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Mustafa Mehdi Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 0100_0017; 31

Mustafa Mehdi Efendi was born in Sivas in AH 1264 (1847–1848). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Trabzon in AH 1285 (1868–1869), 21 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 31 distinct AH years in AH 1288–1322 (1871–1905), with gaps; it begins with Esya Kalemi in Selanik (300 kuruş monthly). 1. Mudur appears later, in AH 1322 (1904–1905), with 1,200 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1264 (1847–1848); sivas
School / programme
Sibyan Mektebi
Schooling duration
4 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
3 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
1
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1285 (1868–1869)
Place
Trabzon
First-salary field
300 kuruş

First-work may concern earlier state service or preparation. The first-salary amount is separately recorded and is not dated by the first-work year.

Honours, rank and legal records

Decoration wording is unrecorded in the linked text fields.

  • Original legal note: “Devamsızlık / vazife-i memuriyetini yoluyla ifa etmediğinden ihraç edilmiş ” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note: “Edepsizllik /sû-i ahlakından naşi kumandan tarafından edilen şikayet üzerine azl edilmiş ” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))

The annual personnel records mark “yes for this annual record” in AH 1290–1291 (1873–1875), AH 1293–1294 (1876–1878), AH 1297–1309 (1879–1892), AH 1311–1313 (1893–1896), AH 1315–1322 (1897–1905).

Annual legal indicator · original codes
0 / 1
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1 / 2 / 3
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1 / 2 / 3

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes (6 distinct texts), codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

31 annual entries in 31 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; source G years are retained separately. Gaps remain gaps. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)Source G yearRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1288 (1871–1872)1871esya kalemiselanik
Province: selanik
300
AH 1289 (1872–1873)1872muhabere memurukesan
Province: edirne
499
AH 1290 (1873–1874)1873muhabere memuruzara
Province: sivas
500
AH 1291 (1874–1875)1874muhabere memurusivas
Province: sivas
500
AH 1293 (1876–1877)1876muhabere memurumitrovice
Province: kosova
750
AH 1294 (1877–1878)1877muhabere memuruerzurum
Province: erzurum
800
AH 1297 (1879–1880)1880muhabere memurutenos
Province: sivas
500
AH 1298 (1880–1881)1881muhabere memurutenos
Province: sivas
500
AH 1299 (1881–1882)1882muhabere memurutenos
Province: sivas
500
AH 1300 (1882–1883)1883muhabere memurutenos
Province: sivas
500
AH 1301 (1883–1884)1884basmuhabere memurugurun
Province: sivas
500
AH 1302 (1884–1885)1885basmuhabere memurugurun
Province: sivas
500
AH 1303 (1885–1886)1886basmuhabere memurugurun
Province: sivas
500
AH 1304 (1886–1887)1887basmuhabere memurugurun
Province: sivas
500
AH 1305 (1887–1888)1888basmuhabere memurugurun
Province: sivas
500
AH 1306 (1888–1889)1889basmuhabere memurualucura
Province: sivas
500
AH 1307 (1889–1890)1890basmuhabere memurualucura
Province: sivas
500
AH 1308 (1890–1891)1891basmuhabere memurualucura
Province: sivas
500
AH 1309 (1891–1892)1892basmuhabere memurualucura
Province: sivas
500
AH 1310 (1892–1893)1892Basmuhabere Memuruhamidiye4
Province: sivas
500
AH 1311 (1893–1894)1893basmuhabere memuruhamidiye4
Province: sivas
500
AH 1312 (1894–1895)1894seyyar memursam
Province: suriye
750
AH 1313 (1895–1896)1895seyyar memursam
Province: suriye
750
AH 1315 (1897–1898)1897Azldolasirdir
Province: edirne
Not recorded
AH 1316 (1898–1899)18982. mudurterhune
Province: trablusgarp
720
AH 1317 (1899–1900)18992. mudurterhune
Province: trablusgarp
720
AH 1318 (1900–1901)19002. mudurterhune
Province: trablusgarp
800
AH 1319 (1901–1902)19012. mudururfele
Province: trablusgarp
1,000
AH 1320 (1902–1903)19022. mudururfele
Province: trablusgarp
1,000
AH 1321 (1903–1904)19032. mudururfele
Province: trablusgarp
1,000
AH 1322 (1904–1905)19041. mudurfizan
Province: trablusgarp
1,200