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Mehmet Reşat Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 116_142; 281

Mehmet Reşat Efendi was born in Suleymaniye in AH 1297 (1879–1880). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Zor in AH 1314 (1896–1897), 17 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 4 distinct AH years in AH 1320–1324 (1902–1907), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Baskale (400 kuruş monthly). 2. Mudur appears later, in AH 1324 (1906–1907), with 800 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1297 (1879–1880); suleymaniye
School / programme
Rusdiye Mektebi
Schooling duration
7 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
6 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
1
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Father’s occupation
Vergi Katibi
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)
  • Arabic: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1314 (1896–1897)
Place
Zor
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: “Devamsızlık” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note (excerpt): “Devamsızlık /Der Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere memuriyetine becayiş suretiyle nakil olunduğu halde mahall-i memuriyetine gitmeyip terfian diğer bir mahalle ” … (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))

The annual personnel records mark “yes for this annual record” in AH 1322–1324 (1904–1907).

Annual legal indicator · original codes
0 / 1
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0 / 1
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

4 annual entries in 4 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 1320 (1902–1903)1902muhabere memurubaskale
Province: van
400
AH 1322 (1904–1905)1904seyyar memurtrablusgarp
Province: trablusgarp
600
AH 1323 (1905–1906)1905seyyar memurtrablusgarp
Province: trablusgarp
600
AH 1324 (1906–1907)19062. mudurcebele
Province: beyrut
800