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Mehmet Tevfik Efendi

Birthplace: egin Observed AH 1278–1317 (1861–1900)

0034_0104; 205Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Egin in AH 1260 (1844–1845). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1276 (1859–1860), 16 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 36 distinct AH years in AH 1278–1317 (1861–1900), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Gelibolu (500 kuruş monthly). Mufettis Muavini appears later, in AH 1314 (1896–1897), with 1,200 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

36 recorded AH years · 36 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1260 (1844–1845)
AH 1276 (1859–1860)Birth-year difference: 16 AH years
AH 1278 (1861–1862)Birth-year difference: 18 AH years
AH 1279 (1862–1863)Birth-year difference: 19 AH years
AH 1280–1283 (1863–1867)Birth-year difference: 20–23 AH years
AH 1284–1287 (1867–1871)Birth-year difference: 24–27 AH years
AH 1288–1289 (1871–1873)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1290 (1873–1874)Birth-year difference: 30 AH years
AH 1291–1292 (1874–1876)Birth-year difference: 31–32 AH years
AH 1293–1296 (1876–1879)Birth-year difference: 33–36 AH years
AH 1297 (1879–1880)Birth-year difference: 37 AH years
AH 1298 (1880–1881)Birth-year difference: 38 AH years
AH 1299 (1881–1882)Birth-year difference: 39 AH years
AH 1300 (1882–1883)Birth-year difference: 40 AH years
AH 1301–1304 (1883–1887)Birth-year difference: 41–44 AH years
AH 1305–1311 (1887–1894)Birth-year difference: 45–51 AH years
AH 1312–1313 (1894–1896)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1314–1317 (1896–1900)Birth-year difference: 54–57 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 1278 (1861–1862)

Muhabere Memuru · gelibolu · 500 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1276 (1859–1860) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 500 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1276 (1859–1860)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.

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Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Locality gelibolu → edirne
Locality edirne → diyarbakir
Salary 500 to 720 kuruş +220 (+44%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality diyarbakir → siverek
Salary 720 to 1,000 kuruş +280 (+38.89%)
No annual entries for AH 1288–1289 (1871–1873). Changes span the gap.
Locality siverek → mersin
Salary 1,000 to 750 kuruş -250 (-25%)
Locality mersin → tenos
Title 2. Mudur → 3. Mudur
Salary 750 to 600 kuruş -150 (-20%)
Title 3. Mudur → Memur
Locality tenos → catalca
Title Memur → Seyyar Muhabere Memuru
Locality catalca → yanya
Salary 600 to 1,000 kuruş +400 (+66.67%)
Title Seyyar Muhabere Memuru → 3. Mudur
Locality yanya → tokat
Salary 1,000 to 600 kuruş -400 (-40%)
Locality tokat → arapgir
Title 3. Mudur → 2. Mudur
Locality arapgir → siirt
Salary 600 to 800 kuruş +200 (+33.33%)
Title 2. Mudur → Mufettis Muavini
Locality siirt → van
Salary 800 to 1,200 kuruş +400 (+50%)
No annual entries for AH 1312–1313 (1894–1896). Changes span the gap.
Locality van → adana

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 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: 0034_0104; 205

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): “Beraat /Mumaileyhin memuriyet-i mezkureden zimmet ve ilişiği olmayıp hüsn-i hizmeti görüldüğü Van ve Bitlis Vilayetleri Telgraf ve Posta Başmüdüriyeti'nin 23 Ha” …
Original note: “Bereat”

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

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1278–1287 (1861–1871), AH 1290–1308 (1873–1891), AH 1310–1311 (1892–1894), AH 1314–1317 (1896–1900)

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: “Beraat /Mumaileyhin memuriyet-i mezkureden zimmet ve ilişiği olmayıp hüsn-i hizmeti görüldüğü Van ve Bitlis Vilayetleri Telgraf ve Posta Başmüdüriyeti'nin 23 Haziran sene 1311 tarihli telgrafname-i cevabiyesinden anlaşıldığı”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1895 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Bereat”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1895 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Beraat /Mumaileyhin memuriyet-i mezkureden zimmet ve ilişiği olmayıp hüsn-i hizmeti görüldüğü Van ve Bitlis Vilayetleri Telgraf ve Posta Başmüdüriyeti'nin 23 Haziran sene 1311 tarihli telgrafname-i cevabiyesinden anlaşıldığı”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Bereat”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1278–1287 (1861–1871), AH 1290–1308 (1873–1891), AH 1310–1311 (1892–1894), AH 1314–1317 (1896–1900) · 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)