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NİKOLA GAZBAN EFENDİ

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Archive reference: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.4/262

Biographical account

Born in İstanbul, 1835/36 (AH 1251). The father’s recorded occupation was Tercüman; Galata ticaret borsası direktörü. Education included Roma Şark Mektebi; Roma Üniversitesi hukuk. First work is recorded in 1856/57 (AH 1273). Career entries include Tersane-i Amire Fener Rusumu İdaresi; Vilayet tercümanı. The surviving career entries cover 1856/57 (AH 1273) to 1893/94 (AH 1311).

Career across the sources

9 career entries across 9 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.

Places in this career

İstanbulAleppo (Halep)Adana

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

Not drawn. No position recorded: Bulgaristan.

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Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
22Tersane-i Amire Fener Rusumu İdaresi
34Vilayet tercümanıAleppo (Halep)
35Fevaid-i Osmaniye İdaresi Küçük Vapurlar müdürü
36Vilayet tercümanıAdana
40Üçüncü Ticaret Meclisi âza muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet)
44Ticaret-i Bahriye Mahkemesi 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

9 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
Tersane-i Amire Fener Rusumu İdaresi[1]
Vilayet tercümanıAleppo (Halep)[1]
Fevaid-i Osmaniye İdaresi Küçük Vapurlar müdürü[1]
Vilayet tercümanıAdana[1]
Üçüncü Ticaret Meclisi âza muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Ticaret-i Bahriye Mahkemesi âzası[1]
İstinaf Mahkemesi Ticaret Kısmı âzası[1]
KomiserBulgaristan[1]
Vefat[1]

Sources and references

  1. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876) (Sevilay Kasap, 2011). Pages 208, 209

    Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.4/262

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
İstanbul
Birth province
Dersaadet
Birth year as recorded
1835/36 (AH 1251)
Father’s occupation
Tercüman; Galata ticaret borsası direktörü
Age at first service
22
First work year as recorded
1856/57 (AH 1273)

Education and languages

Arabic
konuşur ve yazar
Armenian
konuşur ve yazar
English
konuşur ve yazar
French
konuşur ve yazar
Italian
konuşur ve yazar
Rum
konuşur ve yazar
Turkish
konuşur ve yazar
School or education as recorded
Roma Şark Mektebi; Roma Üniversitesi hukuk

Honours and legal record

Judicial record as worded
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