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Vitalis Efendi

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kalemi mülazımı
  2. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kalemi mülazımıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 23

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesİbrail, Romanya · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İbrail Şehbenderhanesi kançılaryası

      İbrail, Romanya · Calculated age 24 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  4. Undated entriesŞehbenderNapoli

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

05001,0001895/96AH 13131895/96 (AH 1313) · İbrail Şehbenderhanesi kançılaryası · İbrail, Romanya · age 24 · 1,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1872/73 (AH 1289) [source]
Father’s occupation
Emlak ve akar tellalı [source]
Nationality or community
Musevi [source]
Religion
Musevilik [source]
Archive references
BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 14, Gömlek No. 12, 6 [1]

Education and languages

French
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Şahadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Ortaköy Alyans İsrailiyet Mektebi; Mekteb-i Sultanî [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
22 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work year
1893/94 (AH 1311) [source]
Apprenticeship
2.17 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)

    BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 260, 261

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