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Tafur Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 0002_0202; 400

Tafur Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1262 (1845–1846). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Fransiz Mektebi. The surviving career record covers 17 distinct AH years in AH 1285–1301 (1868–1884); it begins with Mazbata Memuru in Istanbul (300 kuruş monthly). Bidayet Mahkeme Azasi appears later, in AH 1297 (1879–1880), with 2,000 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: Asina (familiarity); French: Tekellum (speaking); Persian: Asina (familiarity); English: Tekellum (speaking); Italian: Tekellum (speaking); Armenian: Kitabet (writing).

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1262 (1845–1846); istanbul
School / programme
Fransiz Mektebi
Schooling duration
7 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
0 source-recorded years
Father’s occupation
Sarraf
Religion wording
Hristiyan
Nationality wording
Ermeni

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)
  • Arabic: Asina (familiarity)
  • French: Tekellum (speaking)
  • Persian: Asina (familiarity)
  • English: Tekellum (speaking)
  • Italian: Tekellum (speaking)
  • Armenian: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded first-job wording
Adliye
First-work year value
1285 (calendar unverified)
Associated salary field
300 kuruş (undated)

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 codes across source assertions, including zero; meanings unverified. No grade, count or award status is inferred.

Rütbe
0
Mecidi nişanı
0
Nişan-ı Âlî-i Osmanî
0
Madalya
0
Legal-record code (meaning unverified)
0

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

Annual chronology

17 annual entries in 17 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; the interactive dossier retains original source Gregorian labels separately. Entries sharing a year remain separate; institutional labels reproduce the source classification. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)InstitutionRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1285 (1868–1869)Other recorded institutionMazbata Memuruistanbul
Province: istanbul
300
AH 1286 (1869–1870)Other recorded institutionMazbata Memuruistanbul
Province: istanbul
400
AH 1287 (1870–1871)Other recorded institutionMazbata Memuruistanbul
Province: istanbul
400
AH 1288 (1871–1872)Other recorded institutionMazbata Memuruistanbul
Province: istanbul
400
AH 1289 (1872–1873)Other recorded institutionMazbata Memuruistanbul
Province: istanbul
400
AH 1290 (1873–1874)Other recorded institutionMazbata Memuruistanbul
Province: istanbul
400
AH 1291 (1874–1875)Other recorded institutionMazbata Memuruistanbul
Province: istanbul
400
AH 1292 (1875–1876)Other recorded institutionMazbata Memuruistanbul
Province: istanbul
400
AH 1293 (1876–1877)Other recorded institutionMazbata Memuruistanbul
Province: istanbul
1,250
AH 1294 (1877–1878)JusticeBidayet Mahkemesi MumeyyizBeyoglu
Province: Dersaadet
1,900
AH 1295 (1878)JusticeAdliye Nezareti Umuri Hukuk Muduruistanbul
Province: istanbul
2,500
AH 1296 (1878–1879)Justiceicra Dairesi MuaviniBeyoglu
Province: Dersaadet
2,500
AH 1297 (1879–1880)JusticeBidayet Mahkeme AzasiBeyoglu
Province: Dersaadet
2,000
AH 1298 (1880–1881)JusticeBidayet Mahkeme AzasiBeyoglu
Province: Dersaadet
2,000
AH 1299 (1881–1882)JusticeBidayet Mahkeme AzasiBeyoglu
Province: Dersaadet
2,000
AH 1300 (1882–1883)JusticeBidayet Mahkeme AzasiBeyoglu
Province: Dersaadet
2,000
AH 1301 (1883–1884)JusticeBidayet Mahkeme AzasiBeyoglu
Province: Dersaadet
2,000