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David Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 0088_0135: 265

David Efendi was born in Diyarbakir in AH 1259 (1843–1844). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Millet Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1288 (1871–1872), 29 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 20 distinct AH years in AH 1291–1316 (1874–1899), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Cankiri (400 kuruş monthly). 3. Mudur appears later, in AH 1316 (1898–1899), with 500 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Armenian: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1259 (1843–1844); diyarbakir
School / programme
Millet Mektebi
Schooling duration
4 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
3 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
1
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
1
Father’s occupation
Esnaf
Religion wording
Hristiyan
Nationality wording
Ermeni

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)
  • Armenian: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1288 (1871–1872)
Place
istanbul
First-salary field
400 kuruş

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 legal note: “Siyasi” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note (excerpt): “Politik / Mumaileyh firar eden Hristiyan familyalarıyla kendi familyasını cebel cihetindeki yüksek köylere kaçırmış ve şu hâl ve hareketine ve muhaberatında ehe” … (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
Annual legal indicator · original codes
0
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes (2 distinct texts), codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

20 annual entries in 20 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; source G years are retained separately. Gaps remain gaps. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)Source G yearRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1291 (1874–1875)1874muhabere memurucankiri
Province: kastamonu
400
AH 1292 (1875–1876)1875muhabere memurudiyarbakir
Province: diyarbakir
380
AH 1293 (1876–1877)1876muhabere memurudiyarbakir
Province: diyarbakir
400
AH 1298 (1880–1881)1881muhabere memurutrabzon
Province: trabzon
380
AH 1299 (1881–1882)1882muhabere memurutrabzon
Province: trabzon
380
AH 1300 (1882–1883)1883muhabere memurugorele
Province: trabzon
475
AH 1301 (1883–1884)1884muhabere memurugorele
Province: trabzon
475
AH 1302 (1884–1885)1885muhabere memurugorele
Province: trabzon
475
AH 1303 (1885–1886)1886muhabere memurukavak
Province: trabzon
475
AH 1304 (1886–1887)1887muhabere memurukavak
Province: trabzon
475
AH 1305 (1887–1888)1888muhabere memurukavak
Province: trabzon
475
AH 1306 (1888–1889)1889muhabere memurukavak
Province: trabzon
475
AH 1307 (1889–1890)1890muhabere memurunusaybin
Province: diyarbakir
600
AH 1308 (1890–1891)1891muhabere memurunusaybin
Province: diyarbakir
600
AH 1309 (1891–1892)1892muhabere memurunusaybin
Province: diyarbakir
600
AH 1310 (1892–1893)18923. Mudurvasilikoz
Province: edirne
500
AH 1311 (1893–1894)18933. mudurkastel
Province: girit
600
AH 1312 (1894–1895)18943. mudurkastel
Province: girit
600
AH 1313 (1895–1896)18953. mudurkastel
Province: girit
600
AH 1316 (1898–1899)18983. mudurterice
Province: kosova
500