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Mahmud Behçet Efendi

Born 1879/80 (AH 1297) · Sivas

Languages French, Turkish

Archival reference DH.SAİD.d.nr.00154,s.427

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    1879/80 (AH 1297)

    Sivas

    1. Birth

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Education and personal record

Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye [source]

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Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

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Personal details

Birthplace
Sivas [source]
Birth province
Sivas [source]
Birth year
1879/80 (AH 1297) [source]
Father’s occupation
süvari memuru [source]
Archive references
DH.SAİD.d.nr.00154,s.427 [1]

Education and languages

French
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

First work place
Alucra [source]
First-salary field
200 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları

    NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 233

    403 DH.SAİD.d.nr.00154,s.427; DH.SAİD.d.nr.00154,s.427

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