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Abdullah Zühdü Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1324

154-31-57Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record
A short account from recorded fields

Abdullah Zühdü Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1290. Recorded schooling includes 12 years at Darussafaka. First work is recorded in Adana in AH 1310 (20 AH years after the recorded birth year). The only surviving annual entry is AH 1324 with muhabere memuru in Adana (400 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); French: Kitabet (writing).

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BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye NezâretiArchival reference as recorded: 154-31-57

Collection identification and coded personnel records: Akyıldız (2024), Marmara University thesis.

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1 field has differing source assertions. Alternatives remain visible in the evidence below; the display edition does not establish which assertion is historically correct.

Honours, rank and legal records

Decoration wording is unrecorded in the linked text fields.

Sabıka / criminal records

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

October annual indicator
0
Additional October code
0
Legal wording, values and source locators
  • Original annual indicator value 0
    AH 1324
    October personnel annual source · criminal · Any criminal record (1=yes)
    Source lines 64925

Older EDA memur annual extract · adli

  • Recorded code 0 · Older EDA memur annual extract · adli · Recorded source-year value: 1324
    Source lines 39454

Older EDA memur annual extract · adli2

  • Recorded code 0 · Older EDA memur annual extract · adli2 · Recorded source-year value: 1324
    Source lines 39454

Older EDA memur annual extract · adli2y

  • Recorded code 0 · Older EDA memur annual extract · adli2y · Recorded source-year value: 1324
    Source lines 39454

Older EDA memur annual extract · adlisicilkaydi

  • Recorded code 0 · Older EDA memur annual extract · adlisicilkaydi · AH 1324
    Source lines 39454

Older EDA memur annual extract · adlixx

  • Recorded code 0 · Older EDA memur annual extract · adlixx · Recorded source-year value: 1324
    Source lines 39454

Older EDA memur annual extract · adliy

  • Recorded code 0 · Older EDA memur annual extract · adliy · Recorded source-year value: 1324
    Source lines 39454

Older EDA memur annual extract · criminal

  • Recorded code 0 · Older EDA memur annual extract · criminal · AH 1324
    Source lines 39454

Older EDA memureski annual extract · adlisicilkaydi

  • Recorded code 0 · Older EDA memureski annual extract · adlisicilkaydi · AH 1324
    Source lines 39454

Older EDA memureski annual extract · criminal

  • Recorded code 0 · Older EDA memureski annual extract · criminal · AH 1324
    Source lines 39454

October personnel annual source · criminal_record_times

  • Recorded code 0 · October personnel annual source · criminal_record_times · AH 1324
    Source lines 64925

September personnel source · adlisicilkaydi

  • Recorded code 0 · September personnel source · adlisicilkaydi · AH 1324
    Source lines 38188

September personnel source · criminal

  • Recorded code 0 · September personnel source · criminal · AH 1324
    Source lines 38188

Rank and honour codes

Original values across source assertions, including zero; meanings unverified. No grade, count or award status is inferred.

No honour or rank code assertion is linked in these additional sources.

About these sources

Life and career

1 recorded AH year · 1 annual entry

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years
  1. AH 1290
  2. AH 1310Birth-year difference: 20 AH years
  3. AH 1324Birth-year difference: 34 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.

2 of 3

Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH
Annual career record begins at AH 1324

muhabere memuru · adana · 400 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1310 in Adana. The first-salary field is 400 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1310 · 1892 labelRecorded first-work anchorAdana
400 kuruş / month

AH 1324 · 1906 label

One annual entry survives; there is no salary trajectory to draw.

Places in this record

AH 1310 · 1892 labelRecorded first-work anchorAdana
adana: Source coordinate on AH 1324 annual entry; ambiguousadana

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

  • Locality record
  • Locality record

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.

How to read the dates, birth-year differences and salaries

AH years are the ordering clock. Birth-year differences subtract uncontested AH birth and event year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays. Separately recorded first-job age fields can use a different or unresolved convention and are not substituted into this calculation. Gregorian years are stored dataset labels. The first-work field may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service, and does not establish the beginning of PT service.

Salaries are monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash disbursements. Differences between annual entries are not dated promotions or transfers. A source status such as Vefat is not a formal death date; no death locality is assigned from a last work place.

Recorded background

Preparation

School / programme
Darussafaka
Schooling duration
12 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship
4 source-recorded years
Qualification indicator
0
Telegraph school indicator
1
Father’s occupation
hattat
Recorded birth year
AH 1290
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Schooling years are a duration/classification, not an acquisition date. Education and training dates await source-linked structured records; no dates are inferred here. No completion date is inferred from a schooling duration.

Explicit source fields

First-work and entry-pay fields

First-work source date
AH 1310 · 1892 label
Place
Adana
First-salary field
400 kuruş
Source
recovered

The first-work date may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service. The first-salary amount is a separate inherited field; their presence together does not prove that payment began on this date. Neither is the first positive annual salary observation.

Recorded language repertoire

2 fields contain historical terms.

Turkish
Kitabet (writing)
French
Kitabet (writing)

Only recorded terms are shown. Omitted language fields mean not recorded; they do not establish that the official lacked a language. Original competency wording is preserved; Kitabet (writing), Tekellum (speaking) and Asina (familiarity) are cautious historical glosses, not modern proficiency levels. Workbook language notes remain separately source-linked in the additional evidence. Read the terminology note.

Additional source evidence

Occupation wording, status assertions and original records

Occupation wording and source categories

Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)

  • Communication and Telegraph

Current job titles in older EDA annual records

  • muhabere memuru
All additional source assertions, language notes and original codes

Enrichment edition: ottoman-bureaucracy-enrichment-e57164ecd75cde91. This is separate from the annual data edition; the compact dossier PDF cites both editions.

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Recorded fieldOriginal valueSource locator
Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)Original source assertionCommunication and Telegraphseptember-occupation · occupation_cat
Source-year labels: 1324
Source lines 38188
Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsOriginal source assertionmuhabere memurueda-memur · currentjob
Source-year labels:
Source lines 39454
Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsOriginal source assertionmuhabere memurueda-memureski · currentjob
Source-year labels:
Source lines 39454
Any criminal record (1=yes)Source-year indicator; not a lifetime verdict0october10-personnel · criminal
AH 1324
Source lines 64925
adliOriginal source assertion0eda-memur · adli
Recorded source-year value: 1324
Source lines 39454
adli2Original source assertion0eda-memur · adli2
Recorded source-year value: 1324
Source lines 39454
adli2yOriginal source assertion0eda-memur · adli2y
Recorded source-year value: 1324
Source lines 39454
adlisicilkaydiOriginal source assertion0eda-memur · adlisicilkaydi
AH 1324
Source lines 39454
adlixxOriginal source assertion0eda-memur · adlixx
Recorded source-year value: 1324
Source lines 39454
adliyOriginal source assertion0eda-memur · adliy
Recorded source-year value: 1324
Source lines 39454
criminalOriginal source assertion0eda-memur · criminal
AH 1324
Source lines 39454
adlisicilkaydiOriginal source assertion0eda-memureski · adlisicilkaydi
AH 1324
Source lines 39454
criminalOriginal source assertion0eda-memureski · criminal
AH 1324
Source lines 39454
Criminal record (coded level)Original source assertion0october10-personnel · criminal_record_times
AH 1324
Source lines 64925
adlisicilkaydiOriginal source assertion0september-occupation · adlisicilkaydi
AH 1324
Source lines 38188
criminalOriginal source assertion0september-occupation · criminal
AH 1324
Source lines 38188
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Every displayed annual entry, in source / Hijri-year order. This table is the accessible alternative to the connected timeline and charts.

Every displayed annual entry. Select a year to inspect its salary, title, place and source together.
Source yearGregorian labelTitleLocality wordingMonthly kuruşSource line
1906muhabere memuruadana400recovered
line 36026
  1. AH 1324 · 1906 label

    muhabere memuru

    adana

    400 kuruş / month

    recovered · source line 36026

Evidence & edition

Coded extracts, preserved source differences

Collection membership

Website edition
ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a
Source editions
older, september, recovered
Annual display source
Recovered merged personnel extract
Paper sample
Outside the paper sample
Other archival labels
No different label recorded
Geography
Recorded place assertions; map linkage is separately reported

How to read this dossier

The website joins the exact archival identity across editions. Names are attributes and never merge records. No annual gap is filled from another extract. Geographic alternatives, missing values and differences remain evidence rather than silent corrections.

About the edition, calendars and selection

FieldSource alternativesDisplay rule
telegraphSchool
1
recovered · telgraf · source lines 36026
0
september · telegraph_school · source lines 38188
1
older · telgraph_school · source lines 8100
All stored assertions retained. Names prefer September, then older; supplemental names fill only missing names. Other preferred attributes use recovered, then September, then older, with modal nonblank value and source-order tie break. This does not adjudicate historical truth or changes in coding.
All substantive source assertions (82)
FieldOriginal stored valueSource field and lines
birthH1290recovered · dobirth
source lines 36026
birthPlacedersaadetrecovered · birthplace
source lines 36026
birthPlacedersaadetrecovered · birth_place
source lines 36026
birthProvincedersaadetrecovered · birth_vilayet
source lines 36026
schoolDarussafakarecovered · school_type
source lines 36026
schoolingYears12recovered · education_year
source lines 36026
schoolingYears12recovered · school_year
source lines 36026
apprenticeshipYears4recovered · mulazemet
source lines 36026
qualification0recovered · qualification
source lines 36026
derivedQualificationFlag0recovered · has_qualification
source lines 36026
telegraphSchool1recovered · telgraf
source lines 36026
religionMuslumanrecovered · religion
source lines 36026
nationalityTurkishrecovered · nationality
source lines 36026
fatherJobhattatrecovered · fatherjob
source lines 36026
fatherJobhattatrecovered · father_job
source lines 36026
firstWorkH1310recovered · ilk_ise_baslangic_yili
source lines 36026
firstWorkG1892recovered · firstjobyear
source lines 36026
firstWorkPlaceAdanarecovered · firstjob_place
source lines 36026
firstWorkSalary400recovered · firstjob_wage
source lines 36026
birthLatitude41.08488985821407recovered · lat_birth_place
source lines 36026
birthLongitude29.056960217582365recovered · lon_birth_place
source lines 36026
nameAbdullah Zühdü Efendi september · İsim
source lines 38188
birthH1290september · dobirth
source lines 38188
birthPlacedersaadetseptember · birthplace
source lines 38188
birthProvincedersaadetseptember · birth_vilayet
source lines 38188
schooldarussafakaseptember · school_type
source lines 38188
schoolingYears12september · education_year
source lines 38188
apprenticeshipYears4september · mulazemet
source lines 38188
apprenticeshipYears4september · MülazemetSüresi
source lines 38188
qualification0september · qualification
source lines 38188
telegraphSchool0september · telegraph_school
source lines 38188
religionmuslumanseptember · religion
source lines 38188
nationalityturkishseptember · nationality
source lines 38188
fatherJobhattatseptember · fatherjob
source lines 38188
firstWorkH1310september · firstjob_year
source lines 38188
firstWorkPlaceadanaseptember · firstjob_place
source lines 38188
firstWorkSalary400september · firstjob_wage
source lines 38188
birthLatitude41.08488985821407september · lat_birth_place
source lines 38188
birthLongitude29.056960217582365september · lon_birth_place
source lines 38188
language:TurkishKitabetseptember · lang_turkish
source lines 38188
derivedLanguageCode:Turkish3september · lang_turkish2
source lines 38188
derivedLanguageCode:Arabic0september · lang_arabic2
source lines 38188
language:FrenchKitabetseptember · lang_french
source lines 38188
derivedLanguageCode:French2september · lang_french2
source lines 38188
derivedLanguageCode:Persian0september · lang_persian2
source lines 38188
derivedLanguageCode:English0september · lang_english2
source lines 38188
derivedLanguageCode:Italian0september · lang_italian2
source lines 38188
derivedLanguageCode:Armenian0september · lang_armenian2
source lines 38188
derivedLanguageCode:Greek0september · lang_greek2
source lines 38188
derivedLanguageCode:Rum0september · lang_rum2
source lines 38188
derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian0september · lang_bulgarian2
source lines 38188
derivedLanguageCode:Russian0september · lang_russian2
source lines 38188
nameAbdullah Zühdü Efendi older · İsim
source lines 8100
birthH1290older · dobirth
source lines 8100
birthPlacedersaadetolder · birthplace
source lines 8100
birthProvincedersaadetolder · birth_vilayet
source lines 8100
schooldarussafakaolder · school_type
source lines 8100
schoolingYears12older · education_year
source lines 8100
apprenticeshipYears4older · MülazemetSüresi
source lines 8100
qualification0older · qualification
source lines 8100
telegraphSchool1older · telgraph_school
source lines 8100
religionmuslumanolder · religion
source lines 8100
nationalityturkisholder · nationality
source lines 8100
fatherJobhattatolder · fatherjob
source lines 8100
firstWorkH1310older · firstjob_year
source lines 8100
firstWorkPlaceadanaolder · firstjob_place
source lines 8100
firstWorkSalary400older · firstjob_wage
source lines 8100
birthLatitude41.08488985821407older · lat_birth_place
source lines 8100
birthLongitude29.056960217582365older · lon_birth_place
source lines 8100
language:TurkishKitabetolder · lang_turkish
source lines 8100
derivedLanguageCode:Turkish3older · lang_turkish2
source lines 8100
derivedLanguageCode:Arabic0older · lang_arabic2
source lines 8100
language:FrenchKitabetolder · lang_french
source lines 8100
derivedLanguageCode:French2older · lang_french2
source lines 8100
derivedLanguageCode:Persian0older · lang_persian2
source lines 8100
derivedLanguageCode:English0older · lang_english2
source lines 8100
derivedLanguageCode:Italian0older · lang_italian2
source lines 8100
derivedLanguageCode:Armenian0older · lang_armenian2
source lines 8100
derivedLanguageCode:Greek0older · lang_greek2
source lines 8100
derivedLanguageCode:Rum0older · lang_rum2
source lines 8100
derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian0older · lang_bulgarian2
source lines 8100
derivedLanguageCode:Russian0older · lang_russian2
source lines 8100

Original stored values

These are values in the inherited coded extracts. They are not a verified transcription of the original register. Source spelling and differences are preserved.

Cite this record

Fatih Kansoy, Ottoman Bureaucracy, “Abdullah Zühdü Efendi”. BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. Archival reference as recorded: 154-31-57. Collection identification and coded personnel records: Akyıldız (2024), Marmara University thesis. Annual edition: ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a; additional source edition: ottoman-bureaucracy-enrichment-e57164ecd75cde91. https://ottomanbureaucracy.com/people/p-894e4aee86133d1c/

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. Archival reference as recorded: 154-31-57
Collection identification and coded personnel records: Akyıldız (2024), Marmara University thesis.

Stable archival identity: /people/p-894e4aee86133d1c/. The edition identifies the data build separately from the stable person address. Historical records may be revised in a later edition.