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Mehmet Tevfik Efendi

Birthplace: gelibolu Observed AH 1293–1323 (1876–1906)

0065_0177; 351-352Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Gelibolu in AH 1276 (1859–1860). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Gelibolu in AH 1291 (1874–1875), 15 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 26 distinct AH years in AH 1293–1323 (1876–1906), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Firecik (400 kuruş monthly). 1. Mudur appears later, in AH 1322 (1904–1905), with 1,500 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

26 recorded AH years · 26 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1276 (1859–1860)
AH 1291 (1874–1875)Birth-year difference: 15 AH years
AH 1293 (1876–1877)Birth-year difference: 17 AH years
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 18 AH years
AH 1295–1297 (1878–1880)Birth-year difference: 19–21 AH years
AH 1298–1301 (1880–1884)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1302–1303 (1884–1886)Birth-year difference: 26–27 AH years
AH 1304 (1886–1887)Birth-year difference: 28 AH years
AH 1305 (1887–1888)Birth-year difference: 29 AH years
AH 1306–1309 (1888–1892)Birth-year difference: 30–33 AH years
AH 1310 (1892–1893)Birth-year difference: 34 AH years
AH 1311–1316 (1893–1899)Birth-year difference: 35–40 AH years
AH 1317 (1899–1900)Birth-year difference: 41 AH years
AH 1318–1320 (1900–1903)Birth-year difference: 42–44 AH years
AH 1321 (1903–1904)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1322–1323 (1904–1906)Birth-year difference: 46–47 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 1293 (1876–1877)

Muhabere Memuru · firecik · 400 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1291 (1874–1875) in Gelibolu. The first-salary field is 400 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1291 (1874–1875)Recorded 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 spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

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Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Locality firecik → feke
Locality feke → kutahya
Salary 400 to 380 kuruş -20 (-5%)
No annual entries for AH 1298–1301 (1880–1884). Changes span the gap.
Locality kutahya → mudurnu
Title Muhabere Memuru → Posta Memuru
Locality mudurnu → erzincan
Salary 380 to 500 kuruş +120 (+31.58%)
Title Posta Memuru → Muhabere Memuru
Locality erzincan → van
Locality van → istarova
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → 3. Mudur
Locality istarova → eskisehir
Title 3. Mudur → 2. Mudur
Locality eskisehir → sakiz
Salary 600 to 760 kuruş +160 (+26.67%)
Salary 760 to 684 kuruş -76 (-10%)
Locality sakiz → dedeagac
Salary 684 to 800 kuruş +116 (+16.96%)
Locality dedeagac → kirikkale
Salary 800 to 720 kuruş -80 (-10%)
No annual entries for AH 1321 (1903–1904). Changes span the gap.
Title 2. Mudur → 1. Mudur
Locality kirikkale → bingazi
Salary 720 to 1,500 kuruş +780 (+108.33%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1291 (1874–1875)Recorded 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: 0065_0177; 351-352

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 / Mumaileyhin Kırkkilise Postahanesi gelen mektupların açılmasıyla derunundaki kaimelerin alınmasından dolayı liva-i mezkur Bidayet Mahkemesi'nce cere” …
Original note: “Zayi olan iki parça emanetten dolayı taht-ı muhakemeye alınıp neticesinde kendisini mesul edecek bir emare bulunamadı”
Original note: “Zayii/ Zilhiccesinin üçünde memuriyet-i mezkureden zayi olan iki parça emanetten dolayı infisal ”

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 1302–1309 (1884–1892), AH 1311–1320 (1893–1903), AH 1322–1323 (1904–1906). 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 1293–1297 (1876–1880)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1302–1309 (1884–1892), AH 1311–1320 (1893–1903)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 2 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1322–1323 (1904–1906)

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 / Mumaileyhin Kırkkilise Postahanesi gelen mektupların açılmasıyla derunundaki kaimelerin alınmasından dolayı liva-i mezkur Bidayet Mahkemesi'nce cereyan eden muhakeme neticesinde hapis ve tazminatla mahkum edilmesi üzerine il”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1321 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1904 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zayi olan iki parça emanetten dolayı taht-ı muhakemeye alınıp neticesinde kendisini mesul edecek bir emare bulunamadı”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1882 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zayii/ Zilhiccesinin üçünde memuriyet-i mezkureden zayi olan iki parça emanetten dolayı infisal ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1298 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1881 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1298 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1881 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1882 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1321 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1904 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Hırsızlık / Mumaileyhin Kırkkilise Postahanesi gelen mektupların açılmasıyla derunundaki kaimelerin alınmasından dolayı liva-i mezkur Bidayet Mahkemesi'nce cereyan eden muhakeme neticesinde hapis ve tazminatla mahkum edilmesi üzerine il”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1321 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zayi olan iki parça emanetten dolayı taht-ı muhakemeye alınıp neticesinde kendisini mesul edecek bir emare bulunamadı”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zayii/ Zilhiccesinin üçünde memuriyet-i mezkureden zayi olan iki parça emanetten dolayı infisal ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1298 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1298 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1299 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1321 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1293–1297 (1876–1880) · 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 1302–1309 (1884–1892), AH 1311–1320 (1893–1903), AH 1322–1323 (1904–1906) · 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: 1298–1299 (calendar unverified)
Recorded code 2 · Stored source-year values: 1321 (calendar unverified)