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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. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Matbaa-i Amire görevlisiMatbaa-i Amire · 120 kuruş

    1. Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi

      Matbaa-i Amire · Calculated age 22 · 120 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Matbaa-i Amire görevlisiMatbaa-i Amire · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi

      Matbaa-i Amire · Calculated age 23 · 120 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Matbaa-i Amire görevlisiMatbaa-i Amire · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi

      Matbaa-i Amire · Calculated age 24 · 120 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Matbaa-i Amire görevlisiMatbaa-i Amire · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi

      Matbaa-i Amire · Calculated age 25 · 120 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Matbaa-i Amire görevlisiMatbaa-i Amire · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi

      Matbaa-i Amire · Calculated age 26 · 120 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi · 2 career entriesMatbaa-i Amire · 120 kuruş

    1. Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi

      Matbaa-i Amire · Calculated age 27 · 120 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi (İnfisal)

      Matbaa-i Amire · Calculated age 27

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  7. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısıSaray Erzak Ambarı · 100 kuruş

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 29 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısıSaray Erzak Ambarı · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 30 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısıSaray Erzak Ambarı · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 31 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısıSaray Erzak Ambarı · 100; 150 kuruş

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 32 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 32 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısıSaray Erzak Ambarı · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 33 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısıSaray Erzak Ambarı · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 34 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı · 2 career entriesSaray Erzak Ambarı · 150; 190 kuruş

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 35 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 35 · 190 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 190; 220 kuruş

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 36 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 36 · 220 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 220; 270 kuruş

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 37 · 220 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 37 · 270 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 270; 300 kuruş

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 38 · 270 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 38 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 39 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 40 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 41 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 42 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 300; 340 kuruş

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 43 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 43 · 340 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 340; 365 kuruş

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 44 · 340 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 44 · 365 kuruş

      [1]

  23. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 365 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 45 · 365 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 365; 500 kuruş

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 46 · 365 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 46 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  25. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 47 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesiSaray Erzak Ambarı · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 48 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · 2 career entriesSaray Erzak Ambarı · Matbah-ı Amire · 300; 500 kuruş

    1. Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi

      Saray Erzak Ambarı · Calculated age 49 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Matbah-ı Amire hademesi

      Matbah-ı Amire · Calculated age 49 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

02505001882/83AH 13001909/10AH 13271882/83 (AH 1300) · Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi · Matbaa-i Amire · age 22 · 120 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi · Matbaa-i Amire · age 23 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi · Matbaa-i Amire · age 24 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi · Matbaa-i Amire · age 25 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi · Matbaa-i Amire · age 26 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi · Matbaa-i Amire · age 27 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 29 · 100 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 30 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 31 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 32 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 32 · 150 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 33 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 34 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 35 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 35 · 190 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 36 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 36 · 220 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 37 · 220 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 37 · 270 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 38 · 270 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 38 · 300 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 39 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 40 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 41 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 42 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 43 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 43 · 340 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 44 · 340 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 44 · 365 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 45 · 365 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 46 · 365 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 46 · 500 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 47 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 48 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi · Saray Erzak Ambarı · age 49 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Matbah-ı Amire hademesi · Matbah-ı Amire · age 49 · 300 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Tosya [source]
Birth year
1861/62 (AH 1278) [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 [1]

Education and languages

Qualification
Okuryazar değil [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
22 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Matbaa-i Amire [source]
First-salary field
120 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1882/83 (AH 1300) [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. Sicill-i Ahval Defterleri'ne göre Tosyalı memurlar (1879-1909)

    BETÜL MERVE HAMAMCI · 2022 · Pages 42, 43

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