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Mehmet Lütfü 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. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Nüfus birimi stajyeriBijelo Polje (Akova)
  2. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Tahrirat birimi vekili · 2 career entriesBijelo Polje (Akova) · 120 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat birimi vekili

      Bijelo Polje (Akova) · Calculated age 22 · 120 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Görevin sona ermesi

      · Calculated age 22

      [1]

  3. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Belediye birimi memuru · 2 career entriesBijelo Polje (Akova) · Kolaşin Zir · 80 kuruş

    1. Belediye birimi memuru

      Bijelo Polje (Akova) · Calculated age 23 · 80 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Nüfus memuru

      Kolaşin Zir · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  4. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Maarif birimi memuruKolaşin Zir · 76 kuruş

    1. Maarif birimi memuru

      Kolaşin Zir · Calculated age 26 · 76 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  5. Undated entriesTahrirat birimi stajyeri · 13 career entriesBijelo Polje (Akova) · Kolaşin Zir · Birezeva · Moykavaç · Sjenica (Seniçe) · Kolašin (Kolaşin) · 100; 120; 350; 400; 450; 600; 700 kuruş

    2. Nüfus memuru

      Kolaşin Zir · 350 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Maarif birimi memuru

      Kolaşin Zir · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    4. Nakil

      [1] · 3 linked entries

    6. Nahiye müdürü vekili

      Birezeva · 120 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    9. Nahiye Müdürü

      Moykavaç · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1] · 2 linked entries

Recorded pay

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

0601201899/1900AH 13171903/04AH 13211899/1900 (AH 1317) · Tahrirat birimi vekili · Bijelo Polje (Akova) · age 22 · 120 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Belediye birimi memuru · Bijelo Polje (Akova) · age 23 · 80 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Maarif birimi memuru · Kolaşin Zir · age 26 · 76 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Akova [source]
Birth year
1878 (AH 1295) [source]
Father’s occupation
Zabıta memuru [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH SAİD. 140/122 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüştiyeden yüksek dereceyle diploma [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Akova Sıbyan Mektebi; rüştiye mektebi [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
18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Akova [source]
First work year
1895/96 (AH 1313) [source]
Apprenticeship
3.83 [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 Kosova doğumlu Osmanlı devlet memurları (1834-1889)

    DÖNDÜ DOĞAN · 2025 · Pages 151, 152, 153

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