Individual dossier

Ethem Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1279–1314 (1862–1897)

3_ 219; 434Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Ethem Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1258 (1842–1843). Recorded schooling includes 9 years at Darulmaarif. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1277 (1860–1861), 19 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 32 distinct AH years in AH 1279–1314 (1862–1897), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul (150 kuruş monthly). Basmudur appears later, in AH 1312 (1894–1895), with 3,000 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 1258 (1842–1843)
AH 1277 (1860–1861)Birth-year difference: 19 AH years
AH 1279 (1862–1863)Birth-year difference: 21 AH years
AH 1280–1281 (1863–1865)Birth-year difference: 22–23 AH years
AH 1282 (1865–1866)Birth-year difference: 24 AH years
AH 1283–1284 (1866–1868)Birth-year difference: 25–26 AH years
AH 1285–1288 (1868–1872)Birth-year difference: 27–30 AH years
AH 1289 (1872–1873)Birth-year difference: 31 AH years
AH 1290–1291 (1873–1875)Birth-year difference: 32–33 AH years
AH 1292 (1875–1876)Birth-year difference: 34 AH years
AH 1293 (1876–1877)Birth-year difference: 35 AH years
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 36 AH years
AH 1295 (1878)Birth-year difference: 37 AH years
AH 1296–1298 (1878–1881)Birth-year difference: 38–40 AH years
AH 1299–1301 (1881–1884)Birth-year difference: 41–43 AH years
AH 1302–1303 (1884–1886)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1304–1309 (1886–1892)Birth-year difference: 46–51 AH years
AH 1310–1311 (1892–1894)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1312–1314 (1894–1897)Birth-year difference: 54–56 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 1279 (1862–1863)

Muhabere Memuru · istanbul · 150 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1277 (1860–1861) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 150 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1277 (1860–1861)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

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.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Locality istanbul → uskudar
Salary 150 to 250 kuruş +100 (+66.67%)
Salary 250 to 600 kuruş +350 (+140%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → 1. Mudur
Locality uskudar → ayvalik
Salary 600 to 1,500 kuruş +900 (+150%)
Title 1. Mudur → 2. Mudur
Salary 1,500 to 1,200 kuruş -300 (-20%)
Title 2. Mudur → 1. Mudur
Locality ayvalik → bursa
Salary 1,200 to 1,400 kuruş +200 (+16.67%)
Salary 1,400 to 1,200 kuruş -200 (-14.29%)
Title 1. Mudur → Evrak Kalemi
Locality bursa → istanbul
Salary 1,200 to 800 kuruş -400 (-33.33%)
Title Evrak Kalemi → 1. Mudur
Locality istanbul → ruscuk
Salary 800 to 1,300 kuruş +500 (+62.5%)
Title 1. Mudur → Mudur
Locality ruscuk → nis
Salary 1,300 to 1,700 kuruş +400 (+30.77%)
Title Mudur → Memur
Locality nis → ruscuk
Salary 1,700 to 1,300 kuruş -400 (-23.53%)
Locality ruscuk → istanbul
Salary 1,300 to 1,750 kuruş +450 (+34.62%)
Title Memur → Mufettis
Locality istanbul → tuna
Salary 1,750 to 2,500 kuruş +750 (+42.86%)
Title Mufettis → Muhasebe Kalemi
Locality tuna → istanbul
Salary 2,500 to 1,000 kuruş -1,500 (-60%)
Salary 1,000 to 800 kuruş -200 (-20%)
Title Muhasebe Kalemi → Mufettis
Locality istanbul → halep
Salary 800 to 2,000 kuruş +1,200 (+150%)
No annual entries for AH 1302–1303 (1884–1886). Changes span the gap.
Title Mufettis → Basmudur
Locality halep → bagdat
Salary 2,000 to 3,000 kuruş +1,000 (+50%)
No annual entries for AH 1310–1311 (1892–1894). Changes span the gap.
Locality bagdat → van

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

Places in this record

AH 1277 (1860–1861)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

◆ 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: 3_ 219; 434

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): “Vali ile İhtilaf/ kararda vilayetce bazı mevad-ı mühimmeden dolayı vali ve erkan-ı vilayetle arasında zuhur eden ihtilaf ve mübayenetten naşi makamat-ı âliye i” …
Original note: “Görev İhmali”

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

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1304–1309 (1886–1892), AH 1312–1314 (1894–1897). 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 1279–1301 (1862–1884)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1304–1309 (1886–1892), AH 1312–1314 (1894–1897)

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: “Vali ile İhtilaf/ kararda vilayetce bazı mevad-ı mühimmeden dolayı vali ve erkan-ı vilayetle arasında zuhur eden ihtilaf ve mübayenetten naşi makamat-ı âliye ile cereyan eden muhaberat-ı telgrafiyenin vakt-i zamanıyla icra edilemediği ser-riştesiyle tebdili hakkında vilayetin musırrane şikayeti üzerine hasbe'l-hal idareten infikak eylediği yedindeki evrak-ı resmiyeden ve tahkikattan anlaşıldığın gösterildiği beyan edilmiştir”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1302 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1885 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Görev İhmali”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1302 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1885 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Vali ile İhtilaf/ kararda vilayetce bazı mevad-ı mühimmeden dolayı vali ve erkan-ı vilayetle arasında zuhur eden ihtilaf ve mübayenetten naşi makamat-ı âliye ile cereyan eden muhaberat-ı telgrafiyenin vakt-i zamanıyla icra edilemediği ser-riştesiyle tebdili hakkında vilayetin musırrane şikayeti üzerine hasbe'l-hal idareten infikak eylediği yedindeki evrak-ı resmiyeden ve tahkikattan anlaşıldığın gösterildiği beyan edilmiştir”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1302 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Görev İhmali”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1302 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1279–1301 (1862–1884) · 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 1304–1309 (1886–1892), AH 1312–1314 (1894–1897) · 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: 1302 (calendar unverified)