Skip to content
Ottoman BureaucracyPeople, places and careers in Ottoman public service
Dedicated toCarter V. Findley
← Biography, maps and personal record

Saferyan Merkar Efendi

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1890/91 (AH 1308)İstanbul polisi sekizinci bölük beşinci çavuşunun beşinci neferiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruş
  2. 1891/92 (AH 1309)İstanbul polisi sekizinci bölük beşinci çavuşunun beşinci neferi · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300; 350 kuruş
    1. İstanbul polisi sekizinci bölük beşinci çavuşunun beşinci neferi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 38 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstanbul polisi sekizinci bölük beşinci çavuşunun beşinci neferi (Nakil)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 38

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  3. 1896/97 (AH 1314)VefatDeath recorded
    1. Vefat

      · Calculated age 43

      [1]

  4. Undated entriesTertib-i harç polis üçüncü komiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 500 kuruş

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

01753501890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091890/91 (AH 1308) · İstanbul polisi sekizinci bölük beşinci çavuşunun beşinci neferi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 37 · 300 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · İstanbul polisi sekizinci bölük beşinci çavuşunun beşinci neferi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 38 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · İkinci bölük yedinci polis çavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 38 · 350 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Harput [source]
Birth year
1854/55 (AH 1271) [source]
Nationality or community
Süryani [source]
Religion
Hristiyan [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 66-51 [1]

Education and languages

Armenian
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Üçüncü sınıf polis komiserliği intihabnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
37 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First-salary field
300 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1890/91 (AH 1308) [source]

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları

    ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 254, 255

Read the source accounts and original values →

Subjects