Individual dossier

Mehmet Tevfik Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1322–1323

141-50-95Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1300. Recorded schooling includes 12 years at Darussafaka. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1322 (22 AH years after the recorded birth year). The surviving career record covers 2 distinct AH years between 1322 and 1323; it begins with Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul (300 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); French: kitabet.

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Life and career

2 recorded AH years · 2 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1300
AH 1322Birth-year difference: 22 AH years
AH 1322–1323Birth-year difference: 22–23 AH years

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1322

Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti · istanbul · 300 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1322 in istanbul. The first-salary field is 300 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1322 · 1904 labelRecorded 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 values elsewhere are stored labels.

Places in this record

AH 1322 · 1904 labelRecorded first-work anchoristanbul

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Locality record

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.

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Salary 300 to 400 kuruş +100 (+33.33%)

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

How to read the dates, birth-year differences and salaries

AH years are the ordering clock. Birth-year differences subtract uncontested AH birth and event year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays. Separately recorded first-job age fields can use a different or unresolved convention and are not substituted into this calculation. Gregorian years are stored dataset labels. The first-work field may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service, and does not establish the beginning of PT service.

Salaries are monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash disbursements. Differences between annual entries are not dated promotions or transfers. A source status such as Vefat is not a formal death date; no death locality is assigned from a last work place.

Recorded background

Preparation

School / programme: Darussafaka
Schooling duration: 12 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship: 2 source-recorded years
Qualification indicator: 1
Telegraph school indicator: 1
Father’s occupation: Esnaf
Recorded birth year: AH 1300
Religion wording: Musluman
Nationality wording: Turkish

Schooling years are a duration/classification, not an acquisition date. Education and training dates await source-linked structured records; no dates are inferred here. No completion date is inferred from a schooling duration.

Explicit source fields

First-work and entry-pay fields

First-work source date: AH 1322 · 1904 label
Place: istanbul
First-salary field: 300 kuruş
Source: recovered

The first-work date may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service. The first-salary amount is a separate inherited field; their presence together does not prove that payment began on this date. Neither is the first positive annual salary observation.

Recorded language repertoire

2 fields contain historical terms.

Turkish: Kitabet (writing)
French: kitabet

Only recorded terms are shown. Omitted language fields mean not recorded; they do not establish that the official lacked a language. Original competency wording is preserved; Kitabet (writing), Tekellum (speaking) and Asina (familiarity) are cautious historical glosses, not modern proficiency levels. Workbook language notes remain separately source-linked in the additional evidence. Read the terminology note.

Further biographical evidence

Source wording and status assertions

Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)

FL Communication and Telegraph

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Recorded field	Original value	Source locator
Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)Recorded source wording	FL Communication and Telegraph	september-occupation · occupation_cat source lines 36712, 36713 Recorded source-year values: 1322, 1323
Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording	Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti	eda-memur · currentjob source lines 37939, 37940 Recorded source-year values: 1322, 1323
Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording	Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti	eda-memureski · currentjob source lines 37939, 37940 Recorded source-year values: 1322, 1323
Any criminal record (1=yes)Source-year indicator; not a lifetime verdict	0	october10-personnel · criminal AH 1322 · AH source lines 61452
Any criminal record (1=yes)Source-year indicator; not a lifetime verdict	0	october10-personnel · criminal AH 1323 · AH source lines 63270
adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	eda-memur · adlisicilkaydi AH 1322 · AH source lines 37939
adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	eda-memur · adlisicilkaydi AH 1323 · AH source lines 37940
criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	eda-memur · criminal AH 1322 · AH source lines 37939
criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	eda-memur · criminal AH 1323 · AH source lines 37940
adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	eda-memureski · adlisicilkaydi AH 1322 · AH source lines 37939
adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	eda-memureski · adlisicilkaydi AH 1323 · AH source lines 37940
criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	eda-memureski · criminal AH 1322 · AH source lines 37939
criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	eda-memureski · criminal AH 1323 · AH source lines 37940
Criminal record (coded level)Unverified code labels / original source assertion	0	october10-personnel · criminal_record_times AH 1322 · AH source lines 61452
Criminal record (coded level)Unverified code labels / original source assertion	0	october10-personnel · criminal_record_times AH 1323 · AH source lines 63270
adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	september-occupation · adlisicilkaydi AH 1322 · AH source lines 36713
adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	september-occupation · adlisicilkaydi AH 1323 · AH source lines 36712
criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	september-occupation · criminal AH 1322 · AH source lines 36713
criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion	0	september-occupation · criminal AH 1323 · AH source lines 36712

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Source year	Gregorian label	Title	Locality wording	Monthly kuruş	Source line
	1904	Muhaberati Ecnebiye MemuriyetiOriginal: muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyeti	istanbul	300	recovered line 34390
	1905	Muhaberati Ecnebiye MemuriyetiOriginal: muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyeti	istanbul	400	recovered line 34391

AH 1322 · 1904 label
Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Original title: muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyeti
istanbul
300 kuruş / month
recovered · source line 34390
AH 1323 · 1905 label
Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Original title: muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyeti
istanbul
400 kuruş / month
recovered · source line 34391

Evidence & edition

Coded extracts, preserved source differences

Collection membership

Website edition: ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a
Source editions: older, september, recovered
Annual display source: Recovered merged personnel extract
Paper sample: Included · 2 annual entries
Other archival labels: No different label recorded
Geography: Includes unresolved or conflicting geographic evidence

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The website joins the exact archival identity across editions. Names are attributes and never merge records. No annual gap is filled from another extract. Geographic alternatives, missing values and differences remain evidence rather than silent corrections.

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Field	Source alternatives	Display rule
telegraphSchool	1 recovered · telgraf · source lines 34390, 34391 0 september · telegraph_school · source lines 36712, 36713 1 older · telgraph_school · source lines 25782, 32825	All stored assertions retained. Names prefer September, then older; supplemental names fill only missing names. Other preferred attributes use recovered, then September, then older, with modal nonblank value and source-order tie break. This does not adjudicate historical truth or changes in coding.
derivedLanguageCode:Turkish	3 september · lang_turkish2 · source lines 36712 0 september · lang_turkish2 · source lines 36713 3 older · lang_turkish2 · source lines 25782 0 older · lang_turkish2 · source lines 32825	All stored assertions retained. Names prefer September, then older; supplemental names fill only missing names. Other preferred attributes use recovered, then September, then older, with modal nonblank value and source-order tie break. This does not adjudicate historical truth or changes in coding.

All substantive source assertions (84)

Field	Original stored value	Source field and lines
birthH	1300	recovered · dobirth source lines 34390, 34391
birthPlace	dersaadet	recovered · birthplace source lines 34390, 34391
birthPlace	dersaadet	recovered · birth_place source lines 34390, 34391
birthProvince	dersaadet	recovered · birth_vilayet source lines 34390, 34391
school	Darussafaka	recovered · school_type source lines 34390, 34391
schoolingYears	12	recovered · education_year source lines 34390, 34391
schoolingYears	12	recovered · school_year source lines 34390, 34391
apprenticeshipYears	2	recovered · mulazemet source lines 34390, 34391
qualification	1	recovered · qualification source lines 34390, 34391
derivedQualificationFlag	1	recovered · has_qualification source lines 34390, 34391
telegraphSchool	1	recovered · telgraf source lines 34390, 34391
religion	Musluman	recovered · religion source lines 34390, 34391
nationality	Turkish	recovered · nationality source lines 34390, 34391
fatherJob	Esnaf	recovered · fatherjob source lines 34390, 34391
fatherJob	esnaf	recovered · father_job source lines 34390, 34391
firstWorkH	1322	recovered · ilk_ise_baslangic_yili source lines 34390, 34391
firstWorkG	1904	recovered · firstjobyear source lines 34390, 34391
firstWorkPlace	istanbul	recovered · firstjob_place source lines 34390, 34391
firstWorkSalary	300	recovered · firstjob_wage source lines 34390, 34391
birthLatitude	41.08488985821407	recovered · lat_birth_place source lines 34390, 34391
birthLongitude	29.056960217582365	recovered · lon_birth_place source lines 34390, 34391
name	Mehmet Tevfik Efendi	september · İsim source lines 36712, 36713
birthH	1300	september · dobirth source lines 36712, 36713
birthPlace	dersaadet	september · birthplace source lines 36712, 36713
birthProvince	dersaadet	september · birth_vilayet source lines 36712, 36713
school	darussafaka	september · school_type source lines 36712, 36713
schoolingYears	12	september · education_year source lines 36712, 36713
apprenticeshipYears	2	september · mulazemet source lines 36712, 36713
apprenticeshipYears	2	september · MülazemetSüresi source lines 36712, 36713
qualification	1	september · qualification source lines 36712, 36713
telegraphSchool	0	september · telegraph_school source lines 36712, 36713
religion	musluman	september · religion source lines 36712, 36713
nationality	turkish	september · nationality source lines 36712, 36713
fatherJob	esnaf	september · fatherjob source lines 36712, 36713
firstWorkH	1322	september · firstjob_year source lines 36712, 36713
firstWorkPlace	istanbul	september · firstjob_place source lines 36712, 36713
firstWorkSalary	300	september · firstjob_wage source lines 36712, 36713
birthLatitude	41.08488985821407	september · lat_birth_place source lines 36712, 36713
birthLongitude	29.056960217582365	september · lon_birth_place source lines 36712, 36713
language:Turkish	Kitabet	september · lang_turkish source lines 36712
derivedLanguageCode:Turkish	3	september · lang_turkish2 source lines 36712
derivedLanguageCode:Turkish	0	september · lang_turkish2 source lines 36713
derivedLanguageCode:Arabic	0	september · lang_arabic2 source lines 36712, 36713
language:French	kitabet	september · lang_french source lines 36712, 36713
derivedLanguageCode:French	2	september · lang_french2 source lines 36712, 36713
derivedLanguageCode:Persian	0	september · lang_persian2 source lines 36712, 36713
derivedLanguageCode:English	0	september · lang_english2 source lines 36712, 36713
derivedLanguageCode:Italian	0	september · lang_italian2 source lines 36712, 36713
derivedLanguageCode:Armenian	0	september · lang_armenian2 source lines 36712, 36713
derivedLanguageCode:Greek	0	september · lang_greek2 source lines 36712, 36713
derivedLanguageCode:Rum	0	september · lang_rum2 source lines 36712, 36713
derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian	0	september · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 36712, 36713
derivedLanguageCode:Russian	0	september · lang_russian2 source lines 36712, 36713
name	Mehmet Tevfik Efendi	older · İsim source lines 25782, 32825
birthH	1300	older · dobirth source lines 25782, 32825
birthPlace	dersaadet	older · birthplace source lines 25782, 32825
birthProvince	dersaadet	older · birth_vilayet source lines 25782, 32825
school	darussafaka	older · school_type source lines 25782, 32825
schoolingYears	12	older · education_year source lines 25782, 32825
apprenticeshipYears	2	older · MülazemetSüresi source lines 25782, 32825
qualification	1	older · qualification source lines 25782, 32825
telegraphSchool	1	older · telgraph_school source lines 25782, 32825
religion	musluman	older · religion source lines 25782, 32825
nationality	turkish	older · nationality source lines 25782, 32825
fatherJob	esnaf	older · fatherjob source lines 25782, 32825
firstWorkH	1322	older · firstjob_year source lines 25782, 32825
firstWorkPlace	istanbul	older · firstjob_place source lines 25782, 32825
firstWorkSalary	300	older · firstjob_wage source lines 25782, 32825
birthLatitude	41.08488985821407	older · lat_birth_place source lines 25782, 32825
birthLongitude	29.056960217582365	older · lon_birth_place source lines 25782, 32825
language:Turkish	Kitabet	older · lang_turkish source lines 25782
derivedLanguageCode:Turkish	3	older · lang_turkish2 source lines 25782
derivedLanguageCode:Turkish	0	older · lang_turkish2 source lines 32825
derivedLanguageCode:Arabic	0	older · lang_arabic2 source lines 25782, 32825
language:French	kitabet	older · lang_french source lines 25782, 32825
derivedLanguageCode:French	2	older · lang_french2 source lines 25782, 32825
derivedLanguageCode:Persian	0	older · lang_persian2 source lines 25782, 32825
derivedLanguageCode:English	0	older · lang_english2 source lines 25782, 32825
derivedLanguageCode:Italian	0	older · lang_italian2 source lines 25782, 32825
derivedLanguageCode:Armenian	0	older · lang_armenian2 source lines 25782, 32825
derivedLanguageCode:Greek	0	older · lang_greek2 source lines 25782, 32825
derivedLanguageCode:Rum	0	older · lang_rum2 source lines 25782, 32825
derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian	0	older · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 25782, 32825
derivedLanguageCode:Russian	0	older · lang_russian2 source lines 25782, 32825

Original stored values

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Ottoman Bureaucracy, “Mehmet Tevfik Efendi”, archival reference 141-50-95, edition ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a, https://ottomanbureaucracy.com/people/p-ad676783e3cf19b2/.

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