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Ahmet Vasfi Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 5_76; 149

Ahmet Vasfi Efendi was born in Eski cuma in AH 1274 (1857–1858). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Bulgaristan in AH 1291 (1874–1875), 17 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 28 distinct AH years in AH 1292–1320 (1875–1903), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere memuru in Sumnu (400 kuruş monthly). 1. Mudur appears later, in AH 1319 (1901–1902), with 1,500 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: asina; Persian: asina. Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1274 (1857–1858); eski cuma
School / programme
Rusdiye Mektebi
Schooling duration
7 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
1 source-recorded year
Qualification field (recorded code)
1
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Father’s occupation
Tuccar
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Recorded language terms

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

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1291 (1874–1875)
Place
Bulgaristan
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: “Zimmet” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note (excerpt): “Zimmetinepara geçirme (on üç bin üç yüz seksen beş kuruş yirmi pare zimmeti zuhuruna mebni idareten / Mumaileyhin bâlâda muharrer olduğu üzere zuhur eden on ü” … (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))

The annual personnel records mark “yes for this annual record” in AH 1318–1320 (1900–1903).

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

28 annual entries in 28 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 1292 (1875–1876)1875muhabere memurusumnu
Province: tuna
400
AH 1293 (1876–1877)1876muhabere memurusumnu
Province: tuna
400
AH 1294 (1877–1878)1877muhabere memurusumnu
Province: tuna
400
AH 1295 (1878)1878muhabere memurukastamonu
Province: kastamonu
500
AH 1296 (1878–1879)1879muhabere memurukastamonu
Province: kastamonu
500
AH 1297 (1879–1880)1880muhabere memurukastamonu
Province: kastamonu
400
AH 1298 (1880–1881)1881basmuhabere memurukastamonu
Province: kastamonu
500
AH 1299 (1881–1882)1882basmuhabere memurukastamonu
Province: kastamonu
500
AH 1300 (1882–1883)1883basmuhabere memurukastamonu
Province: kastamonu
500
AH 1301 (1883–1884)1884basmuhabere memurukastamonu
Province: kastamonu
500
AH 1302 (1884–1885)1885basmuhabere memurukastamonu
Province: kastamonu
500
AH 1303 (1885–1886)1886basmuhabere memurukastamonu
Province: kastamonu
500
AH 1304 (1886–1887)1887basmuhabere memurukastamonu
Province: kastamonu
500
AH 1305 (1887–1888)1888basmuhabere memurukastamonu
Province: kastamonu
500
AH 1306 (1888–1889)18892. mudurcankiri
Province: kastamonu
800
AH 1307 (1889–1890)18902. mudurcankiri
Province: kastamonu
800
AH 1308 (1890–1891)18912. mudurcankiri
Province: kastamonu
800
AH 1309 (1891–1892)18922. mudurcankiri
Province: kastamonu
800
AH 1310 (1892–1893)18922. Mudurcankiri
Province: kastamonu
800
AH 1311 (1893–1894)18932. mudurcankiri
Province: kastamonu
800
AH 1312 (1894–1895)18942. mudurcankiri
Province: kastamonu
800
AH 1313 (1895–1896)18952. mudurcankiri
Province: kastamonu
800
AH 1314 (1896–1897)18962. mudurcankiri
Province: kastamonu
720
AH 1315 (1897–1898)18972. mudurcankiri
Province: kastamonu
720
AH 1316 (1898–1899)18982. mudurcankiri
Province: kastamonu
720
AH 1318 (1900–1901)19002. mudurterhune
Province: trablusgarp
800
AH 1319 (1901–1902)19011. muduryemen
Province: yemen
1,500
AH 1320 (1902–1903)19021. muduryemen
Province: yemen
1,500