AVRAM FARHİ EFENDİ
Archive reference: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.42/49
Biographical account
Born in Sofya, 1855/56 (AH 1272). The father’s recorded occupation was Tüccar. Education included Kuzguncuk Musevi Cemaati Mektebi; Mahrec-i Aklâm. First work is recorded at Bâbıâli in 1874/75 (AH 1291). Career entries include Tercüme Odası; Rumeli Divan-ı Harbi stenograf kâtibi. The surviving career entries cover 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1889/90 (AH 1307).
Career across the sources
4 career entries across 4 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.
Places in this career
Open circle: birthplace. Diamond: first work. Dot: service.
Select an entry or salary point to highlight its recorded place.
| Year | Age | Post | Place | Salary (kuruş) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Tercüme Odası | Bâbıâli | ||
| 23 | Rumeli Divan-ı Harbi stenograf kâtibi | Bab-ı Seraskeri | ||
| 29 | Hariciye Nezareti Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi mütercimi | |||
| 35 | Hariciye Nezareti Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi mümeyyizi |
AH years include an approximate Gregorian span. Calculated ages use year-label differences. Some years describe a continuing service spell and its salary rate, including interval years carried by the source editions. These points are not independent annual payment observations. Conflicting posts or amounts remain separate.
Sources and career entries
4 career entries in 1 source account.
| Recorded date | Title and category | Place | Recorded pay | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tercüme Odası | Bâbıâli | [1] | ||
| Rumeli Divan-ı Harbi stenograf kâtibi | Bab-ı Seraskeri | [1] | ||
| Hariciye Nezareti Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi mütercimi | [1] | |||
| Hariciye Nezareti Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi mümeyyizi | [1] |
Sources and references
- Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876) (Sevilay Kasap, 2011). Pages 177
Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.42/49
About dates, entries and source conventions
Recorded AH years are shown with their approximate Gregorian span. Blank cells indicate a value absent from the account. An undated value is left in its source form. Repeated entries and continuation years are retained; they do not establish uninterrupted tenure. Map points identify recorded places and do not imply a route. Salary amounts are not total earnings.
- Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876)
Calendar convention: Resolved AH labels only; Gregorian/Rumi and unresolved dates remain in native evidence..
Year construction: Source events and specifically source-bounded continuation states; no generic date carry-forward..
Personal details
- Birthplace
- Sofya
- Birth year as recorded
- 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Father’s occupation
- Tüccar
- Age at first service
- 19
- First work place as recorded
- Bâbıâli
- First work year as recorded
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Nationality or community
- Yahudi
- Religion
- Musevi
Education and languages
- French
- konuşur ve yazar
- Turkish
- konuşur ve yazar
- School or education as recorded
- Kuzguncuk Musevi Cemaati Mektebi; Mahrec-i Aklâm
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)