Skip to content
Ottoman BureaucracyPeople, places and careers in Ottoman public service
Dedicated toCarter V. Findley
← Biography, maps and personal record

Osman Saib Bey

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Telgrafhane mülazımıNiš (Niş)

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Niš (Niş) · Calculated age 22

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  2. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Telgraf muhabere memuruNiš (Niş) · 480 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Niš (Niş) · Calculated age 24 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  3. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Telgraf muhabere memuruNiš (Niş) · 480 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Niš (Niş) · Calculated age 25 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Telgraf muhabere memuruNiš (Niş) · Vidin · 480; 720 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Niš (Niş) · Calculated age 26 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Vidin · Calculated age 26 · 720 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  5. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Mahkeme kâtibi; derecesi belirtilmemiş (Azil)

    1. Mahkeme kâtibi; derecesi belirtilmemiş (Azil)

      · Calculated age 57

      Broader service field: Judicial

      [1]

  6. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Bidayet mahkemesi birinci kâtibiBotevgrad (Orhaniye) · 400 kuruş
  7. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Bidayet mahkemesi birinci kâtibi · 3 career entriesBotevgrad (Orhaniye) · Yoryora (?) · 400; 600 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi birinci kâtibi

      Botevgrad (Orhaniye) · Calculated age 61 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Telgraf ve posta müdürü

      Yoryora (?) · Calculated age 61 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  8. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Telgraf ve posta müdürüYoryora (?) · Sahince · 600 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta müdürü

      Yoryora (?) · Calculated age 62 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta müdürü

      Sahince · Calculated age 62 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

03607201864/65AH 12811901/02AH 13191864/65 (AH 1281) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Niš (Niş) · age 24 · 480 kuruş1865/66 (AH 1282) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Niš (Niş) · age 25 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Niš (Niş) · age 26 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Vidin · age 26 · 720 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Bidayet mahkemesi birinci kâtibi · Botevgrad (Orhaniye) · age 60 · 400 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Bidayet mahkemesi birinci kâtibi · Botevgrad (Orhaniye) · age 61 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Telgraf ve posta müdürü · Yoryora (?) · age 61 · 600 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Telgraf ve posta müdürü · Yoryora (?) · age 62 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Telgraf ve posta müdürü · Sahince · age 62 · 600 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Ürgüp [source]
Birth year
1841/42 (AH 1257) [source]
Father’s occupation
Ürgüp kazası idare meclisi azası [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00121/00139 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
Mukaddimat-ı ulûm; sarf, nahiv, Gülistan, hesap ve coğrafya [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Niş Rüşdiye Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
22 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Niş [source]
First work year
1862/63 (AH 1279) [source]
Apprenticeship
2 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Ürgüplü devlet adamları

    HATİCE KÜBRA YILDIZ · 2020 · Pages 107, 108

Read the source accounts and original values →

Subjects