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Archive reference: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.4/350

Biographical account

Born in İzmir, 1821/22 (AH 1237). The father’s recorded occupation was Avrupa tüccarı. Education included İzmir Ermeni Mektebi; özel hocalar; Londra yükseköğrenimi. First work is recorded at Bâbıâli in 1847/48 (AH 1264). Career entries include Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye ve Tercüme Odası; Zabtiye Nezareti Kontrato Odası tercümanı. The surviving career entries cover 1847/48 (AH 1264) to 1878 (AH 1295).

Career across the sources

7 career entries across 7 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.

Salary amounts

Amounts in kuruş. Separate points can represent different posts within one year.

Places in this career

İzmir

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

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Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
27Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye ve Tercüme OdasıBâbıâli100
29Zabtiye Nezareti Kontrato Odası tercümanı
32Bab-ı Seraskeri Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye Odası mütercim ve muharriri
44Fevkalade Komiserlik tercüman ve kâtibiSüveyş Kanalı
45Bab-ı Seraskeri Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye müdürü
49Daire-i Askeriye Tercüme Odası müdürü

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

7 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye ve Tercüme OdasıBâbıâli100[1]
Zabtiye Nezareti Kontrato Odası tercümanı[1]
Bab-ı Seraskeri Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye Odası mütercim ve muharriri[1]
Fevkalade Komiserlik tercüman ve kâtibiSüveyş Kanalı[1]
Bab-ı Seraskeri Tâhrîrât-ı Ecnebiye müdürü[1]
Daire-i Askeriye Tercüme Odası müdürüMilitary service[1]
Mekteb-i Sanayi müdürü[1]

Sources and references

  1. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876) (Sevilay Kasap, 2011). Pages 195, 196

    Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.4/350

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
İzmir
Birth year as recorded
1821/22 (AH 1237)
Father’s occupation
Avrupa tüccarı
Age at first service
27
First work place as recorded
Bâbıâli
First salary as recorded (kuruş)
100
First work year as recorded
1847/48 (AH 1264)
Nationality or community
Ermeni

Education and languages

School or education as recorded
İzmir Ermeni Mektebi; özel hocalar; Londra yükseköğrenimi

Honours and legal record

Judicial record as worded
0

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