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Place

Tophane

Place in Istanbul (Dersaadet) province. Present-day country: Turkey.

4 officials are recorded serving in Tophane. Ali Agah Efendi is recorded as Muhabere Memuru here from 1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296), with 250 kuruş a month. Born in Istanbul. İzzet Efendi is recorded as Muhabere Memuru here from 1900 to 1903, with 360 kuruş a month. Born in Yozgat. An official whose name is not recorded (0156_0128;253) is recorded as Muhabere Memuru here from 1902 to 1906, with 80 kuruş a month. Born in Istanbul. Hüseyin İbrahim Efendi is recorded as Mersule Memuru here in 1905/06, with 420 kuruş a month. Born in Bartın.

Officials serving
4
Annual entries1878 to 1906, AH 1295 to 1323
10
Year with most officials2 officials
1902/03
Median monthly salaryfrom 10 recorded salaries
250 kuruş

This place has too few annual entries for charts. For officials, salaries and jobs in the region seeIstanbul (Dersaadet) province.

Birthplaces and places of service

Birthplaces of the officials recorded here, with the number of officials: Istanbul (Dersaadet) (2), Bartın (1), Yozgat (1).

Ottoman officials recorded here

4 officials, the one with most annual entries here first.

Officials of Tophane
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
İzzet Efendi1900 to 19033Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)360Yozgat
Ali Agah Efendi1878 to 18792Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)250Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hüseyin İbrahim Efendi1905/061Mersule Memuruofficial for outgoing items420Bartın
Unnamed official (0156_0128;253)1902 to 19064Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)80Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Years here run from the first to the last annual entry here. An official without a recorded name is listed after the named officials.

Where the same officials are also recorded

The number in brackets is the number of officials.

Recorded here, and in a later year in: Beyoğlu (1), Galata (1), Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1).

Recorded here, and in an earlier year in: Galata (2), Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1).

Names, position and identifiers of Tophane
Place
Identifierl-e286e8a858d86c1e
Spelling in the cataloguetophane
NameName matched
Kind of placeDistrict (kaza)
ProvinceIstanbul (Dersaadet) province
How the province was chosenthe administrative reference names this province
Sancak in the administrative referenceDersaadet
PositionLatitude 41.027316, longitude 28.980854. Position agreed between the records and the reference
Present-day countryTurkey
Names
NameLanguageKind of nameSource
TophaneEnglishPreferred nameEditor
TophaneTurkishPreferred nameEditor
TophaneSpelling in the recordsOther nameAnnual records
tophaneSpelling in the recordsOther nameAnnual records

How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.