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SEYYİD AHMED NACİ EFENDİ

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıVarna

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı

      Varna · Calculated age 16

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıVarnaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı

      Varna · Calculated age 17

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Merkez kâtibiVarna · 300 kuruş

    1. Merkez kâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 18 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Merkez kâtibi · 3 career entriesVarna · 300; 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Merkez kâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 19 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Belediye kâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 19 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Postahane başkâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 19 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Postahane başkâtibiVarna · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Postahane başkâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 20 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Postahane başkâtibiVarna · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Postahane başkâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 21 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Postahane başkâtibiVarna · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Postahane başkâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 22 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Infisal

    1. Infisal

      · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  9. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Aşar başkâtibiBalchik (Balçık) · 500 kuruş

    1. Aşar başkâtibi

      Balchik (Balçık) · Calculated age 25 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Görevin sona ermesi · 3 career entriesBalchik (Balçık) · 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Görevin sona ermesi

      · Calculated age 26

      [1]

    2. Belediye kâtibi

      Balchik (Balçık) · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Aşar başkâtibi

      Balchik (Balçık) · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Aşar başkâtibiBalchik (Balçık) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar başkâtibi

      Balchik (Balçık) · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Aşar başkâtibi · 3 career entriesBalchik (Balçık) · Varna · 500; 600 kuruş

    1. Aşar başkâtibi

      Balchik (Balçık) · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 28

      [1]

  13. 1878 (AH 1295)İkinci Ordu Varna Fırkası Muhasebe Kalemi Nân-ı Aziz Şubesi başkâtibi · 2 career entriesVarna · 600 kuruş

    1. İkinci Ordu Varna Fırkası Muhasebe Kalemi Nân-ı Aziz Şubesi başkâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 29 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İkinci Ordu Varna Fırkası Muhasebe Kalemi Nân-ı Aziz Şubesi başkâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Varna · Calculated age 29

      Broader service field: Military service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  14. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Aşar başkâtibiEdremit · 480 kuruş

    1. Aşar başkâtibi

      Edremit · Calculated age 31 · 480 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Aşar başkâtibi · 3 career entriesEdremit · Kemer Edremit · 480; 600 kuruş

    1. Aşar başkâtibi

      Edremit · Calculated age 32 · 480 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar Memuru

      Kemer Edremit · Calculated age 32 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Aşar başkâtibi

      Edremit · Calculated age 32 · 480 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Aşar başkâtibiEdremit · Bandırma · 480 kuruş

    1. Aşar başkâtibi

      Edremit · Calculated age 33 · 480 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar başkâtibi

      Bandırma · Calculated age 33 · 480 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Aşar başkâtibi · 2 career entriesBandırma · Karesi · 480; 600 kuruş

    1. Aşar başkâtibi

      Bandırma · Calculated age 34 · 480 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar Müdürlüğü başkâtibi

      Karesi · Calculated age 34 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Aşar Müdürlüğü başkâtibiKaresi · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar Müdürlüğü başkâtibi

      Karesi · Calculated age 35 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Aşar Müdürlüğü başkâtibi · 2 career entriesKaresi · Karesi merkez kazası · 600 kuruş

    1. Aşar Müdürlüğü başkâtibi

      Karesi · Calculated age 36 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez kazası aşar memuru

      Karesi merkez kazası · Calculated age 36 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Merkez kazası aşar memuru · 2 career entriesKaresi merkez kazası · 600 kuruş

    1. Merkez kazası aşar memuru

      Karesi merkez kazası · Calculated age 37 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 37

      [1]

  21. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Ağnam memuru · 2 career entriesSındırgı · Karesi · 300 kuruş

    1. Ağnam memuru

      Sındırgı · Calculated age 39

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      Karesi · Calculated age 39 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  22. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · 3 career entriesKaresi · Erdek · 300; 350; 600 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      Karesi · Calculated age 40 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      Karesi · Calculated age 40 · 350 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    3. Mal Müdürü

      Erdek · Calculated age 40 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

03006001867/68AH 12841888/89AH 13061867/68 (AH 1284) · Merkez kâtibi · Varna · age 18 · 300 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Merkez kâtibi · Varna · age 19 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1868/69 (AH 1285) · Belediye kâtibi · Varna · age 19 · 400 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Postahane başkâtibi · Varna · age 19 · 500 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Postahane başkâtibi · Varna · age 20 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Postahane başkâtibi · Varna · age 21 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Postahane başkâtibi · Varna · age 22 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Aşar başkâtibi · Balchik (Balçık) · age 25 · 500 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Belediye kâtibi · Balchik (Balçık) · age 26 · 400 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Aşar başkâtibi · Balchik (Balçık) · age 26 · 500 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Aşar başkâtibi · Balchik (Balçık) · age 27 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Aşar başkâtibi · Balchik (Balçık) · age 28 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · İkinci Ordu Varna Fırkası Muhasebe Kalemi Nân-ı Aziz Şubesi başkâtibi · Varna · age 28 · 600 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · İkinci Ordu Varna Fırkası Muhasebe Kalemi Nân-ı Aziz Şubesi başkâtibi · Varna · age 29 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Aşar başkâtibi · Edremit · age 31 · 480 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Aşar başkâtibi · Edremit · age 32 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Aşar Memuru · Kemer Edremit · age 32 · 600 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Aşar başkâtibi · Edremit · age 32 · 480 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Aşar başkâtibi · Edremit · age 33 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Aşar başkâtibi · Bandırma · age 33 · 480 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Aşar başkâtibi · Bandırma · age 34 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Aşar Müdürlüğü başkâtibi · Karesi · age 34 · 600 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Aşar Müdürlüğü başkâtibi · Karesi · age 35 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Aşar Müdürlüğü başkâtibi · Karesi · age 36 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Merkez kazası aşar memuru · Karesi merkez kazası · age 36 · 600 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Merkez kazası aşar memuru · Karesi merkez kazası · age 37 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · Karesi · age 39 · 300 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · Karesi · age 40 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · Karesi · age 40 · 350 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Mal Müdürü · Erdek · age 40 · 600 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Varna [source]
Birth province
Tuna [source]
Birth year
1849/50 (AH 1266) [source]
Father’s occupation
Hatip [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 37/9 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
Dinî ilimlere giriş; bir miktar Arapça ve Farsça öğrenimi [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; medrese [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [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
Varna [source]
First work year
1865/66 (AH 1282) [source]
Apprenticeship
2 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları

    İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 66, 67

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