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Martir Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1280–1312 (1863–1895)

58_0020; 37Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Martir Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1262 (1845–1846). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Ermeni Millet Mektebi. First work is recorded in Izmir in AH 1280 (1863–1864), 18 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 31 distinct AH years in AH 1280–1312 (1863–1895), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Izmir (480 kuruş monthly). Merkez Memuru appears later, in AH 1312 (1894–1895), with 1,000 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); French: Kitabet (writing); English: Kitabet (writing); Armenian: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

31 recorded AH years · 31 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1262 (1845–1846)
AH 1280 (1863–1864)Birth-year difference: 18 AH years
AH 1280–1281 (1863–1865)Birth-year difference: 18–19 AH years
AH 1282–1283 (1865–1867)Birth-year difference: 20–21 AH years
AH 1284–1286 (1867–1870)Birth-year difference: 22–24 AH years
AH 1287 (1870–1871)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1288–1289 (1871–1873)Birth-year difference: 26–27 AH years
AH 1290–1298 (1873–1881)Birth-year difference: 28–36 AH years
AH 1299–1304 (1881–1887)Birth-year difference: 37–42 AH years
AH 1305–1309 (1887–1892)Birth-year difference: 43–47 AH years
AH 1310 (1892–1893)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1311 (1893–1894)Birth-year difference: 49 AH years
AH 1312 (1894–1895)Birth-year difference: 50 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 · izmir · 480 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1280 (1863–1864) in izmir. The first-salary field is 480 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1280 (1863–1864)Recorded first-work anchorizmir

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.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Title Muhabere Memuru → Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Locality izmir → beyoglu
Salary 480 to 380 kuruş -100 (-20.83%)
Salary 380 to 480 kuruş +100 (+26.32%)
Title Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti → Esya Kalemi
Locality beyoglu → istanbul
Salary 480 to 576 kuruş +96 (+20%)
Salary 576 to 672 kuruş +96 (+16.67%)
No annual entries for AH 1287 (1870–1871). Changes span the gap.
Title Esya Kalemi → Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Locality istanbul → diyarbakir
Salary 672 to 760 kuruş +88 (+13.1%)
Title Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti → Basmuhabere Memuru
Locality diyarbakir → kastamonu
Salary 760 to 1,000 kuruş +240 (+31.58%)
Salary 1,000 to 800 kuruş -200 (-20%)
Title Basmuhabere Memuru → Mudur
Locality kastamonu → sevakin
Salary 800 to 2,500 kuruş +1,700 (+212.5%)
Title Mudur → 2. Mudur
Locality sevakin → sirkeci
Salary 2,500 to 1,000 kuruş -1,500 (-60%)
No annual entries for AH 1310 (1892–1893). Changes span the gap.
Title 2. Mudur → Merkez Memuru
Locality sirkeci → beyoglu
Locality beyoglu → dersaadet

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

Places in this record

AH 1280 (1863–1864)Recorded first-work anchorizmir

◆ 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_0020; 37

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: “Devamsızlığı dolayısıyla ”
Original note (excerpt): “Rüşvet / Mumaileyh Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa Telgrafhanesiꞌnin Lisan-ı Ecnebi Memuru İhsan Efendiꞌyi münhal olan Sirkeci Mevkii Muhabere Memurluğuꞌna nakl ve tayin et” …
Original note: “Devamsızlık”

1 further distinct original note is available in the evidence below.

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

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1288–1309 (1871–1892), AH 1311–1312 (1893–1895). 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 1280–1286 (1863–1870)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1288–1309 (1871–1892)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 2 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1311–1312 (1893–1895)

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: “Devamsızlığı dolayısıyla ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1287 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1870 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Rüşvet / Mumaileyh Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa Telgrafhanesiꞌnin Lisan-ı Ecnebi Memuru İhsan Efendiꞌyi münhal olan Sirkeci Mevkii Muhabere Memurluğuꞌna nakl ve tayin ettirmek için rüşvet olarak bir saat talebine dair bir kıta mektup gönderilmesinden dolayı taht-ı muhakemeye alınmışsa da … olunacak madde-i kanuniye bulunmamasından naşi men-i muhakemesine karar verilmiş ve mumaileyhin harekat-ı vakıası salib-i emniyet ahvalden bulunmasına mebni baʻde-mâ Nezaretçe istihdamı haiz olamayacağına dair Şura-yı Devlet Dahiliye Dairesince verilen karar”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1310 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1893 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlık”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1287 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1870 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Rüşvet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1310 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1893 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlığı dolayısıyla ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1287 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Rüşvet / Mumaileyh Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa Telgrafhanesiꞌnin Lisan-ı Ecnebi Memuru İhsan Efendiꞌyi münhal olan Sirkeci Mevkii Muhabere Memurluğuꞌna nakl ve tayin ettirmek için rüşvet olarak bir saat talebine dair bir kıta mektup gönderilmesinden dolayı taht-ı muhakemeye alınmışsa da … olunacak madde-i kanuniye bulunmamasından naşi men-i muhakemesine karar verilmiş ve mumaileyhin harekat-ı vakıası salib-i emniyet ahvalden bulunmasına mebni baʻde-mâ Nezaretçe istihdamı haiz olamayacağına dair Şura-yı Devlet Dahiliye Dairesince verilen karar”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1310 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlık”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1287 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Rüşvet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1310 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1280–1286 (1863–1870) · 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 1288–1309 (1871–1892), AH 1311–1312 (1893–1895) · 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: 1287 (calendar unverified)
Recorded code 2 · Stored source-year values: 1310 (calendar unverified)