Bedi’ Efendi
Bedi’ Efendi was born in Lubnan in AH 1302. Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Millet Mektebi. First work is recorded in Beyrut in AH 1319 (17 AH years after the recorded birth year). The only surviving annual entry is AH 1320 with Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyrut (250 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: Kitabet (writing); French: Kitabet (writing).
Life and career
1 recorded AH year · 1 annual entry
Life and career stages
Recorded AH years- AH 1302
- AH 1319Birth-year difference: 17 AH years
- AH 1320Birth-year difference: 18 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.
Assigned salary in the annual career
Monthly kuruş · AHMuhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti · beyrut · 250 kuruş monthly
First work is separately recorded at AH 1319 in beyrut. The first-salary field is 250 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.
AH 1320 · 1902 label
One annual entry survives; there is no salary trajectory to draw.
Places in this record
◆ 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.
How to read the dates, birth-year differences and salaries
AH years are the ordering clock. Birth-year differences subtract uncontested AH birth and event year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays. Separately recorded first-job age fields can use a different or unresolved convention and are not substituted into this calculation. Gregorian years are stored dataset labels. The first-work field may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service, and does not establish the beginning of PT service.
Salaries are monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash disbursements. Differences between annual entries are not dated promotions or transfers. A source status such as Vefat is not a formal death date; no death locality is assigned from a last work place.
Preparation
- School / programme
- Millet Mektebi
- Schooling duration
- 4 source-recorded years
- Apprenticeship
- 1 source-recorded year
- Qualification indicator
- 1
- Telegraph school indicator
- 0
- Father’s occupation
- Memur
- Recorded birth year
- AH 1302
- Religion wording
- Hristiyan
- Nationality wording
- Maruni
Schooling years are a duration/classification, not an acquisition date. Education and training dates await source-linked structured records; no dates are inferred here. No completion date is inferred from a schooling duration.
First-work and entry-pay fields
- First-work source date
- AH 1319 · 1901 label
- Place
- beyrut
- First-salary field
- 250 kuruş
- Source
- recovered
The first-work date may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service. The first-salary amount is a separate inherited field; their presence together does not prove that payment began on this date. Neither is the first positive annual salary observation.
Recorded language repertoire
3 fields contain historical terms.
- Turkish
- Kitabet (writing)
- Arabic
- Kitabet (writing)
- French
- Kitabet (writing)
Only recorded terms are shown. Omitted language fields mean not recorded; they do not establish that the official lacked a language. Original competency wording is preserved; Kitabet (writing), Tekellum (speaking) and Asina (familiarity) are cautious historical glosses, not modern proficiency levels. Workbook language notes remain separately source-linked in the additional evidence. Read the terminology note.
Further biographical evidence
Source wording and status assertions
Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)
- FL Communication and Telegraph
Inspect the additional source wording, language notes and original codes
These separately linked fields add source wording and raw codes without replacing the annual career. Original rank, decoration and merit-code labels remain unverified; zero is retained literally. Read about the sources.
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| Recorded field | Original value | Source locator |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)Recorded source wording | FL Communication and Telegraph | september-occupation · occupation_cat source lines 36329 Recorded source-year values: 1320 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Azl | eda-memur · currentjob source lines 37531 Recorded source-year values: 1321 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | eda-memur · currentjob source lines 37530 Recorded source-year values: 1320 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Azl | eda-memureski · currentjob source lines 37531 Recorded source-year values: 1321 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | eda-memureski · currentjob source lines 37530 Recorded source-year values: 1320 |
| Any criminal record (1=yes)Source-year indicator; not a lifetime verdict | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal AH 1320 · AH source lines 56772 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · adlisicilkaydi AH 1320 · AH source lines 37530 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 1 | eda-memur · adlisicilkaydi AH 1321 · AH source lines 37531 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · criminal AH 1320 · AH source lines 37530 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 1 | eda-memur · criminal AH 1321 · AH source lines 37531 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · adlisicilkaydi AH 1320 · AH source lines 37530 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 1 | eda-memureski · adlisicilkaydi AH 1321 · AH source lines 37531 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · criminal AH 1320 · AH source lines 37530 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 1 | eda-memureski · criminal AH 1321 · AH source lines 37531 |
| Criminal record (coded level)Unverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal_record_times AH 1320 · AH source lines 56772 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · adlisicilkaydi AH 1320 · AH source lines 36329 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · criminal AH 1320 · AH source lines 36329 |
Read the complete annual source table
Every displayed annual entry, in source / Hijri-year order. This table is the accessible alternative to the connected timeline and charts.
| Source year | Gregorian label | Title | Locality wording | Monthly kuruş | Source line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Muhaberati Ecnebiye MemuriyetiOriginal: muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyeti | beyrut | 250 | recovered line 34185 |
- AH 1320 · 1902 label
Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Original title: muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyeti
250 kuruş / monthrecovered · source line 34185
Evidence & edition
Coded extracts, preserved source differences
Collection membership
- Website edition
- ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a
- Source editions
- older, september, recovered
- Annual display source
- Recovered merged personnel extract
- Paper sample
- Included · 1 annual entries
- Other archival labels
- No different label recorded
- Geography
- Recorded place assertions; map linkage is separately reported
How to read this dossier
The website joins the exact archival identity across editions. Names are attributes and never merge records. No annual gap is filled from another extract. Geographic alternatives, missing values and differences remain evidence rather than silent corrections.
| Field | Source alternatives | Display rule |
|---|---|---|
| qualification | 1 recovered · qualification · source lines 34185 0 september · qualification · source lines 36329 0 older · qualification · source lines 52618, 52652 | All stored assertions retained. Names prefer September, then older; supplemental names fill only missing names. Other preferred attributes use recovered, then September, then older, with modal nonblank value and source-order tie break. This does not adjudicate historical truth or changes in coding. |
All substantive source assertions (84)
| Field | Original stored value | Source field and lines |
|---|---|---|
| birthH | 1302 | recovered · dobirth source lines 34185 |
| birthPlace | lubnan | recovered · birthplace source lines 34185 |
| birthPlace | lubnan | recovered · birth_place source lines 34185 |
| birthProvince | lubnan | recovered · birth_vilayet source lines 34185 |
| school | Millet Mektebi | recovered · school_type source lines 34185 |
| schoolingYears | 4 | recovered · education_year source lines 34185 |
| schoolingYears | 4 | recovered · school_year source lines 34185 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 1 | recovered · mulazemet source lines 34185 |
| qualification | 1 | recovered · qualification source lines 34185 |
| derivedQualificationFlag | 0 | recovered · has_qualification source lines 34185 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | recovered · telgraf source lines 34185 |
| religion | Hristiyan | recovered · religion source lines 34185 |
| nationality | Maruni | recovered · nationality source lines 34185 |
| fatherJob | Memur | recovered · fatherjob source lines 34185 |
| fatherJob | memur | recovered · father_job source lines 34185 |
| firstWorkH | 1319 | recovered · ilk_ise_baslangic_yili source lines 34185 |
| firstWorkG | 1901 | recovered · firstjobyear source lines 34185 |
| firstWorkPlace | beyrut | recovered · firstjob_place source lines 34185 |
| firstWorkSalary | 250 | recovered · firstjob_wage source lines 34185 |
| birthLatitude | 33.69681300000001 | recovered · lat_birth_place source lines 34185 |
| birthLongitude | 35.561722000000024 | recovered · lon_birth_place source lines 34185 |
| name | Bedi’ Efendi | september · İsim source lines 36329 |
| birthH | 1302 | september · dobirth source lines 36329 |
| birthPlace | lubnan | september · birthplace source lines 36329 |
| birthProvince | lubnan | september · birth_vilayet source lines 36329 |
| school | millet mektebi | september · school_type source lines 36329 |
| schoolingYears | 4 | september · education_year source lines 36329 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 1 | september · mulazemet source lines 36329 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 1 | september · MülazemetSüresi source lines 36329 |
| qualification | 0 | september · qualification source lines 36329 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | september · telegraph_school source lines 36329 |
| religion | hristiyan | september · religion source lines 36329 |
| nationality | maruni | september · nationality source lines 36329 |
| fatherJob | memur | september · fatherjob source lines 36329 |
| firstWorkH | 1319 | september · firstjob_year source lines 36329 |
| firstWorkPlace | beyrut | september · firstjob_place source lines 36329 |
| firstWorkSalary | 250 | september · firstjob_wage source lines 36329 |
| birthLatitude | 33.69681300000001 | september · lat_birth_place source lines 36329 |
| birthLongitude | 35.561722000000024 | september · lon_birth_place source lines 36329 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | september · lang_turkish source lines 36329 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | september · lang_turkish2 source lines 36329 |
| language:Arabic | Kitabet | september · lang_arabic source lines 36329 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 2 | september · lang_arabic2 source lines 36329 |
| language:French | Kitabet | september · lang_french source lines 36329 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 2 | september · lang_french2 source lines 36329 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | september · lang_persian2 source lines 36329 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | september · lang_english2 source lines 36329 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | september · lang_italian2 source lines 36329 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | september · lang_armenian2 source lines 36329 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | september · lang_greek2 source lines 36329 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 0 | september · lang_rum2 source lines 36329 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | september · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 36329 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | september · lang_russian2 source lines 36329 |
| name | Bedi’ Efendi | older · İsim source lines 52618, 52652 |
| birthH | 1302 | older · dobirth source lines 52618, 52652 |
| birthPlace | lubnan | older · birthplace source lines 52618, 52652 |
| birthProvince | lubnan | older · birth_vilayet source lines 52618, 52652 |
| school | millet mektebi | older · school_type source lines 52618, 52652 |
| schoolingYears | 4 | older · education_year source lines 52618, 52652 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 1 | older · MülazemetSüresi source lines 52618, 52652 |
| qualification | 0 | older · qualification source lines 52618, 52652 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | older · telgraph_school source lines 52618, 52652 |
| religion | hristiyan | older · religion source lines 52618, 52652 |
| nationality | maruni | older · nationality source lines 52618, 52652 |
| fatherJob | memur | older · fatherjob source lines 52618, 52652 |
| firstWorkH | 1319 | older · firstjob_year source lines 52618, 52652 |
| firstWorkPlace | beyrut | older · firstjob_place source lines 52618, 52652 |
| firstWorkSalary | 250 | older · firstjob_wage source lines 52618, 52652 |
| birthLatitude | 33.69681300000001 | older · lat_birth_place source lines 52618, 52652 |
| birthLongitude | 35.561722000000024 | older · lon_birth_place source lines 52618, 52652 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | older · lang_turkish source lines 52618, 52652 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | older · lang_turkish2 source lines 52618, 52652 |
| language:Arabic | Kitabet | older · lang_arabic source lines 52618, 52652 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 2 | older · lang_arabic2 source lines 52618, 52652 |
| language:French | Kitabet | older · lang_french source lines 52618, 52652 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 2 | older · lang_french2 source lines 52618, 52652 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | older · lang_persian2 source lines 52618, 52652 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | older · lang_english2 source lines 52618, 52652 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | older · lang_italian2 source lines 52618, 52652 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | older · lang_armenian2 source lines 52618, 52652 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | older · lang_greek2 source lines 52618, 52652 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 0 | older · lang_rum2 source lines 52618, 52652 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | older · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 52618, 52652 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | older · lang_russian2 source lines 52618, 52652 |
Original stored values
These are values in the inherited coded extracts. They are not a verified transcription of the original register. Source spelling and differences are preserved.
Cite this record
Ottoman Bureaucracy, “Bedi’ Efendi”, archival reference 121-88-171, edition ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a, https://ottomanbureaucracy.com/people/p-cd9a8deb5f2471f2/.
Stable archival identity: /people/p-cd9a8deb5f2471f2/. The edition identifies the data build separately from the stable person address. Historical records may be revised in a later edition.