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Seyyid Lütfullah Efendi

Birthplace: salahiye Observed AH 1287 (1870–1871)

0007_0025; 47Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record
A short account from recorded fields

Seyyid Lütfullah Efendi was born in Salahiye in AH 1256 (1840–1841). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Bagdat in AH 1273 (1856–1857), 17 AH years after the recorded birth year, with “Rusumat Kalemi” as first-job wording. The only surviving annual entry is AH 1287 (1870–1871) with Muhabere Memuru in Suleymaniye (450 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: Tekellum (speaking); Persian: Tekellum (speaking); English: Tekellum (speaking).

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BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye NezâretiArchival reference as recorded: 0007_0025; 47

Collection identification and coded personnel records: Akyıldız (2024), Marmara University thesis.

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Life and career

1 recorded AH year · 1 annual entry

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years
  1. AH 1256 (1840–1841)
  2. AH 1273 (1856–1857)Birth-year difference: 17 AH years
  3. AH 1287 (1870–1871)Birth-year difference: 31 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.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1287 (1870–1871)

Muhabere Memuru · suleymaniye · 450 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1273 (1856–1857) in Bagdat (Rusumat Kalemi).

AH 1273 (1856–1857)Rusumat KalemiBagdat
450 kuruş / month

AH 1287 (1870–1871)

One annual entry survives; there is no salary trajectory to draw.

Places in this record

AH 1273 (1856–1857)Rusumat KalemiBagdat
salahiye: Locality linkage; agreedsalahiyesuleymaniye: Locality linkage; agreedsuleymaniye

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

  • Locality record
  • Locality record
  • Locality record

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.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 0007_0025; 47

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Annual legal-record indicator
0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified)
0 · Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified)
0 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1286 (1869–1870), AH 1288 (1871–1872)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified)
0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1287 (1870–1871)
Legal wording and source descriptions

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

  • Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1287 (1870–1871) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
    Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.

Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified)

Linked personnel workbook

  • Recorded code 0 · Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288
  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1286 (1869–1870), AH 1288 (1871–1872)

Earlier annual personnel legal-record field A (meaning unverified)

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · Stored source-year values: 1287 (calendar unverified)

Earlier annual personnel legal-record field B (meaning unverified)

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · Stored source-year values: 1287 (calendar unverified)

Earlier annual personnel legal-record field C (meaning unverified)

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · Stored source-year values: 1287 (calendar unverified)

Earlier annual personnel legal-record code field (meaning unverified)

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

Earlier annual personnel legal-record field D (meaning unverified)

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · Stored source-year values: 1287 (calendar unverified)

Earlier annual personnel legal-record field E (meaning unverified)

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · Stored source-year values: 1287 (calendar unverified)

Earlier annual personnel legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

Parallel earlier annual personnel legal-record code field (meaning unverified)

Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

Parallel earlier annual personnel legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified)

Later annual personnel extract

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

Occupational personnel legal-record code field (meaning unverified)

Occupational-record extract

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

Occupational personnel legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Occupational-record extract

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

Rank and honour codes

Original values across linked assertions, including zero; meanings are unverified. No grade, count or award status is inferred.

Rank code (meaning unverified)
0
Mecidi nişanı code (meaning unverified)
0
Nişan-ı Âlî-i Osmanî code (meaning unverified)
0
Medal code (meaning unverified)
0
Merit and eligibility code (meaning unverified)
0
Rank, nişan, medal and merit source descriptions

Associated year values locate the recorded assertion; they are not award dates.

Rank code (meaning unverified)

  • Recorded code 0
    Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288

Mecidi nişanı code (meaning unverified)

  • Recorded code 0
    Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288

Nişan-ı Âlî-i Osmanî code (meaning unverified)

  • Recorded code 0
    Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288

Medal code (meaning unverified)

  • Recorded code 0
    Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288

Merit and eligibility code (meaning unverified)

  • Recorded code 0
    Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288

About these sources

Recorded background

Preparation

School / programme
Sibyan Mektebi
Schooling duration
4 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship
0 source-recorded years
Qualification indicator
1
Telegraph school indicator
0
Father’s occupation
Not recorded
Recorded birth year
AH 1256 (1840–1841)
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

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.

Explicit source fields

First-work and entry-pay fields

First-work source date
AH 1273 (1856–1857)Source Gregorian label: 1857
Place
Bagdat
First-salary field
Not recorded
Personnel record
Recovered annual personnel extract

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.

Original personnel workbook

Recorded first job

Department / title wording
Rusumat Kalemi
Workbook first-job year
1273 (source year)
Associated salary field
500 kuruş

The first-job wording and associated amount are recorded separately from the first-salary field and annual pay.

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Recorded language repertoire

4 fields contain historical terms.

Turkish
Kitabet (writing)
Arabic
Tekellum (speaking)
Persian
Tekellum (speaking)
English
Tekellum (speaking)

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.

Additional source evidence

Occupation wording, status assertions and original records

Occupation wording and source categories

Recorded occupation category

  • Communication and Telegraph

Earlier annual title wording

  • Muhabere Memuru
All additional source assertions, language notes and original codes

Additional source edition: ottoman-bureaucracy-enrichment-edcc450f53e488f7. This is separate from the annual data edition.

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Recorded fieldOriginal valueSource description and year
Linked-workbook legal-record code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Linked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288
Recorded language field: arabicRecorded source assertionTekellumLinked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288
Recorded language field: englishRecorded source assertionTekellumLinked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1286
Recorded language field: persianRecorded source assertionTekellumLinked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288
Recorded language field: turkishRecorded source assertionKitabetLinked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288
Merit and eligibility code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Linked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288
Medal code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Linked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288
Mecidi nişanı code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Linked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288
Nişan-ı Âlî-i Osmanî code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Linked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288
Rank code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Linked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1286, 1288
Recorded occupation categoryRecorded source assertionCommunication and TelegraphOccupational-record extract
Associated source-year values: 1287
Earlier annual title wordingRecorded source assertionMuhabere MemuruEarlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Associated source-year values: 1287
Earlier annual title wordingRecorded source assertionMuhabere MemuruEarlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
Associated source-year values: 1287
Annual legal-record indicator (1 labelled yes)Annual indicator; not a lifetime verdict0Later annual personnel extract
AH 1287 (1870–1871)
Recorded source fieldRecorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Recorded year value: 1287 (calendar unverified)
Recorded source fieldRecorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Recorded year value: 1287 (calendar unverified)
Recorded source fieldRecorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Recorded year value: 1287 (calendar unverified)
Legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
AH 1287 (1870–1871)
Recorded source fieldRecorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Recorded year value: 1287 (calendar unverified)
Recorded source fieldRecorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Recorded year value: 1287 (calendar unverified)
Legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
AH 1287 (1870–1871)
Legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
AH 1287 (1870–1871)
Legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
AH 1287 (1870–1871)
Additional annual personnel level code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Later annual personnel extract
AH 1287 (1870–1871)
Occupational-extract legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Occupational-record extract
AH 1287 (1870–1871)
Legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Occupational-record extract
AH 1287 (1870–1871)
Linked-workbook legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Linked personnel workbook
AH 1286 (1869–1870)
Linked-workbook legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Linked personnel workbook
AH 1288 (1871–1872)
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Every displayed annual entry, in source / Hijri-year order. This table is the accessible alternative to the connected timeline and charts.

Every displayed annual entry. Select a year to inspect its salary, title, place and source together.
Source yearSource Gregorian labelTitleLocality wordingMonthly kuruşArchival reference
1870Muhabere MemuruRecorded wording: muhabere memurusuleymaniye4500007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
  1. AH 1287 (1870–1871)

    Muhabere Memuru

    Recorded title wording: muhabere memuru

    suleymaniye

    450 kuruş / month

    Archival reference 0007_0025; 47 · Recovered annual personnel extract

Evidence & edition

Personnel records and their differences

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 spans identify the calendar years touched by the whole AH year, using the tabular Islamic calendar. Original source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence. 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.

Collection membership

Website edition
Current collective-biography edition
Personnel records
Earlier annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Recovered annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook
Annual display source
Recovered annual 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.

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FieldSource alternativesDisplay rule
Recorded qualification field
1
Archival reference 0007_0025; 47 · Recovered annual personnel extract
0
Archival reference 0007_0025; 47 · Personnel attributes extract
0
Archival reference 0007_0025; 47 · Earlier annual personnel extract
Source alternatives are preserved. The displayed value follows the selected personnel record.
Recorded values and source alternatives (84)
FieldOriginal stored valuePersonnel record
Recorded birth year (AH)1256AH 1256 (1840–1841)Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplacesalahiyeArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplacesalahiyeArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace provincemusulArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded school or programmeSibyan MektebiArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded schooling duration4Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded schooling duration4Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded apprenticeship duration0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded qualification field1Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Derived qualification indicator0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded telegraph-school field0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded religion wordingMuslumanArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded nationality wordingTurkishArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded first-work year (AH)1273AH 1273 (1856–1857)Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Stored first-work year label1857Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded first-work localityBagdatArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace latitude34.686565999999985Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace longitude44.957738999999975Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded nameSeyyid Lütfullah Efendi Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded birth year (AH)1256AH 1256 (1840–1841)Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded birthplacesalahiyeArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded birthplace provincemusulArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded school or programmesibyan mektebiArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded schooling duration4Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded apprenticeship duration0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded apprenticeship duration0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded qualification field0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded telegraph-school field0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded religion wordingmuslumanArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded nationality wordingturkishArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded first-work year (AH)1273AH 1273 (1856–1857)Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded first-work localitybagdatArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded birthplace latitude34.686565999999985Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded birthplace longitude44.957738999999975Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: TurkishKitabetArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Turkish3Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: ArabicTekellumArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Arabic1Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: French0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: PersianTekellumArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Persian1Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: English0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Italian0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Armenian0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Greek0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Rum0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Bulgarian0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Russian0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded nameSeyyid Lütfullah Efendi Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded birth year (AH)1256AH 1256 (1840–1841)Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplacesalahiyeArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace provincemusulArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded school or programmesibyan mektebiArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded schooling duration4Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded apprenticeship duration0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded qualification field0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded telegraph-school field0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded religion wordingmuslumanArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded nationality wordingturkishArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded first-work year (AH)1273AH 1273 (1856–1857)Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded first-work localitybagdatArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace latitude34.686565999999985Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace longitude44.957738999999975Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: TurkishKitabetArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Turkish3Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: ArabicTekellumArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Arabic1Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: French0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: PersianTekellumArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Persian1Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: English0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Italian0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Armenian0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Greek0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Rum0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Bulgarian0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Russian0Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded nameSeyyid Lutfullah EfendiArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-work year (AH)1273AH 1273 (1856–1857)Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-job wordingRusumat KalemiArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-job salary field500Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded nameSeyyid Lutfullah EfendiArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-work year (AH)1273AH 1273 (1856–1857)Archival reference 0007_0025; 47
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-job wordingRusumat KalemiArchival reference 0007_0025; 47
Linked personnel workbook

Original recorded values

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. Archival reference: 0007_0025; 47. Personnel records coded by Akyıldız (2024), Marmara University thesis; original wording and differing assertions are retained.

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Cite this record

Fatih Kansoy, Ottoman Bureaucracy, “Seyyid Lütfullah Efendi”. BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. Archival reference as recorded: 0007_0025; 47. Collection identification and coded personnel records: Akyıldız (2024), Marmara University thesis. Annual edition: ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a; additional source edition: ottoman-bureaucracy-enrichment-edcc450f53e488f7. https://ottomanbureaucracy.com/people/p-d007964b0d43e547/

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. Archival reference as recorded: 0007_0025; 47
Collection identification and coded personnel records: Akyıldız (2024), Marmara University thesis.

Stable archival reference: 0007_0025; 47. The edition identifies the data build separately from the stable person address. Historical records may be revised in a later edition.