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Ali Efendi

Born 1860/61 (AH 1277) · Safranbolu · Career evidence 1878 to 1898 (AH 1295 to 1315)

Archival reference 22 BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.14, s.129

Follow 3 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.

1SafranboluIstanbul (Dersaadet)
● 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.

  1. 1

    1860/61 (AH 1277)

    Safranbolu

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1878 (AH 1295)

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 18

      Personal record & evidence →

    2. Mektupçu Kalemi mülazımı

      Calculated age 18

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mülazımı

      Calculated age 18

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1879/80 (AH 1297) · 19 recorded years

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    AH entries: 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi katibi

      220 kuruşCalculated age 20

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi katibi

      220 kuruşCalculated age 21

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi katibi

      220 kuruşCalculated age 22

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    4. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi katibi

      220 kuruşCalculated age 23

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    5. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi katibi

      270 kuruşCalculated age 23

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    6. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi katibi

      270 kuruşCalculated age 24

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    7. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi katibi

      270 kuruşCalculated age 25

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    8. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      350 kuruşCalculated age 25

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    9. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      350 kuruşCalculated age 26

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    10. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      350 kuruşCalculated age 27

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    11. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      440 kuruşCalculated age 27

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    12. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      440 kuruşCalculated age 28

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    13. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      440 kuruşCalculated age 29

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    14. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      440 kuruşCalculated age 30

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    15. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      440 kuruşCalculated age 31

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    16. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      500 kuruşCalculated age 31

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    17. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      500 kuruşCalculated age 32

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    18. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      500 kuruşCalculated age 33

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    19. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      520 kuruşCalculated age 33

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    20. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      520 kuruşCalculated age 34

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    21. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      520 kuruşCalculated age 35

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    22. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 35

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    23. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi mukayyidi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 36

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    24. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi başkatip muavini

      600 kuruşCalculated age 36

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    25. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi başkatibi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 36

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    26. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi başkatibi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 37

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    27. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi başkatibi

      800 kuruşCalculated age 37

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    28. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi başkatibi

      720 kuruşCalculated age 37

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    29. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi başkatibi

      720 kuruşCalculated age 38

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    30. Müddeiumumilik Kalemi başkatibi

      800 kuruşCalculated age 38

      Entry & evidence →[1]

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; they are year labels, not exact date conversions. 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
04008001879/80AH 12971888/89AH 13061897/98AH 13151879/80 (AH 1297) · 220 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · 220 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · 220 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · 220 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · 270 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · 270 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · 270 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · 350 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · 350 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · 350 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · 440 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · 440 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · 440 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · 440 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · 440 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · 500 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · 500 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · 500 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · 520 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · 520 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · 520 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · 600 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · 600 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · 600 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · 600 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · 600 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · 800 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · 720 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · 720 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · 800 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. 1878 to 1898 (AH 1295 to 1315)

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

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

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. 1884 to 1896 (AH 1302 to 1313)
  2. 1879 to 1885 (AH 1297 to 1302)
  3. 1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315)
  4. 1878 (AH 1295)
  5. 1895/96 (AH 1313)
  6. 1878 (AH 1295)

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
Safranbolu[source]
Birth province
Kastamonu[source]
Birth year
1860/61 (AH 1277)[source]
Archive references
22 BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.14, s.129[1]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code)[source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet[source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded[source]şahadetnâme[1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Beşiktaş Rüşdiyesi[source]
Education level equivalent
7[source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
18[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul[source]
First work year
1878 (AH 1295)[source]
Apprenticeship
0.1667[source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)

    AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 46, 47

    22 BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.14, s.129

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 20 dated years

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