 41.08488985821407 | september · lat_birth_place source lines 33322 |
| birthLongitude | 29.056960217582365 | september · lon_birth_place source lines 33322 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | september · lang_turkish source lines 33322 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | september · lang_turkish2 source lines 33322 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 0 | september · lang_arabic2 source lines 33322 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 0 | september · lang_french2 source lines 33322 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | september · lang_persian2 source lines 33322 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | september · lang_english2 source lines 33322 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | september · lang_italian2 source lines 33322 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | september · lang_armenian2 source lines 33322 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | september · lang_greek2 source lines 33322 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 0 | september · lang_rum2 source lines 33322 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | september · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 33322 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | september · lang_russian2 source lines 33322 |
| name | MEHMET ASAF EFENDİ | older · İsim source lines 9296 |
| birthH | 1300 | older · dobirth source lines 9296 |
| birthPlace | dersaadet | older · birthplace source lines 9296 |
| birthProvince | dersaadet | older · birth_vilayet source lines 9296 |
| school | rusdiye mektebi | older · school_type source lines 9296 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | older · education_year source lines 9296 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 | older · MülazemetSüresi source lines 9296 |
| qualification | 0 | older · qualification source lines 9296 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | older · telgraph_school source lines 9296 |
| religion | musluman | older · religion source lines 9296 |
| nationality | turkish | older · nationality source lines 9296 |
| fatherJob | esnaf | older · fatherjob source lines 9296 |
| firstWorkH | 1320 | older · firstjob_year source lines 9296 |
| firstWorkPlace | istanbul | older · firstjob_place source lines 9296 |
| firstWorkSalary | 100 | older · firstjob_wage source lines 9296 |
| birthLatitude | 41.08488985821407 | older · lat_birth_place source lines 9296 |
| birthLongitude | 29.056960217582365 | older · lon_birth_place source lines 9296 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | older · lang_turkish source lines 9296 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | older · lang_turkish2 source lines 9296 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 0 | older · lang_arabic2 source lines 9296 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 0 | older · lang_french2 source lines 9296 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | older · lang_persian2 source lines 9296 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | older · lang_english2 source lines 9296 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | older · lang_italian2 source lines 9296 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | older · lang_armenian2 source lines 9296 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | older · lang_greek2 source lines 9296 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 0 | older · lang_rum2 source lines 9296 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | older · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 9296 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | older · lang_russian2 source lines 9296 |
Original stored values
These are values in the inherited coded extracts. They are not a verified transcription of the original register. Source spelling and differences are preserved.
Cite this record
Ottoman Bureaucracy, “MEHMET ASAF EFENDİ”, archival reference 115_104; 205, edition ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a, https://ottomanbureaucracy.com/people/p-7de2b67f5b2f7bb2/.
Stable archival identity: /people/p-7de2b67f5b2f7bb2/. The edition identifies the data build separately from the stable person address. Historical records may be revised in a later edition.