Dimitri Ekyadis Efendi
Born 1864/65 (AH 1281) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1899 to 1913 (AH 1317 to 1331)
Languages French, Italian, Rum (as recorded), Turkish
Archival reference 212 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00097/00244, s. 487.
The life
Dimitri Ekyadis Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1864/65 (AH 1281), within the Hristiyan community. The father’s occupation was Temyiz mahkemesi azası. Schooling included Fener Rum ibtidaiyesi; Büyük Fener Rum Mektebi; Napoli Darülfünunu; Napoli itfaiye kursu. The language repertoire included French, Italian, Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). Dated career entries span 1899/1900 (AH 1317) to 1912/13 (AH 1331) across 12 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Aleppo (Halep), beginning with Fen Müşaviri and ending with entries for Başkomiser, Bağdat Demiryolu Halep-Trablus kısmı. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Kuleli, İstanbul and Aleppo (Halep). [1]
Life and career
Follow 5 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 5 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 1864/65 (AH 1281)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 36
Fen Müşaviri
700 kuruşCalculated age 36
3 1900/01 (AH 1318) · 9 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Fen Müşaviri
700 kuruşCalculated age 37
Continuing service as described
Fen Müşaviri
Calculated age 45
Continuing service as described
4 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Kuleli, İstanbul
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kuleli, İstanbul
Fen Müşaviri
Calculated age 46
Continuing service as described
Kuleli, İstanbul
Demiryolu komiseri
3,000 kuruşCalculated age 46
5 1912/13 (AH 1331)
Aleppo (Halep) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Başkomiser, Bağdat Demiryolu Halep-Trablus kısmı
Calculated age 50
Place not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 50
2 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- İtfaiye kursu · Napoli · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Nafia komisyonları üyesi (Küre-Bartın ıslahı, Kastamonu orman keşfi, Bosna telgraf, İzmir inşaat) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
Post and Telegraph and cross-ministry annual records; not the whole bureaucracy.
This dossier has no validated link to the annual salary comparison.
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Istanbul (Dersaadet)700 to 2,000
- Kuleli, İstanbul3,000
Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde İstanbul doğumlu Yahudi ve Rum devlet adamları
AHMET SÜRMEN · 2011 · Pages 125, 126
212 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00097/00244, s. 487.
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