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Hafız Mehmet Selahattin

Born 1861/62 (AH 1278) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1874/75 (AH 1291)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d 49-81

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1874/75 (AH 1291): Şehremaneti Hendesehanesi mülazımı, place unspecifiedAH 1291
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    1 distinct dated year. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.

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    1Istanbul (Dersaadet)
    ● Birth○ First work● Career→ Earlier recorded connections

    Stage 1 of 2 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)

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    1. 1

      1861/62 (AH 1278)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet)

      1. Birth

    2. 2

      1874/75 (AH 1291)

      Place not recorded

      Within-year entry order unresolved

      Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

      1. First work as recorded

        Calculated age 13

      2. Şehremaneti Hendesehanesi mülazımı

        Calculated age 13

    2 entries without a resolved year

    These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

    Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

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    Career patterns and pay

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    Distinct AH years with each recorded title
    1. 1874/75 (AH 1291)

    The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

    Education and personal record

    Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Şahadetname [1]

    Schooling Muhittin Feneri İptidai Mektebi; Mekteb-i Feyziye Rüşdiyesi [source]

    Language skills and historical terms

    Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

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    Personal details

    Birthplace
    İstanbul [source]
    Birth province
    Dersaadet [source]
    Birth year
    1861/62 (AH 1278) [source]
    Father’s occupation
    Tophane Sultan Beyazıt Mahallesi imamı [source]
    Archive references
    BOA. DH. SAİD. d 49-81 [1]

    Education and languages

    Turkish
    Kitâbet [source]
    Qualification
    Formal qualification recorded [source]Şahadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
    Education
    Muhittin Feneri İptidai Mektebi; Mekteb-i Feyziye 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
    14 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
    First work year
    1874/75 (AH 1291) [source]

    Sources and evidence

    1. II. Abdülhamid Dönemi'nde Sinoplu Devlet Adamları (Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre: 1879-1909 )

      ZEHRA DENİZ · 2019 · Pages 149

      BOA. DH. SAİD. d 49-81

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