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MORDAHAY SÜREYYA EFENDİ

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Archive reference: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.4/600

Biographical account

Born in Edirne, 1849/50 (AH 1266). The father’s recorded occupation was Tüccar. Education included Musevi sıbyan ve rüşdiye mektepleri. First work is recorded at Edirne in 1865/66 (AH 1282). Career entries include Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi; Şûrâ-yı Devlet Muhakemat Dairesi. The surviving career entries cover 1865/66 (AH 1282) to 1889/90 (AH 1307).

Career across the sources

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

Places in this career

EdirneBeyoğluUzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene)TekirdağIstanbul (Dersaadet)

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

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Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
16Vilayet Muhasebe KalemiEdirne
20Şûrâ-yı Devlet Muhakemat Dairesi
28Muhakemat Dairesi Fihrist Odası
28Tanzimat Dairesi
31Merkez Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharririEdirne
33Maarif Meclisi fahri âzası

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

11 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
Vilayet Muhasebe KalemiFinance and revenueEdirne[1]
Şûrâ-yı Devlet Muhakemat Dairesi[1]
Muhakemat Dairesi Fihrist Odası[1]
Tanzimat Dairesi[1]
Merkez Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharririEdirne[1]
Maarif Meclisi fahri âzasıEducation[1]
Bidayet Mahkemesi başkanıCisriergene[1]
Bidayet Mahkemesi müddei umumi muaviniTekirdağ[1]
Bidayet Mahkemesi âzasıIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Bidayet Mahkemesi âzasıBeyoğlu[1]
Date as written: sekiz ay burada görev yaptıktan sonra Edirne Vilâyeti Tâhrîrât KalemindeVilayet Tahrirat KalemiEdirne[1]

Sources and references

  1. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876) (Sevilay Kasap, 2011). Pages 206

    Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.4/600

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
Edirne
Birth province
Edirne
Birth year as recorded
1849/50 (AH 1266)
Father’s occupation
Tüccar
Age at first service
16
First work place as recorded
Edirne
First work year as recorded
1865/66 (AH 1282)
Nationality or community
Yahudi
Religion
Musevi

Education and languages

French
yazar
Turkish
yazar
School or education as recorded
Musevi sıbyan ve rüşdiye mektepleri
Education level (coded)
7

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