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Parsih Jürenyan Efendi

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. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Telgrafhane stajyeriİstanbul, Beyoğlu Telgrafhanesi

    1. Telgrafhane stajyeri

      İstanbul, Beyoğlu Telgrafhanesi · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  2. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkezi · 76 kuruş

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 24 · 76 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkeziContinuing service described by the source

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 25

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkezi · 545 kuruş

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 26

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 26 · 545 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkezi · 545 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 27 · 545 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkezi · 545 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 28 · 545 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkezi · 545; 580 kuruş

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 29 · 545 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 29 · 580 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkezi · 580 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 30 · 580 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkezi · 580; 600 kuruş

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 31 · 580 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 31 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkezi · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 32 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1878 (AH 1295)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkezi · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 33 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkezi · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 34 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Fransızca muhabere memuruYozgat merkezi · 570; 600 kuruş

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 35 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 35 · 570 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Fransızca muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesYozgat merkezi · 570 kuruş

    1. Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 36 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Fransızca muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

      Yozgat merkezi · Calculated age 36

      [1]

  15. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesGiresun merkezi · 600 kuruş

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Giresun merkezi · Calculated age 37 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru (İstifa)

      Giresun merkezi · Calculated age 37

      [1]

  16. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru · 3 career entriesTrablusgarp merkezi · Humus · 800; 1,200 kuruş

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Trablusgarp merkezi · Calculated age 38 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Humus · Calculated age 38 · 1,200 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

      Humus · Calculated age 38

      [1]

  17. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuruSerandos merkezi · 800 kuruş

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Serandos merkezi · Calculated age 39 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuruSerandos merkezi · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Serandos merkezi · Calculated age 40 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuruSerandos merkezi · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Serandos merkezi · Calculated age 41 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesSerandos merkezi · 800 kuruş

    1. Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru

      Serandos merkezi · Calculated age 42 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru (İstifa)

      Serandos merkezi · Calculated age 42

      [1]

  21. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Geçici muhabere memuruEskişehir merkezi · 800 kuruş

    1. Geçici muhabere memuru

      Eskişehir merkezi · Calculated age 44 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Geçici muhabere memuruEskişehir merkezi · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Geçici muhabere memuru

      Eskişehir merkezi · Calculated age 45 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Geçici muhabere memuruEskişehir merkezi · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Geçici muhabere memuru

      Eskişehir merkezi · Calculated age 46 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Geçici muhabere memuruEskişehir merkezi · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Geçici muhabere memuru

      Eskişehir merkezi · Calculated age 47 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Geçici muhabere memuru · 5 career entriesEskişehir merkezi · Kale-i Sultaniye merkezi · Ata merkezi · 500; 600; 800 kuruş

    1. Geçici muhabere memuru

      Eskişehir merkezi · Calculated age 48 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Geçici muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

      Eskişehir merkezi · Calculated age 48

      [1]

    3. Muhabere Memuru

      Kale-i Sultaniye merkezi · Calculated age 48 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

      Kale-i Sultaniye merkezi · Calculated age 48

      [1]

    5. Ecnebiye telgraf muhaberatı memuru

      Ata merkezi · Calculated age 48 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  26. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Ecnebiye telgraf muhaberatı memuruAta merkezi · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ecnebiye telgraf muhaberatı memuru

      Ata merkezi · Calculated age 49 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Muhabere memuriyetinin kaldırılması · 3 career entriesKale-i Sultaniye merkezi · Ata merkezi · Taberya · 600 kuruş

    1. Muhabere memuriyetinin kaldırılması

      Kale-i Sultaniye merkezi · Calculated age 50

      [1]

    2. Ecnebiye telgraf muhaberatı memuru

      Ata merkezi · Calculated age 50 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü

      Taberya · Calculated age 50 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  28. Undated entriesTelgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü · 2 career entriesTaberya · 304; 540 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü

      Taberya · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

06001,2001869/70AH 12861894/95AH 13121869/70 (AH 1286) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 24 · 76 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 26 · 545 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 27 · 545 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 28 · 545 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 29 · 545 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 29 · 580 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 30 · 580 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 31 · 580 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 31 · 600 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 32 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 33 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 34 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 35 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 35 · 570 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Fransızca muhabere memuru · Yozgat merkezi · age 36 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru · Giresun merkezi · age 37 · 600 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru · Trablusgarp merkezi · age 38 · 800 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru · Humus · age 38 · 1,200 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru · Serandos merkezi · age 39 · 800 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru · Serandos merkezi · age 40 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru · Serandos merkezi · age 41 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Türkçe ve Fransızca muhabere memuru · Serandos merkezi · age 42 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Geçici muhabere memuru · Eskişehir merkezi · age 44 · 800 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Geçici muhabere memuru · Eskişehir merkezi · age 45 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Geçici muhabere memuru · Eskişehir merkezi · age 46 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Geçici muhabere memuru · Eskişehir merkezi · age 47 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Geçici muhabere memuru · Eskişehir merkezi · age 48 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Muhabere Memuru · Kale-i Sultaniye merkezi · age 48 · 500 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Ecnebiye telgraf muhaberatı memuru · Ata merkezi · age 48 · 600 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Ecnebiye telgraf muhaberatı memuru · Ata merkezi · age 49 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Ecnebiye telgraf muhaberatı memuru · Ata merkezi · age 50 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü · Taberya · age 50 · 600 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kayseri [source]
Birth province
Ankara [source]
Birth year
1845/46 (AH 1262) [source]
Father’s occupation
Esnaf [source]
Nationality or community
Ermeni [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. 58/371 [1]

Education and languages

Armenian
Kitâbet [source]Okuryazar [1]
French
Kitâbet [source]Okuryazar [1]
Italian
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]Okuryazar [1]
Education
Galata Ermeni Mektebi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
21 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1866/67 (AH 1283) [source]
Apprenticeship
3 [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 Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Kayseri doğumlu Gayrimüslim Osmanlı devlet adamları (h. 1255/m. 1839-40–h. 1300/m. 1882-83)

    YAĞMUR ŞAHİN · 2017 · Pages 66, 67

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