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Mahmud Nedim 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. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  2. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Petersburg Sefareti ataşesiPetersburg · 1,425 kuruş
    1. Petersburg Sefareti ataşesi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 24 · 1,425 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  3. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Petersburg Sefareti ataşesi · 2 career entriesPetersburg · Berlin · 1,425; 1,900 kuruş
    1. Petersburg Sefareti ataşesi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 25 · 1,425 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Berlin Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Berlin · Calculated age 25 · 1,900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  4. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Berlin Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · 4 career entriesBerlin · Viyana · Petersburg · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,900 kuruş
    1. Berlin Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Berlin · Calculated age 26 · 1,900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Viyana Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Viyana · Calculated age 26 · 1,900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    3. Petersburg Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 26 · 1,900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  5. 1878 (AH 1295)Petersburg Sefareti ikinci kâtibiPetersburg · 1,900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Petersburg Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 27 · 1,900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Petersburg Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · 3 career entriesPetersburg · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Bükreş · 1,900; 3,135 kuruş
    1. Petersburg Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 28 · 1,900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Petersburg Sefareti ikinci kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 28

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    3. Bükreş Sefareti birinci kâtibi

      Bükreş · Calculated age 28 · 3,135 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  7. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Bulgaristan Komisyonu başkâtibiSofia (Sofya) · 4,000; 5,000 kuruş
    1. Bulgaristan Komisyonu başkâtibi

      Sofia (Sofya) · Calculated age 29 · 5,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Bulgaristan Komisyonu başkâtibi

      Sofia (Sofya) · Calculated age 29 · 4,000 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Bulgaristan Komisyonu başkâtibiSofia (Sofya) · 4,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Bulgaristan Komisyonu başkâtibi

      Sofia (Sofya) · Calculated age 30 · 4,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Bulgaristan Komisyonu başkâtibi · 6 career entriesSofia (Sofya) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,080; 2,000; 4,000 kuruş
    1. Bulgaristan Komisyonu başkâtibi

      Sofia (Sofya) · Calculated age 31 · 4,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Başvekâlet tercümanı ve mühürdarı (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Başvekâlet tercümanı ve mühürdarı (İnfisal)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31

      [1]

    4. Ticaret Nezareti İstatistik Kalemi müderrisi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  10. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Belgrad Sefareti başkâtibiBelgrade (Belgrad) · 3,000 kuruş
    1. Belgrad Sefareti başkâtibi

      Belgrade (Belgrad) · Calculated age 35 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  11. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Belgrad sefiri · 2 career entriesBelgrade (Belgrad) · Pazar (Atina) · 10,000 kuruş
    1. Belgrad sefiri

      Belgrade (Belgrad) · Calculated age 39 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    2. Atina sefiri

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 39 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  12. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Atina sefiri · 2 career entriesPazar (Atina) · Roma · 10,000; 20,000 kuruş
    1. Atina sefiri

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 40 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Roma sefiri

      Roma · Calculated age 40 · 20,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  13. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Viyana sefiriViyana · 20,500 kuruş
    1. Viyana sefiri

      Viyana · Calculated age 45 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  14. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Viyana sefiriViyana · 18,450; 20,500 kuruş
    1. Viyana sefiri

      Viyana · Calculated age 46 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Viyana sefiri

      Viyana · Calculated age 46 · 18,450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

010,25020,5001875/76AH 12921896/97AH 13141875/76 (AH 1292) · Petersburg Sefareti ataşesi · Petersburg · age 24 · 1,425 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Petersburg Sefareti ataşesi · Petersburg · age 25 · 1,425 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Berlin Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Berlin · age 25 · 1,900 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Berlin Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Berlin · age 26 · 1,900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Viyana Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Viyana · age 26 · 1,900 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Petersburg Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Petersburg · age 26 · 1,900 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Petersburg Sefareti ikinci kâtibi; geçici Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kalemi hizmeti · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 26 · 1,900 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Petersburg Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Petersburg · age 27 · 1,900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Petersburg Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Petersburg · age 28 · 1,900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Bükreş Sefareti birinci kâtibi · Bükreş · age 28 · 3,135 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Bulgaristan Komisyonu başkâtibi · Sofia (Sofya) · age 29 · 5,000 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Bulgaristan Komisyonu başkâtibi · Sofia (Sofya) · age 29 · 4,000 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Bulgaristan Komisyonu başkâtibi · Sofia (Sofya) · age 30 · 4,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Bulgaristan Komisyonu başkâtibi · Sofia (Sofya) · age 31 · 4,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Bâbıâli hukuk müşavirleri refakati · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 2,000 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Başvekâlet tercümanı ve mühürdarı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 1,080 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Ticaret Nezareti İstatistik Kalemi müderrisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 2,000 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Belgrad Sefareti başkâtibi · Belgrade (Belgrad) · age 35 · 3,000 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Belgrad sefiri · Belgrade (Belgrad) · age 39 · 10,000 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Atina sefiri · Pazar (Atina) · age 39 · 10,000 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Atina sefiri · Pazar (Atina) · age 40 · 10,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Roma sefiri · Roma · age 40 · 20,000 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Viyana sefiri · Viyana · age 45 · 20,500 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Viyana sefiri · Viyana · age 46 · 20,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Viyana sefiri · Viyana · age 46 · 18,450 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1851/52 (AH 1268) [source]
Father’s occupation
Erzurum vilayeti kapı kethüdası [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/233 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
French
Kitâbet [source]
Rum (as recorded)
Aşina [source]biraz aşina [1]
Russian
Aşina [source]biraz aşina [1]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Mahrec-i Aklâm şehadetnamesi; sınavla dava vekâleti ilmühaberi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Beylerbeyi Rüşdiyesi; Mahrec-i Aklâm; Bâbıâli Kavânîn Dershanesi; özel hukuk dersleri [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
23 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1874/75 (AH 1291) [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. Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli

    İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 50, 51, 52, 53

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