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Hafız Mehmed Şemseddin 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. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Encümen Kalemi mülazımı
  2. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Encümen Kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entries · 125 kuruş

    1. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Encümen Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 23

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Encümen Kalemi mülazımı (Nakil)

      · Calculated age 23

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 23 · 125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  3. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · 125 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 24 · 125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · 125; 150 kuruş

    1. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 25 · 125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 25 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  5. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · 150; 160 kuruş

    1. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 26 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 26 · 160 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  6. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · 160; 200 kuruş

    1. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 27 · 160 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 27 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  7. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · 200; 220 kuruş

    1. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 28 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 28 · 220 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  8. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · 220; 250 kuruş

    1. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 29 · 220 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 29 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  9. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · 250; 280; 300 kuruş

    1. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 30 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 30 · 280 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    3. Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 30 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01503001900/01AH 13181907/08AH 13251900/01 (AH 1318) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 23 · 125 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 24 · 125 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 25 · 125 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 25 · 150 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 26 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 26 · 160 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 27 · 160 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 27 · 200 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 28 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 28 · 220 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 29 · 220 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 29 · 250 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 30 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 30 · 280 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Defter-i Hakani Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · age 30 · 300 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Varna [source]
Birth year
1878 (AH 1295) [source]
Father’s occupation
Hatip [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 103/429 [1]

Education and languages

Armenian
Tekellüm [source]
French
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Hukuk şehadetnamesi: karîbü'l-a'lâ; üçüncü sınıf Defter-i Hakani memuriyetine yeterlik [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
İbtidai; Unkapanı Merkez Rüşdiyesi; Dersaadet İdadi-i Mülkîsi; Mekteb-i Hukuk-ı Şahane [source]

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 year
1899/1900 (AH 1317) [source]
Apprenticeship
0.9 [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 Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları

    İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 158, 159, 160

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