Individual dossier

Mustafa Tevfik Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1291–1314 (1874–1897)

58_0244; 485Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mustafa Tevfik Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1260 (1844–1845). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Gelibolu in AH 1279 (1862–1863), 19 AH years after the recorded birth year, with “Tahrirat Kalemi” as first-job wording. The surviving career record covers 20 distinct AH years in AH 1291–1314 (1874–1897), with gaps; it begins with Posta Memuru in Sirkeci (400 kuruş monthly). Kontrol Kalemi appears later, in AH 1314 (1896–1897), with 200 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings. Mustafa Tevfik Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1315 (1897–1898).

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Life and career

20 recorded AH years · 20 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1260 (1844–1845)
AH 1279 (1862–1863)Birth-year difference: 19 AH years
AH 1291–1293 (1874–1877)Birth-year difference: 31–33 AH years
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 34 AH years
AH 1295 (1878)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1296–1297 (1878–1880)Birth-year difference: 36–37 AH years
AH 1298–1302 (1880–1885)Birth-year difference: 38–42 AH years
AH 1303–1304 (1885–1887)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1305 (1887–1888)Birth-year difference: 45 AH years
AH 1306 (1888–1889)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1307–1313 (1889–1896)Birth-year difference: 47–53 AH years
AH 1314 (1896–1897)Birth-year difference: 54 AH years
AH 1315 (1897–1898)

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 1291 (1874–1875)

Posta Memuru · sirkeci · 400 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1279 (1862–1863) in Gelibolu (Tahrirat Kalemi). The first-salary field is 1,000 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1279 (1862–1863)Tahrirat KalemiGelibolu

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.

Recorded death

AH 1315 (1897–1898) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Title Posta Memuru → ittihat Posta Memuru
Locality sirkeci → varna
Salary 400 to 1,000 kuruş +600 (+150%)
No annual entries for AH 1295 (1878). Changes span the gap.
Title ittihat Posta Memuru → Posta Memuru
Locality varna → sirkeci
Salary 1,000 to 400 kuruş -600 (-60%)
Salary 400 to 320 kuruş -80 (-20%)
Title Posta Memuru → Mevrude Memuru
Locality sirkeci → dersaadet
Salary 320 to 350 kuruş +30 (+9.38%)
No annual entries for AH 1303–1304 (1885–1887). Changes span the gap.
Title Mevrude Memuru → Posta Memuru
Locality dersaadet → fatih
Salary 350 to 400 kuruş +50 (+14.29%)
No annual entries for AH 1306 (1888–1889). Changes span the gap.
Title Posta Memuru → Senedat Memuru
Locality fatih → dersaadet
Salary 400 to 120 kuruş -280 (-70%)
Salary 120 to 170 kuruş +50 (+41.67%)
Salary 170 to 200 kuruş +30 (+17.65%)
Title Senedat Memuru → Kontrol Kalemi

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

Places in this record

AH 1279 (1862–1863)Tahrirat KalemiGelibolu

◆ 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: 58_0244; 485

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: “idaresizlik / iktidarsızlığından naşi azledilmiş”
Original note: “İdaresizlikten”

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1307–1308 (1889–1891), AH 1310–1314 (1892–1897). 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)”
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1290
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1290 (1873–1874)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1291–1294 (1874–1878), AH 1296–1302 (1878–1885), AH 1305 (1887–1888)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1307–1308 (1889–1891), AH 1310–1314 (1892–1897)

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: “idaresizlik / iktidarsızlığından naşi azledilmiş”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1306 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1889 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İdaresizlikten”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1306 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1889 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “idaresizlik / iktidarsızlığından naşi azledilmiş”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1306 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İdaresizlikten”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1306 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1291–1294 (1874–1878), AH 1296–1302 (1878–1885), AH 1305 (1887–1888) · 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 1307–1308 (1889–1891), AH 1310–1314 (1892–1897) · 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.

Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified)

Linked personnel workbook

Recorded code 0 · Associated source-year values: 1290
Recorded code 0 · AH 1290 (1873–1874)

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1306 (calendar unverified)