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Mustafa Veysi Bey

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. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Merkez Muhasebe Kalemi memuruDamascus (Şam) · 50 kuruş

    1. Merkez Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      Damascus (Şam) · Calculated age 17 · 50 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Merkez Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · 2 career entriesDamascus (Şam) · Suriye · 50; 285 kuruş

    1. Merkez Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      Damascus (Şam) · Calculated age 18 · 50 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar Nezareti Kalemi mukayyidi

      Suriye · Calculated age 18 · 285 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Aşar Nezareti Kalemi mukayyidi · 2 career entriesSuriye · 285 kuruş

    1. Aşar Nezareti Kalemi mukayyidi

      Suriye · Calculated age 19 · 285 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 19

      [1]

  4. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Tahrirat katibiVadi-i Acem · 162 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat katibi

      Vadi-i Acem · Calculated age 21 · 162 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Tahrirat katibi · 2 career entriesVadi-i Acem · 162 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat katibi

      Vadi-i Acem · Calculated age 22 · 162 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 22

      [1]

  6. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi memuruSuriye · 100 kuruş

    1. Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi memuru

      Suriye · Calculated age 24 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi memuruSuriye · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi memuru

      Suriye · Calculated age 25 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi memuru · 2 career entriesSuriye · 100; 200 kuruş

    1. Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi memuru

      Suriye · Calculated age 26 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi

      Suriye · Calculated age 26 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyiziSuriye · 200; 300 kuruş

    1. Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi

      Suriye · Calculated age 27 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi

      Suriye · Calculated age 27 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyiziSuriye · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi

      Suriye · Calculated age 28 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyiziSuriye · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi

      Suriye · Calculated age 29 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi

      Suriye · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyiziSuriye · 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi

      Suriye · Calculated age 30 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi

      Suriye · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyiziSuriye · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi

      Suriye · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyiziSuriye · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi

      Suriye · Calculated age 32 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · 2 career entriesSuriye · 500; 600 kuruş

    1. Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi

      Suriye · Calculated age 33 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 33 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisiSuriye · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 34 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisiSuriye · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 35 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisiSuriye · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 36 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisiSuriye · 600; 700 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 37 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 37 · 700 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisiSuriye · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 38 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisiSuriye · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 39 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisiSuriye · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 40 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisiSuriye · 700; 900 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 41 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 41 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

04509001878/79AH 12961902/03AH 13201878/79 (AH 1296) · Merkez Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · Damascus (Şam) · age 17 · 50 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Merkez Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · Damascus (Şam) · age 18 · 50 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Aşar Nezareti Kalemi mukayyidi · Suriye · age 18 · 285 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Aşar Nezareti Kalemi mukayyidi · Suriye · age 19 · 285 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Tahrirat katibi · Vadi-i Acem · age 21 · 162 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Tahrirat katibi · Vadi-i Acem · age 22 · 162 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi memuru · Suriye · age 24 · 100 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi memuru · Suriye · age 25 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi memuru · Suriye · age 26 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · Suriye · age 26 · 200 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · Suriye · age 27 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · Suriye · age 27 · 300 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · Suriye · age 28 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · Suriye · age 29 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · Suriye · age 29 · 400 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · Suriye · age 30 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · Suriye · age 30 · 500 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · Suriye · age 31 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · Suriye · age 32 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi mümeyyizi · Suriye · age 33 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi · Suriye · age 33 · 600 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi · Suriye · age 34 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi · Suriye · age 35 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi · Suriye · age 36 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi · Suriye · age 37 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi · Suriye · age 37 · 700 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi · Suriye · age 38 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi · Suriye · age 39 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi · Suriye · age 40 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi · Suriye · age 41 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi · Suriye · age 41 · 900 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Şam [source]
Birth year
1862/63 (AH 1279) [source]
Father’s occupation
Kaymakam [source]
Archive references
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.761 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Mahallî Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
17 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Şam [source]
First-salary field
50 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
1878/79 (AH 1296) [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. 3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar

    ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 49, 50

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