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Bohur Elnekavi Efendi

Born 1861/62 (AH 1278) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Career evidence 1889 to 1911 (AH 1307 to 1329)

Archival reference 160 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00185/00037, s. 36.

Follow 5 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.

1Istanbul (Dersaadet)Sinop
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Selected stage connections

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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.

3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.

  1. 1

    1861/62 (AH 1278)

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    Mühendishane-i Berr-i Hümâyûn, İstanbul

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Mühendishane-i Berr-i Hümâyûn, İstanbul

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 29

      Personal record & evidence →

    2. lisan muallimi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 29

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1890/91 (AH 1308) · 8 recorded years

    Mühendishane-i Berr-i Hümâyûn, İstanbul

    AH entries: 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.

    Kept as text: Mühendishane-i Berr-i Hümâyûn, İstanbul

    1. lisan muallimi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 30

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. lisan muallimi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 31

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. lisan muallimi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 32

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    4. lisan muallimi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 33

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    5. lisan muallimi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 34

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    6. lisan muallimi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 35

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    7. lisan muallimi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 36

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    8. lisan muallimi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 37

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  4. 4

    1898/99 (AH 1316)

    Mühendishane-i Berr-i Hümâyûn, İstanbul / Place not recorded

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Mühendishane-i Berr-i Hümâyûn, İstanbul; Location not recorded

    1. Mühendishane-i Berr-i Hümâyûn, İstanbul

      lisan muallimi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 38

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Mühendishane-i Berr-i Hümâyûn, İstanbul

      lisan muallimi (İstifa)

      Calculated age 38

      Recorded service ending

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Place not recorded

      Infisal

      Calculated age 38

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  5. 5

    1911 (AH 1329)

    Sinop

    1. başmühendis muavini ve daktilograf kâtibi

      900 kuruşCalculated age 51

      Entry & evidence →[1]

1 entry without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

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.

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts
04509001889/90AH 13071900/01AH 13181911AH 13291889/90 (AH 1307) · 600 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · 600 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · 600 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · 600 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · 600 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · 600 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · 600 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · 600 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · 600 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · 600 kuruş1911 (AH 1329) · 900 kuruş

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● 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 entries
  1. Mühendishane-i Berr-i Hümâyûn, İstanbul10
    1889 to 1899 (AH 1307 to 1316)
  2. 1911 (AH 1329)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate
  1. Mühendishane-i Berr-i Hümâyûn, İstanbul600

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 title
  1. 1889 to 1899 (AH 1307 to 1316)
  2. 1911 (AH 1329)
  3. 1898/99 (AH 1316)

The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul[source]
Birth province
Dersaadet[source]
Birth year
1861/62 (AH 1278)[source]
Nationality or community
Yahudi[source]
Religion
Musevi[source]
Archive references
160 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00185/00037, s. 36.[1]

Education and languages

French
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Turkish
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Education
Hasköy Kamanto Mektebi[source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
29[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Mühendishane-i Berr-i Hümâyûn, İstanbul[source]
First-salary field
600 kuruş (personal first-salary field)[source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1889/90 (AH 1307)[source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde İstanbul doğumlu Yahudi ve Rum devlet adamları

    AHMET SÜRMEN · 2011 · Pages 86

    160 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00185/00037, s. 36.

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated years

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