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Mehmet Şerif Efendi

Birthplace: erzurum Observed AH 1285–1322 (1868–1905)

0049_0083; 161Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Şerif Efendi was born in Erzurum in AH 1260 (1844–1845). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Musul in AH 1276 (1859–1860), 16 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 32 distinct AH years in AH 1285–1322 (1868–1905), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Musul (480 kuruş monthly). 2. Mudur appears later, in AH 1321 (1903–1904), with 1,080 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

32 recorded AH years · 32 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1260 (1844–1845)
AH 1276 (1859–1860)Birth-year difference: 16 AH years
AH 1285–1288 (1868–1872)Birth-year difference: 25–28 AH years
AH 1289 (1872–1873)Birth-year difference: 29 AH years
AH 1290–1292 (1873–1876)Birth-year difference: 30–32 AH years
AH 1293 (1876–1877)Birth-year difference: 33 AH years
AH 1294–1297 (1877–1880)Birth-year difference: 34–37 AH years
AH 1298–1300 (1880–1883)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1301 (1883–1884)Birth-year difference: 41 AH years
AH 1302–1311 (1884–1894)Birth-year difference: 42–51 AH years
AH 1312–1314 (1894–1897)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1315–1316 (1897–1899)Birth-year difference: 55–56 AH years
AH 1317 (1899–1900)Birth-year difference: 57 AH years
AH 1318–1320 (1900–1903)Birth-year difference: 58–60 AH years
AH 1321–1322 (1903–1905)Birth-year difference: 61–62 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 (1868–1869)

Muhabere Memuru · musul · 480 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1276 (1859–1860) in Musul. The first-salary field is 50 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1276 (1859–1860)Recorded first-work anchorMusul

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.

Salary 480 to 455 kuruş -25 (-5.21%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality musul → semave
Salary 455 to 1,090 kuruş +635 (+139.56%)
Locality semave → bagdat
Salary 1,090 to 750 kuruş -340 (-31.19%)
Locality bagdat → divaniye
Salary 750 to 900 kuruş +150 (+20%)
Locality divaniye → kerkuk
Salary 900 to 1,000 kuruş +100 (+11.11%)
Salary 1,000 to 950 kuruş -50 (-5%)
No annual entries for AH 1298–1300 (1880–1883). Changes span the gap.
Locality kerkuk → ramadiye
Salary 950 to 760 kuruş -190 (-20%)
Locality ramadiye → hille
Salary 760 to 800 kuruş +40 (+5.26%)
No annual entries for AH 1312–1314 (1894–1897). Changes span the gap.
Locality hille → basra
Salary 800 to 1,080 kuruş +280 (+35%)
Title 2. Mudur → Memur
Locality basra → bagdat
Salary 1,080 to 540 kuruş -540 (-50%)
Title Memur → 2. Mudur
Salary 540 to 1,080 kuruş +540 (+100%)
Locality bagdat → kerbela

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

Places in this record

AH 1276 (1859–1860)Recorded first-work anchorMusul

◆ 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: 0049_0083; 161

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): “Edepsizlik / Mumaileyh hadd-i zatında ahlaksız olduğu gibi vazife-i asliyesinin dekayik-i mühimme ve siyasiyesini muhafaza edecek sıfat-ı memduhayı ha’iz olamad” …
Original note (excerpt): “Edepsizlik / Mumaileyhin bin üç yüz on beş senesi Receb'inin ikisinde (15 Teşrinisani sene 1313) bin seksen kuruş maaşla Basra Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi” …
Original note: “Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler”

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

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1315–1322 (1897–1905). 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 1285–1297 (1868–1880), AH 1301–1308 (1883–1891), AH 1310–1311 (1892–1894)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1315–1316 (1897–1899)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 2 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1317–1322 (1899–1905)

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: “Edepsizlik / Mumaileyh hadd-i zatında ahlaksız olduğu gibi vazife-i asliyesinin dekayik-i mühimme ve siyasiyesini muhafaza edecek sıfat-ı memduhayı ha’iz olamadığına mebni ehemmiyetsiz bir mahalle tahvili Bağdad Vilayeti'nden bildirilmiş ise de telgraf ve posta merkezi umumiyetle ehemmiyeti ha’iz olduğu gibi hiç ehemmiyetsiz bir merkez bulunmadığından ve müdür-i mumaileyh her nereye gitse su’-i ahlakını da kendisiyle beraber götüreceği tabii olduğundan mucib-i intibahi olup ıslah-ı nefs eylemesi için bin üç yüz on iki senesi şehr-i Receb-i şerifinin sekizinde (24 Kanunuevvel sene 1310) Telgraf ve Posta Meclisi kararıyla azledilmiştir.”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1895 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Edepsizlik / Mumaileyhin bin üç yüz on beş senesi Receb'inin ikisinde (15 Teşrinisani sene 1313) bin seksen kuruş maaşla Basra Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyeti'ne bi't-tayin Basra ve Fav Telgraf merkezleri memurları arasında zuhur eden münakaşanın refiyle muhaberat-ı telgrafiyenin tesrii zımnında bin üç yüz on yedi senesi Rebiülevvel'inin ikisinde 28 Haziran sene 1315 açığa çıkarılarak sene-i merkume Ramazan'ının ikisinde 1 Kanunusani sene 1315 beş yüz kırk kuruş nısf maaşla Bağdad Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyeti'ne vekaleten tayin”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1317 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1900 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1895 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1317 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1900 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Edepsizlik / Mumaileyh hadd-i zatında ahlaksız olduğu gibi vazife-i asliyesinin dekayik-i mühimme ve siyasiyesini muhafaza edecek sıfat-ı memduhayı ha’iz olamadığına mebni ehemmiyetsiz bir mahalle tahvili Bağdad Vilayeti'nden bildirilmiş ise de telgraf ve posta merkezi umumiyetle ehemmiyeti ha’iz olduğu gibi hiç ehemmiyetsiz bir merkez bulunmadığından ve müdür-i mumaileyh her nereye gitse su’-i ahlakını da kendisiyle beraber götüreceği tabii olduğundan mucib-i intibahi olup ıslah-ı nefs eylemesi için bin üç yüz on iki senesi şehr-i Receb-i şerifinin sekizinde (24 Kanunuevvel sene 1310) Telgraf ve Posta Meclisi kararıyla azledilmiştir.”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Edepsizlik / Mumaileyhin bin üç yüz on beş senesi Receb'inin ikisinde (15 Teşrinisani sene 1313) bin seksen kuruş maaşla Basra Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyeti'ne bi't-tayin Basra ve Fav Telgraf merkezleri memurları arasında zuhur eden münakaşanın refiyle muhaberat-ı telgrafiyenin tesrii zımnında bin üç yüz on yedi senesi Rebiülevvel'inin ikisinde 28 Haziran sene 1315 açığa çıkarılarak sene-i merkume Ramazan'ının ikisinde 1 Kanunusani sene 1315 beş yüz kırk kuruş nısf maaşla Bağdad Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyeti'ne vekaleten tayin”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1317 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1317 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1285–1297 (1868–1880), AH 1301–1308 (1883–1891), AH 1310–1311 (1892–1894) · 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 1315–1322 (1897–1905) · 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: 1312 (calendar unverified)
Recorded code 2 · Stored source-year values: 1317 (calendar unverified)