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Mehmed Cemal Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1285–1324

58-141;275Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmed Cemal Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1267. Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Gelibolu in AH 1283 (16 AH years after the recorded birth year). The surviving career record covers 38 distinct AH years between 1285 and 1324, with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Edirne (400 kuruş monthly). Basmuhabere Memuru appears later, in AH 1323 (1,500 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing).

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Life and career

38 recorded AH years · 38 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1267
AH 1283Birth-year difference: 16 AH years
AH 1285Birth-year difference: 18 AH years
AH 1286
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1287–1288Birth-year difference: 20–21 AH years
AH 1289Birth-year difference: 22 AH years
AH 1290–1292Birth-year difference: 23–25 AH years
AH 1293Birth-year difference: 26 AH years
AH 1294
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1295–1296Birth-year difference: 28–29 AH years
AH 1297–1301Birth-year difference: 30–34 AH years
AH 1302–1306Birth-year difference: 35–39 AH years
AH 1307–1311Birth-year difference: 40–44 AH years
AH 1312–1322Birth-year difference: 45–55 AH years
AH 1323–1324Birth-year difference: 56–57 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 1285

Muhabere Memuru · edirne · 400 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1283 in Gelibolu. The first-salary field is 400 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1283 · 1866 labelRecorded first-work anchorGelibolu

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 values elsewhere are stored labels.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

No annual entries for AH 1286. Changes span the gap.
Locality edirne → uskudar
Salary 400 to 250 kuruş -150 (-37.5%)
Locality uskudar → dersaadet
Salary 250 to 400 kuruş +150 (+60%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → Mekatib Memuru
Locality dersaadet → istanbul
Salary 400 to 600 kuruş +200 (+50%)
Salary 600 to 800 kuruş +200 (+33.33%)
Locality istanbul → hersek
Salary 800 to 1,050 kuruş +250 (+31.25%)
No annual entries for AH 1294. Changes span the gap.
Salary 1,050 to 1,500 kuruş +450 (+42.86%)
Title Mekatib Memuru → Muhabere Memuru
Locality hersek → dersaadet
Salary 1,500 to 650 kuruş -850 (-56.67%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → Basmuhabere Memuru
Salary 650 to 1,000 kuruş +350 (+53.85%)
Salary 1,000 to 1,200 kuruş +200 (+20%)
Locality dersaadet → eyupsultan
Salary 1,200 to 800 kuruş -400 (-33.33%)
Title Basmuhabere Memuru → Mekatib Memuru
Locality eyupsultan → dersaadet
Salary 800 to 900 kuruş +100 (+12.5%)
Salary 900 to 810 kuruş -90 (-10%)
Salary 810 to 840 kuruş +30 (+3.7%)
Salary 840 to 885 kuruş +45 (+5.36%)
Salary 885 to 1,000 kuruş +115 (+12.99%)
Salary 1,000 to 1,100 kuruş +100 (+10%)
Title Mekatib Memuru → Basmuhabere Memuru
Salary 1,100 to 1,500 kuruş +400 (+36.36%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1283 · 1866 labelRecorded first-work anchorGelibolu

◆ 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: 58-141;275

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.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1285, 1287–1293, 1295–1309, 1311–1324

Legal wording and source descriptions