Individual dossier

Bekir Sami Efendi

Birthplace: sinop Observed AH 1294–1322 (1877–1905)

97_22; 43Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Bekir Sami Efendi was born in Sinop in AH 1274 (1857–1858). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Sinop in AH 1292 (1875–1876), 18 AH years after the recorded birth year, with “Telgraf” as first-job wording. The surviving career record covers 22 distinct AH years in AH 1294–1322 (1877–1905), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Inceburun (500 kuruş monthly). Mersule Basmemuru appears later, in AH 1315 (1897–1898), with 1,021 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing).

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Life and career

22 recorded AH years · 22 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1274 (1857–1858)
AH 1292 (1875–1876)Birth-year difference: 18 AH years
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 20 AH years
AH 1295–1299 (1878–1882)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1300–1306 (1882–1889)Birth-year difference: 26–32 AH years
AH 1307 (1889–1890)Birth-year difference: 33 AH years
AH 1308–1309 (1890–1892)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1310 (1892–1893)Birth-year difference: 36 AH years
AH 1311–1314 (1893–1897)Birth-year difference: 37–40 AH years
AH 1315–1322 (1897–1905)Birth-year difference: 41–48 AH years

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 1294 (1877–1878)

Muhabere Memuru · inceburun · 500 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1292 (1875–1876) in Sinop (Telgraf). The first-salary field is 500 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1292 (1875–1876)TelgrafSinop

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.

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Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

No annual entries for AH 1295–1299 (1878–1882). Changes span the gap.
Locality inceburun → sinop
Salary 500 to 380 kuruş -120 (-24%)
Locality sinop → garzan
Salary 380 to 500 kuruş +120 (+31.58%)
No annual entries for AH 1308–1309 (1890–1892). Changes span the gap.
Locality garzan → arhavi
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → 3. Mudur
Locality arhavi → gumushane
Salary 600 to 540 kuruş -60 (-10%)
Title 3. Mudur → Mersule Basmemuru
Locality gumushane → dersaadet
Salary 540 to 1,021 kuruş +481 (+89.07%)
Salary 1,021 to 1,100 kuruş +79 (+7.74%)
Salary 1,100 to 1,370 kuruş +270 (+24.55%)
Salary 1,370 to 1,800 kuruş +430 (+31.39%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1292 (1875–1876)TelgrafSinop

◆ 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: 97_22; 43

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.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · 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: 1296, 1297, 1298
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1296–1298 (1878–1881)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1294 (1877–1878), AH 1300–1307 (1882–1890), AH 1310–1322 (1892–1905)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1294 (1877–1878), AH 1300–1307 (1882–1890), AH 1310–1322 (1892–1905) · 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.