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Kostaki Petropolo

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. 1854/55 (AH 1271)Atina Sefareti mülazım mübeyyiziPazar (Atina)
  2. 1856/57 (AH 1273)Atina Sefareti fahri ateşesi (İnfisal)Pazar (Atina)
    1. Atina Sefareti fahri ateşesi (İnfisal)

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  3. 1860/61 (AH 1277)Pasaport Odası memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 400 kuruş
    1. Pasaport Odası memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1861/62 (AH 1278)Pasaport Odası memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Pasaport Odası memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Pasaport Odası memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Pasaport Odası memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Kerç Şehbenderhanesi kançılaryası memuruKerç · 1,000 kuruş
    1. Kerç Şehbenderhanesi kançılaryası memuru

      Kerç · Calculated age 27 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  7. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Ayamavra şehbender vekiliAyamavra · 1,000 kuruş
    1. Ayamavra şehbender vekili

      Ayamavra · Calculated age 58 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  8. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Ayamavra şehbender vekiliAyamavra · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Ayamavra şehbender vekili

      Ayamavra · Calculated age 59 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Ayamavra şehbender vekiliAyamavra · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Ayamavra şehbender vekili

      Ayamavra · Calculated age 60 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Ayamavra şehbender vekiliAyamavra · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Ayamavra şehbender vekili

      Ayamavra · Calculated age 61 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Ayamavra şehbender vekiliAyamavra · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Ayamavra şehbender vekili

      Ayamavra · Calculated age 62 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Ayamavra şehbender vekiliAyamavra · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Ayamavra şehbender vekili

      Ayamavra · Calculated age 63 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Ayamavra şehbender vekili · 2 career entriesAyamavra · 1,000 kuruş
    1. Ayamavra şehbender vekili

      Ayamavra · Calculated age 64 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 64

      [1]

  14. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Turnu Magurel şehbender vekili · 2 career entriesTurnu Magurel · Podgorica (Podgoriça) · 1,000; 1,100 kuruş
    1. Turnu Magurel şehbender vekili

      Turnu Magurel · Calculated age 66 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    2. Podgorica şehbenderi

      Podgorica (Podgoriça) · Calculated age 66 · 1,100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  15. Undated entriesAtina Sefareti fahri ateşesi · 2 career entriesPazar (Atina) · Şira

Recorded pay

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

05501,1001860/61AH 12771901/02AH 13191860/61 (AH 1277) · Pasaport Odası memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 400 kuruş1861/62 (AH 1278) · Pasaport Odası memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 25 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1862/63 (AH 1279) · Pasaport Odası memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 26 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1863/64 (AH 1280) · Kerç Şehbenderhanesi kançılaryası memuru · Kerç · age 27 · 1,000 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Ayamavra şehbender vekili · Ayamavra · age 58 · 1,000 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Ayamavra şehbender vekili · Ayamavra · age 59 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Ayamavra şehbender vekili · Ayamavra · age 60 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Ayamavra şehbender vekili · Ayamavra · age 61 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Ayamavra şehbender vekili · Ayamavra · age 62 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Ayamavra şehbender vekili · Ayamavra · age 63 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Ayamavra şehbender vekili · Ayamavra · age 64 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Turnu Magurel şehbender vekili · Turnu Magurel · age 66 · 1,000 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Podgorica şehbenderi · Podgorica (Podgoriça) · age 66 · 1,100 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1837/38 (AH 1253) [source]
Father’s occupation
Divan-ı Hümayun tercümanı [source]
Nationality or community
Rum [source]
Religion
Hristiyan [source]

Education and languages

French
Kitâbet [1]
Italian
Kitâbet [1]
Rum (as recorded)
Kitâbet [1]
Russian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
biraz okuryazar [source]
Education
Fener Rum Mektebi [source]

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
Pazar [source]Atina [1]
First work year
1854/55 (AH 1271) [source]

Other recorded details

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

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. II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)

    BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 265, 266, 267

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