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Debdebezâde İshak Hakkı Efendi

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. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Tahrirat kalemi mülâzımıMuş
  2. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Tahrirat kalemi mülâzımıMuşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülâzımı

      Muş · Calculated age 18

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Tahrirat kalemi mülâzımı · 4 career entriesMuş · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 30 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülâzımı

      Muş · Calculated age 19

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 19

      [1]

  4. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Maliye Nezareti Masarifat-ı Umumiye Muhasebesi mülâzımı · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Mardin · 30 kuruş

    1. Maliye Nezareti Masarifat-ı Umumiye Muhasebesi mülâzımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 20 · 30 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 20

      [1]

  5. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Tahrirat kalemi mülâzımıMardinContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülâzımı

      Mardin · Calculated age 21

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Tahrirat kalemi mülâzımıMardinContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülâzımı

      Mardin · Calculated age 22

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Tahrirat kalemi mülâzımı · 2 career entriesMardin

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülâzımı

      Mardin · Calculated age 23

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  8. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Vilayet meclis-i idaresi başkâtibiDersim · 700 kuruş

    1. Vilayet meclis-i idaresi başkâtibi

      Dersim · Calculated age 32 · 700 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Vilayet meclis-i idaresi başkâtibiDersim · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet meclis-i idaresi başkâtibi

      Dersim · Calculated age 33 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Vilayet meclis-i idaresi başkâtibi · 2 career entriesDersim · Mazgirt · 700; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Vilayet meclis-i idaresi başkâtibi

      Dersim · Calculated age 34 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat müdürü

      Mazgirt · Calculated age 34 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Tahrirat müdürü · 2 career entriesMazgirt · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat müdürü

      Mazgirt · Calculated age 35 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 35

      [1]

  12. 1889/90 (AH 1307)KaymakamAdıyaman (Hısnımansur) · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Adıyaman (Hısnımansur) · Calculated age 38 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  13. 1890/91 (AH 1308)KaymakamAdıyaman (Hısnımansur) · Akçadağ · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Adıyaman (Hısnımansur) · Calculated age 39 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Akçadağ · Calculated age 39 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  14. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesAkçadağ · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Akçadağ · Calculated age 40 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 40

      [1]

  15. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Kaymakam vekili · 2 career entriesZakho (Zaho) · 875 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam vekili

      Zakho (Zaho) · Calculated age 41 · 875 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Zakho (Zaho) · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  16. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Kaymakam vekiliAndırın · 625 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam vekili

      Andırın · Calculated age 42 · 625 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  17. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi) · 2 career entriesAndırın · Kelkit · 1,170 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Andırın · Calculated age 43

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Kelkit · Calculated age 43 · 1,170 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  18. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Azil

    1. Azil

      · Calculated age 44

      [1]

  19. 1896/97 (AH 1314)KaymakamMazgirt · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Mazgirt · Calculated age 45 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  20. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)KaymakamSuşehri · 990 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Suşehri · Calculated age 48 · 990 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  21. 1900/01 (AH 1318)KaymakamAl-Qurnah (Kurna) · 2,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Al-Qurnah (Kurna) · Calculated age 49 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  22. 1902/03 (AH 1320)KaymakamSuq al-Shuyukh (Sukuşşuyuh) · 2,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Suq al-Shuyukh (Sukuşşuyuh) · Calculated age 51 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  23. Undated entriesAçığa çıkarılma · 11 career entriesMazgirt · Besni · Suşehri · Kozan · 990; 1,125 kuruş

    2. Kaymakam

      Mazgirt · 1,125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    4. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Mazgirt

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    5. Kaymakam

      Besni

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    6. Kaymakam

      Suşehri · 990 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    7. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Suşehri

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    8. Kaymakam

      Kozan

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    9. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Kozan

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    11. Kaza kaymakamı (Azil)

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,1252,2501871/72AH 12881902/03AH 13201871/72 (AH 1288) · Maliye Nezareti Masarifat-ı Umumiye Muhasebesi mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 19 · 30 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Maliye Nezareti Masarifat-ı Umumiye Muhasebesi mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 20 · 30 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Vilayet meclis-i idaresi başkâtibi · Dersim · age 32 · 700 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Vilayet meclis-i idaresi başkâtibi · Dersim · age 33 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vilayet meclis-i idaresi başkâtibi · Dersim · age 34 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Tahrirat müdürü · Mazgirt · age 34 · 1,000 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Tahrirat müdürü · Mazgirt · age 35 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Kaymakam · Adıyaman (Hısnımansur) · age 38 · 1,250 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Kaymakam · Adıyaman (Hısnımansur) · age 39 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Kaymakam · Akçadağ · age 39 · 1,250 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Kaymakam · Akçadağ · age 40 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Kaymakam vekili · Zakho (Zaho) · age 41 · 875 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Kaymakam vekili · Andırın · age 42 · 625 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Kaymakam · Kelkit · age 43 · 1,170 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Kaymakam · Mazgirt · age 45 · 1,250 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Kaymakam · Suşehri · age 48 · 990 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Kaymakam · Al-Qurnah (Kurna) · age 49 · 2,250 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Kaymakam · Suq al-Shuyukh (Sukuşşuyuh) · age 51 · 2,250 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Elbistan [source]
Birth year
1852/53 (AH 1269) [source]
Father’s occupation
Nâib [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 18/249; 49 BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 18/249. [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Aşina [source]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; hususi muallim [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
Qualification
İkinci sınıf kaymakamlığa ehliyet [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
17 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Muş [source]
First work year
1869/70 (AH 1286) [source]
Apprenticeship
1.666667 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

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 kayıtlarına göre Elbistanlı memurlar

    ŞEYMA BÜLBÜL · 2025 · Pages 60, 61, 62, 63, 64

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