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EDVAR BEY

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Archive reference: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.1/792

Biographical account

Born in İstanbul, 1850/51 (AH 1267). The father’s recorded occupation was Divan-ı Muhasebat âzası. Education included Paris Charlemagne Mektebi; Paris Üniversitesi. First work is recorded at Bâbıâli in 1869/70 (AH 1286). Career entries include Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye Odası; Nafia Nezareti Tarik ve Meabir İdaresi. The surviving career entries cover 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 1884/85 (AH 1302).

Career across the sources

9 career entries across 8 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.

Places in this career

İstanbulTiflisRumeli

Open circle: birthplace. Diamond: first work. Dot: service.

Select an entry or salary point to highlight its recorded place.

Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
19Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye OdasıBâbıâli
20Nafia Nezareti Tarik ve Meabir İdaresi
21Meclis-i Nafia kâtip muavini
24Sergi-i Umumi Komisyonu kâtibiViyana
25Demiryolları Komisyonu kâtibiRumeli
25Sergi Komisyonu âzasıFiledelfiya

AH years include an approximate Gregorian span. Calculated ages use year-label differences. Some years describe a continuing service spell and its salary rate, including interval years carried by the source editions. These points are not independent annual payment observations. Conflicting posts or amounts remain separate.

Sources and career entries

9 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye OdasıBâbıâli[1]
Nafia Nezareti Tarik ve Meabir İdaresi[1]
Meclis-i Nafia kâtip muavini[1]
Sergi-i Umumi Komisyonu kâtibiViyana[1]
Demiryolları Komisyonu kâtibiRumeli[1]
Sergi Komisyonu âzasıFiledelfiya[1]
Nafia Nezareti Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye Odası müdürü[1]
BaşşehbenderTiflis[1]
BaşşehbenderCenova[1]

Sources and references

  1. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876) (Sevilay Kasap, 2011). Pages 184

    Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.1/792

About dates, entries and source conventions

Recorded AH years are shown with their approximate Gregorian span. Blank cells indicate a value absent from the account. An undated value is left in its source form. Repeated entries and continuation years are retained; they do not establish uninterrupted tenure. Map points identify recorded places and do not imply a route. Salary amounts are not total earnings.

  • Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876)

    Calendar convention: Resolved AH labels only; Gregorian/Rumi and unresolved dates remain in native evidence..

    Year construction: Source events and specifically source-bounded continuation states; no generic date carry-forward..

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul
Birth province
Dersaadet
Birth year as recorded
1850/51 (AH 1267)
Father’s occupation
Divan-ı Muhasebat âzası
Age at first service
19
First work place as recorded
Bâbıâli
First work year as recorded
1869/70 (AH 1286)

Education and languages

English
kitabet eder
French
kitabet eder
Turkish
Kitâbet
School or education as recorded
Paris Charlemagne Mektebi; Paris Üniversitesi

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