Individual dossier

Osman Efendi

Birthplace: cemisgezek Observed AH 1291–1324 (1874–1907)

97_44; 87Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Osman Efendi was born in Cemisgezek in AH 1272 (1855–1856). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1287 (1870–1871), 15 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 33 distinct AH years in AH 1291–1324 (1874–1907), with gaps; it begins with sakirt in Istanbul (30 kuruş monthly). 2. Mudur appears later, in AH 1323 (1905–1906), with 1,000 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

33 recorded AH years · 33 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1272 (1855–1856)
AH 1287 (1870–1871)Birth-year difference: 15 AH years
AH 1291–1292 (1874–1876)Birth-year difference: 19–20 AH years
AH 1293 (1876–1877)Birth-year difference: 21 AH years
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 22 AH years
AH 1295 (1878)Birth-year difference: 23 AH years
AH 1296 (1878–1879)Birth-year difference: 24 AH years
AH 1297–1299 (1879–1882)Birth-year difference: 25–27 AH years
AH 1300–1303 (1882–1886)Birth-year difference: 28–31 AH years
AH 1304–1314 (1886–1897)Birth-year difference: 32–42 AH years
AH 1315 (1897–1898)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1316–1322 (1898–1905)Birth-year difference: 44–50 AH years
AH 1323–1324 (1905–1907)Birth-year difference: 51–52 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 1291 (1874–1875)

sakirt · istanbul · 30 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1287 (1870–1871) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 30 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1287 (1870–1871)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.

Title sakirt → Tahsilat Kalemi
Locality istanbul → dersaadet
Salary 30 to 80 kuruş +50 (+166.67%)
Title Tahsilat Kalemi → Muhabere Memuru
Locality dersaadet → edirne
Salary 80 to 700 kuruş +620 (+775%)
Locality edirne → gelibolu
Locality gelibolu → iskodra
Salary 700 to 500 kuruş -200 (-28.57%)
Locality iskodra → kesan
Salary 500 to 380 kuruş -120 (-24%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → Basmuhabere Memuru
Locality kesan → berane
Salary 380 to 600 kuruş +220 (+57.89%)
Title Basmuhabere Memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality berane → nablus
Salary 600 to 800 kuruş +200 (+33.33%)
Salary 800 to 720 kuruş -80 (-10%)
No annual entries for AH 1315 (1897–1898). Changes span the gap.
Locality nablus → siroz
Salary 720 to 1,000 kuruş +280 (+38.89%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1287 (1870–1871)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: 97_44; 87

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 (excerpt): “Hırsızlık / Nablus Postahanesi vasıtasıyla sevk olunan yedi parçada altmış üç Osmanlı ve elli dokuz Fransız ve beş adet İngiliz altın emanet gruplarından kurşun” …
Original note: “Zimmet”

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

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1316–1324 (1898–1907). 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 1291–1309 (1874–1892), AH 1311–1314 (1893–1897)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1316–1324 (1898–1907)

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: “Hırsızlık / Nablus Postahanesi vasıtasıyla sevk olunan yedi parçada altmış üç Osmanlı ve elli dokuz Fransız ve beş adet İngiliz altın emanet gruplarından kurşun parçalarıyla bakır beş paralık noksan zuhur ettiği iddia kılınmasından dolayı mumaileyhin maznunun-aleyh olup bin üç yüz on dört senesi Muharreminin yirmi altısında 25 Haziran sene 1312 işten el çektirilerek Şura-yı Devlet Bidayet Mahkemesi'nce cereyan eden muhakemesi neticesinde men-i muhakemesine karar verilerek ve mumaileyhin ahiren mezkur emanetleri tazmin eylemesi üzerine bin üç yüz on altı senesi Saferinin yirmi üçünde 1 Temmuz sene 1314 iade-i memuriyet edildiği Şube-i mezkurenin 27 Cemaziyelahir sene 1319 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir. ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1315 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1898 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1315 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1898 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Hırsızlık / Nablus Postahanesi vasıtasıyla sevk olunan yedi parçada altmış üç Osmanlı ve elli dokuz Fransız ve beş adet İngiliz altın emanet gruplarından kurşun parçalarıyla bakır beş paralık noksan zuhur ettiği iddia kılınmasından dolayı mumaileyhin maznunun-aleyh olup bin üç yüz on dört senesi Muharreminin yirmi altısında 25 Haziran sene 1312 işten el çektirilerek Şura-yı Devlet Bidayet Mahkemesi'nce cereyan eden muhakemesi neticesinde men-i muhakemesine karar verilerek ve mumaileyhin ahiren mezkur emanetleri tazmin eylemesi üzerine bin üç yüz on altı senesi Saferinin yirmi üçünde 1 Temmuz sene 1314 iade-i memuriyet edildiği Şube-i mezkurenin 27 Cemaziyelahir sene 1319 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir. ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1315 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1315 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1291–1309 (1874–1892), AH 1311–1314 (1893–1897) · 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 1316–1324 (1898–1907) · 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: 1315 (calendar unverified)