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Ali Rıza Efendi

Born 1881/82 (AH 1299) · Elbistan · Career evidence 1897 to 1904 (AH 1315 to 1321)

Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD. d.120/177; 43 BOA, DH. SAİD. d.120/177.

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1ElbistanThessaloniki (Selanik)
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Selected stage connections

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Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.

Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.

  1. 1

    1881/82 (AH 1299)

    Elbistan

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1897/98 (AH 1315)

    Elbistan

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 16

      Personal record & evidence →

    2. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Calculated age 16

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1903/04 (AH 1321)

    Thessaloniki (Selanik)

    1. Posta merkezi muhasebe memuru

      250 kuruşCalculated age 22

      Entry & evidence →[1]

1 entry without a resolved year

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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.

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts
01252501903/04AH 13211903/04 (AH 1321) · 250 kuruş

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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status

Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.

Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. 1897/98 (AH 1315)
  2. 1903/04 (AH 1321)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.

Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title
  1. 1903/04 (AH 1321)
  2. 1897/98 (AH 1315)

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

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
Elbistan[source]
Birth province
Halep[source]
Birth year
1881/82 (AH 1299)[source]
Father’s occupation
Asâkir-i Şâhâne yüzbaşısı[source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİD. d.120/177; 43 BOA, DH. SAİD. d.120/177.[1]

Education and languages

French
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Turkish
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Maraş Rüştiyesi[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
16[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Elbistan[source]
First work year
1897/98 (AH 1315)[source]
Apprenticeship
6[source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Elbistanlı memurlar

    ŞEYMA BÜLBÜL · 2025 · Pages 54, 55

    BOA, DH. SAİD. d.120/177; 43 BOA, DH. SAİD. d.120/177.

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 2 dated years

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