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AHMET CEMiL EFEndi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1324 (1906–1907)

0156_0039; 75Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record
A short account from recorded fields

AHMET CEMiL EFEndi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1305 (1887–1888). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1320 (1902–1903), 15 AH years after the recorded birth year, with “Asar Kitabeti” as first-job wording. The only surviving annual entry is AH 1324 (1906–1907) with Mukayyit in Edirne (220 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); French: Kitabet (writing).

The name is recorded in a personnel workbook; the earlier name inventory omits it. Inspect the source assertion.

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BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye NezâretiArchival reference as recorded: 0156_0039; 75

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 1305 (1887–1888)
  2. AH 1320 (1902–1903)Birth-year difference: 15 AH years
  3. AH 1324 (1906–1907)Birth-year difference: 19 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 1324 (1906–1907)

Mukayyit · edirne · 220 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1320 (1902–1903) in istanbul (Asar Kitabeti). The first-salary field is 30 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1320 (1902–1903)Asar Kitabetiistanbul
220 kuruş / month

AH 1324 (1906–1907)

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

Places in this record

AH 1320 (1902–1903)Asar Kitabetiistanbul
edirne: Source coordinate on AH 1324 (1906–1907) annual entry; ambiguousedirne

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

  • 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: 0156_0039; 75

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: 1321, 1322, 1323
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified)
0 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1321–1323 (1903–1906)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified)
0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1324 (1906–1907)
Legal wording and source descriptions

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

  • Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1324 (1906–1907) · 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: 1321, 1322, 1323
  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1321–1323 (1903–1906)

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

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · Stored source-year values: 1324 (calendar unverified)

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

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · Stored source-year values: 1324 (calendar unverified)

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

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · Stored source-year values: 1324 (calendar unverified)

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

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1324 (1906–1907)

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

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · Stored source-year values: 1324 (calendar unverified)

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

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · Stored source-year values: 1324 (calendar unverified)

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

Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1324 (1906–1907)

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

Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1324 (1906–1907)

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

Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1324 (1906–1907)

Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified)

Later annual personnel extract

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1324 (1906–1907)

Occupational personnel legal-record code field (meaning unverified)

Occupational-record extract

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1324 (1906–1907)

Occupational personnel legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Occupational-record extract

  • Recorded code 0 · AH 1324 (1906–1907)

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)
1
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: 1321, 1322, 1323

Mecidi nişanı code (meaning unverified)

  • Recorded code 0
    Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1321, 1322, 1323

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

  • Recorded code 0
    Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1321, 1322, 1323

Medal code (meaning unverified)

  • Recorded code 0
    Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1321, 1322, 1323

Merit and eligibility code (meaning unverified)

  • Recorded code 1
    Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1321, 1322, 1323

About these sources

Recorded background

Preparation

School / programme
Rusdiye Mektebi
Schooling duration
7 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship
2 source-recorded years
Qualification indicator
1
Telegraph school indicator
0
Father’s occupation
Telgraf Memuru
Recorded birth year
AH 1305 (1887–1888)
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 1320 (1902–1903)Source Gregorian label: 1902
Place
istanbul
First-salary field
30 kuruş
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
Asar Kitabeti
Workbook first-job year
1320 (source year)
Associated salary field
30 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

2 fields contain historical terms.

Turkish
Kitabet (writing)
French
Kitabet (writing)

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

  • Clerical and Administrative Staff

Earlier annual title wording

  • Mukayyit
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: 1321, 1322, 1323
Recorded language field: frenchRecorded source assertionKitabetLinked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1321, 1322, 1323
Recorded language field: turkishRecorded source assertionKitabetLinked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1321, 1322, 1323
Merit and eligibility code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning1Linked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1321, 1322, 1323
Medal code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Linked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1321, 1322, 1323
Mecidi nişanı code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Linked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1321, 1322, 1323
Nişan-ı Âlî-i Osmanî code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Linked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1321, 1322, 1323
Rank code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Linked personnel workbook
Associated source-year values: 1321, 1322, 1323
Recorded occupation categoryRecorded source assertionClerical and Administrative StaffOccupational-record extract
Associated source-year values: 1324
Earlier annual title wordingRecorded source assertionMukayyitEarlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Associated source-year values: 1324
Earlier annual title wordingRecorded source assertionMukayyitEarlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
Associated source-year values: 1324
Annual legal-record indicator (1 labelled yes)Annual indicator; not a lifetime verdict0Later annual personnel extract
AH 1324 (1906–1907)
Recorded source fieldRecorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Recorded year value: 1324 (calendar unverified)
Recorded source fieldRecorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Recorded year value: 1324 (calendar unverified)
Recorded source fieldRecorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Recorded year value: 1324 (calendar unverified)
Legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
AH 1324 (1906–1907)
Recorded source fieldRecorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Recorded year value: 1324 (calendar unverified)
Recorded source fieldRecorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
Recorded year value: 1324 (calendar unverified)
Legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
AH 1324 (1906–1907)
Legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
AH 1324 (1906–1907)
Legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
AH 1324 (1906–1907)
Additional annual personnel level code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Later annual personnel extract
AH 1324 (1906–1907)
Occupational-extract legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Occupational-record extract
AH 1324 (1906–1907)
Legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Occupational-record extract
AH 1324 (1906–1907)
Linked-workbook legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Linked personnel workbook
AH 1321 (1903–1904)
Linked-workbook legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Linked personnel workbook
AH 1322 (1904–1905)
Linked-workbook legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Linked personnel workbook
AH 1323 (1905–1906)
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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
1906MukayyitRecorded wording: mukayyitedirne2200156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
  1. AH 1324 (1906–1907)

    Mukayyit

    Recorded title wording: mukayyit

    edirne

    220 kuruş / month

    Archival reference 0156_0039; 75 · 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
Outside the paper sample
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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Recorded values and source alternatives (89)
FieldOriginal stored valuePersonnel record
Recorded birth year (AH)1305AH 1305 (1887–1888)Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplacedersaadetArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplacedersaadetArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace provincedersaadetArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded school or programmeRusdiye MektebiArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded schooling duration7Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded schooling duration7Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded apprenticeship duration2Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded qualification field1Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Derived qualification indicator1Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded telegraph-school field0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded religion wordingMuslumanArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded nationality wordingTurkishArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded father’s occupationTelgraf MemuruArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded father’s occupationtelgraf memuruArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded first-work year (AH)1320AH 1320 (1902–1903)Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Stored first-work year label1902Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded first-work localityistanbulArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded first-work salary field30Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace latitude41.08488985821407Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace longitude29.056960217582365Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Recovered annual personnel extract
Recorded birth year (AH)1305AH 1305 (1887–1888)Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded birthplacedersaadetArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded birthplace provincedersaadetArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded school or programmerusdiye mektebiArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded schooling duration7Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded qualification field1Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded telegraph-school field0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded religion wordingmuslumanArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded nationality wordingturkishArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded father’s occupationtelgraf memuruArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded first-work year (AH)1320AH 1320 (1902–1903)Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded first-work localityistanbulArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded first-work salary field30Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded birthplace latitude41.08488985821407Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded birthplace longitude29.056960217582365Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: TurkishKitabetArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Turkish3Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Arabic0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: FrenchKitabetArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: French2Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Persian0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: English0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Italian0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Armenian0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Greek0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Rum0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Bulgarian0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded language field: Russian0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Personnel attributes extract
Recorded birth year (AH)1305AH 1305 (1887–1888)Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplacedersaadetArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace provincedersaadetArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded school or programmerusdiye mektebiArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded schooling duration7Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded qualification field1Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded telegraph-school field0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded religion wordingmuslumanArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded nationality wordingturkishArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded father’s occupationtelgraf memuruArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded first-work year (AH)1320AH 1320 (1902–1903)Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded first-work localityistanbulArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded first-work salary field30Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace latitude41.08488985821407Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded birthplace longitude29.056960217582365Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: TurkishKitabetArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Turkish3Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Arabic0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: FrenchKitabetArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: French2Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Persian0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: English0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Italian0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Armenian0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Greek0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Rum0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Bulgarian0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded language field: Russian0Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Earlier annual personnel extract
Recorded nameAHMET CEMiL EFEndiArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-work year (AH)1320AH 1320 (1902–1903)Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-job wordingAsar KitabetiArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-job salary field30Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded nameAHMET CEMiL EFEndiArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-work year (AH)1320AH 1320 (1902–1903)Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-job wordingAsar KitabetiArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-job salary field30Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded nameAHMET CEMiL EFEndiArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-work year (AH)1320AH 1320 (1902–1903)Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-job wordingAsar KitabetiArchival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook
Recorded first-job salary field30Archival reference 0156_0039; 75
Linked personnel workbook

Original recorded values

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. Archival reference: 0156_0039; 75. 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, “AHMET CEMiL EFEndi”. BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. Archival reference as recorded: 0156_0039; 75. 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-dcb07970143ca7a6/

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. Archival reference as recorded: 0156_0039; 75
Collection identification and coded personnel records: Akyıldız (2024), Marmara University thesis.

Stable archival reference: 0156_0039; 75. The edition identifies the data build separately from the stable person address. Historical records may be revised in a later edition.