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Mehmet Talat Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 70_45; 87

Mehmet Talat Efendi was born in Edirne in AH 1290 (1873–1874). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Edirne in AH 1308 (1890–1891), 18 AH years after the recorded birth year, with “Telgraf” as first-job wording. The surviving career record covers 15 distinct AH years in AH 1309–1330 (1891–1912), with gaps; it begins with Mukayyit in Edirne (300 kuruş monthly). pt naziri appears later, in AH 1330 (1911–1912), with 15,000 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Rum: Tekellum (speaking). Decoration wording is recorded in the source evidence; award dates remain unverified. Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1290 (1873–1874); edirne
School / programme
Rusdiye Mektebi
Schooling duration
7 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
1 source-recorded year
Qualification field (recorded code)
1
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)
  • Rum: Tekellum (speaking)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1308 (1890–1891)
Place
Edirne
First-salary field
300 kuruş
Recorded first-job wording
Telgraf

First-work may concern earlier state service or preparation. The first-salary amount is separately recorded and is not dated by the first-work year.

Honours, rank and legal records

  • Decoration wording: “Altin Donanma Madalyasi”
  • Decoration wording: “ve Romanya Devleti tarafindan ihd√¢ olunan birinci rutbeden Sen Tual Do Roman Nisani'nin ”

Original codes across source assertions, including zero; meanings unverified. No grade, count or award status is inferred.

Rütbe
0
Mecidi nişanı
0 / 1
Nişan-ı Âlî-i Osmanî
0 / 1
Madalya
0 / 1 / 2
Liyakat ve ehliyet derecesi
1
  • Original legal note: “Siyasi” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note (excerpt): “Politika / Mumaileyh politika töhmetiyle üç sene kalabendlik cezasına Edrine Vilayet-i Celilesi İstinaf Mahkemesi'nce mahkum olduğundan bin üç yüz on dört senes” … (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))

The annual personnel records mark “yes for this annual record” in AH 1316–1324 (1898–1907), AH 1326 (1908–1909), AH 1330 (1911–1912).

Annual legal indicator · original codes
0 / 1
Personnel legal field · original codes
2
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0 / 1 / 2
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1 / 2
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1 / 2

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes (3 distinct texts), codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

15 annual entries in 15 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; source G years are retained separately. Gaps remain gaps. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)Source G yearRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1309 (1891–1892)1892mukayyitedirne
Province: edirne
300
AH 1310 (1892–1893)1892Mukayyitedirne
Province: edirne
300
AH 1311 (1893–1894)1893mukayyitedirne
Province: edirne
300
AH 1312 (1894–1895)1894mukayyitedirne
Province: edirne
400
AH 1313 (1895–1896)1895mukayyitedirne
Province: edirne
400
AH 1316 (1898–1899)1898seyyar memurmanastir
Province: manastir
675
AH 1317 (1899–1900)1899basmudur kitabetiselanik
Province: selanik
600
AH 1318 (1900–1901)1900basmudur kitabetiselanik
Province: selanik
600
AH 1319 (1901–1902)1901basmudur kitabetiselanik
Province: selanik
600
AH 1320 (1902–1903)1902basmudur kitabetiselanik
Province: selanik
600
AH 1321 (1903–1904)1903tahrirat baskitabetiselanik
Province: selanik
900
AH 1322 (1904–1905)1904tahrirat baskitabetiselanik
Province: selanik
900
AH 1323 (1905–1906)1905tahrirat baskitabetiselanik
Province: selanik
900
AH 1324 (1906–1907)1906tahrirat baskitabetiselanik
Province: selanik
1,000
AH 1330 (1911–1912)Not recordedpt naziriistanbul
Province: dersaadet
15,000