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Ahmed Vefik Efendi

Born 1862/63 (AH 1279) · Gaziantep (Antep) · Career evidence 1886 to 1901 (AH 1304 to 1318)

Archival reference BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 61/181.; 202 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 61/181.

Dates are shown with Gregorian spans and the recorded AH year. Select a dated entry to find its place and amount.

  1. 1862/63 (AH 1279)
  2. 1886/87 (AH 1304)

    First work as recorded

    Adana

  1. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Adana Mahkemesi süvari kolcusu · 2 career entriesAdana · 300 kuruş

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  2. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Adana Mahkemesi piyade kolcusuAdana · 150 kuruş

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  3. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Adana Mahkemesi kantarcısıAdana · 250 kuruş

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  4. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Adana Mahkemesi kantarcısı · 2 career entriesAdana · Saimbeyli (Haçin) · 250; 300 kuruş

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  5. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruSaimbeyli (Haçin) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  6. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruSaimbeyli (Haçin) · Silifke · 300; 400 kuruş

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  7. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruSilifke · 400; 450; 500 kuruş

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  8. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruSilifke · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  9. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · 2 career entriesSilifke · Adana · 500 kuruş

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  10. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Düyun-ı Umumiye memur vekiliMersin

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  11. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Düyun-ı Umumiye memur vekili · 2 career entriesMersin

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  12. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Akçadeniz Mahallesi müdür vekiliAkçadeniz Mahallesi

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  13. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Akçadeniz Mahallesi müdür vekili · 2 career entriesAkçadeniz Mahallesi

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  14. Undated entriesAdana Mahkemesi daimi piyade kolcusuAdana · 150 kuruş

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Age is calculated from AH year labels. Entries with the same year can describe separate appointments or rate changes. Gaps are left open; continuing service is labelled beside the entry.

Recorded pay over the career

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

02505001886/87AH 13041890/91AH 13081894/95AH 13121886/87 (AH 1304) · Adana Mahkemesi süvari kolcusu · Adana · age 25 · 300 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Adana Mahkemesi piyade kolcusu · Adana · age 26 · 150 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Adana Mahkemesi kantarcısı · Adana · age 27 · 250 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Adana Mahkemesi kantarcısı · Adana · age 28 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Saimbeyli (Haçin) · age 28 · 300 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Saimbeyli (Haçin) · age 29 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Saimbeyli (Haçin) · age 30 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Silifke · age 30 · 400 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Silifke · age 31 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Silifke · age 31 · 450 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Silifke · age 31 · 500 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Silifke · age 32 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Silifke · age 33 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service

Points show amounts attached to dated career entries, including labelled continuing-service and reconstructed years. Separate rates within a year remain separate; the points do not measure annual receipts or total earnings.

Places in this record

○ Birthplace◇ First work● Service

GaziantepMersinAdanaSaimbeyli (Haçin)Silifke
GaziantepMersinAdanaSaimbeyli (Haçin)Silifke

All recorded places. Select a career entry or pay point to highlight its place.

Not drawn. No position recorded: Akçadeniz Mahallesi.

Some locality or province names have no agreed point position. They remain in the chronology and list; they are not placed at a guessed provincial capital.

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace

GaziantepSupporting accounts

Antep[1]

Birth year

1862/63 (AH 1279)Supporting accounts

Archive references

BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 61/181.; 202 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 61/181.[1]

Education and languages

Turkish

KitâbetSupporting accounts

okur yazar[1]

Qualification

Formal qualification recordedSupporting accounts

Rüştiye diploması; kayıp[1]

Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education

Mekteb-i RüştiyeSupporting accounts

Education level equivalent

7Supporting accounts

The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service

25Supporting accounts

Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place

AdanaSupporting accounts

First-salary field

300 kuruş (personal first-salary field)Supporting accounts

A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year

1886/87 (AH 1304)Supporting accounts

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Gaziantepli memurlar

    EDA CEREN ERKABALCI · 2019 · Pages 94

    BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 61/181.; 202 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 61/181.

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