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Mehmet Sadık 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. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıKaresi

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

      Karesi · Calculated age 16

      [1]

  2. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entriesKaresi · Karesi Sancağı

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

      Karesi · Calculated age 17

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Vergi Kalemi mülazımı

      Karesi · Calculated age 17

      [2] [3]

    3. Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Karesi Sancağı · Calculated age 17

      [2] [3]

  3. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıKaresiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

      Karesi · Calculated age 18

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entriesKaresi · Karesi Sancağı

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

      Karesi · Calculated age 19

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tapu kâtibi

      Karesi · Calculated age 19

      [1]

    3. Tapu kâtibi

      Karesi Sancağı · Calculated age 19

      [2] [3]

  5. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Tapu kâtibi · 2 career entriesKaresi

    1. Tapu kâtibi

      Karesi · Calculated age 20

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tapu kâtibi (İstifa)

      Karesi · Calculated age 20

      [1]

  6. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Dokuzuncu Duhan Fabrikası MemuruKaresi

    1. Dokuzuncu Duhan Fabrikası Memuru

      Karesi · Calculated age 22

      [2] [3]

  7. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memur muavini · 3 career entriesKaresi · 150; 250 kuruş

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memur muavini

      Karesi · Calculated age 23 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuru

      Karesi · Calculated age 23 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuruKaresi · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuru

      Karesi · Calculated age 24 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuruKaresi · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuru

      Karesi · Calculated age 25 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuru · 5 career entriesKaresi · Balya · 200; 250 kuruş

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuru

      Karesi · Calculated age 26 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuru (İnfisal)

      Karesi · Calculated age 26

      [1]

    3. Tahsilat kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 26 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Nahiye Kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [2] [3]

    5. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 26

      [2] [3]

  11. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Tahsilat kâtibiBalya · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahsilat kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 27 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Tahsilat kâtibiBalya · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahsilat kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 28 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Tahsilat kâtibi · 6 career entriesBalya · Giresun · İvrindi · Giresun ve İvrindi · 200; 300 kuruş

    1. Tahsilat kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 29 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Giresun · Calculated age 29 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      İvrindi · Calculated age 29 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    5. Tahrirat Vergi Kalemi kâtibi

      İvrindi · Calculated age 29

      [2] [3]

    6. Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi

      Giresun ve İvrindi · Calculated age 29

      [2] [3]

  14. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiİvrindi · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      İvrindi · Calculated age 30 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiİvrindi · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      İvrindi · Calculated age 31 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiİvrindi · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      İvrindi · Calculated age 32 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · 4 career entriesİvrindi · Bigadiç · 300; 500 kuruş

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      İvrindi · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal muavini

      Bigadiç · Calculated age 33 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Mal Müdür Muavini

      Bigadiç · Calculated age 33

      [2] [3]

  18. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Mal muaviniBigadiç · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal muavini

      Bigadiç · Calculated age 34 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Mal muaviniBigadiç · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal muavini

      Bigadiç · Calculated age 35 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Mal muavini · 5 career entriesBigadiç · Balya · 300; 500 kuruş

    1. Mal muavini

      Bigadiç · Calculated age 36 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 36 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Tahrir Vergi Kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 36

      [2] [3]

    5. Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 36

      [2] [3]

  21. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiBalya · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 37 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiBalya · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 38 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiBalya · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 39 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiBalya · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 40 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiBalya · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 41 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiBalya · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 42 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · 5 career entriesBalya · Karesi · 250; 300 kuruş

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Balya · Calculated age 43 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Balya · Calculated age 43

      [1]

    3. Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtip vekili

      Karesi · Calculated age 43 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtip vekili (İnfisal)

      Karesi · Calculated age 43

      [1]

  28. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi kâtibi ve sandık emini · 4 career entriesBalya · Karesi · 250; 350 kuruş

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtibi

      Karesi · Calculated age 44 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  29. Undated entriesAçıkta; şahsi işleriyle meşgulBalıkesir

Recorded pay

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

02505001879/80AH 12971900/01AH 13181879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memur muavini · Karesi · age 23 · 150 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuru · Karesi · age 23 · 250 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuru · Karesi · age 24 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuru · Karesi · age 25 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Rüsum-ı Sitte duhan fabrikası memuru · Karesi · age 26 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Tahsilat kâtibi · Balya · age 26 · 200 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Tahsilat kâtibi · Balya · age 27 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Tahsilat kâtibi · Balya · age 28 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Tahsilat kâtibi · Balya · age 29 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Giresun · age 29 · 300 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · İvrindi · age 29 · 300 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · İvrindi · age 30 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · İvrindi · age 31 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · İvrindi · age 32 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · İvrindi · age 33 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Mal muavini · Bigadiç · age 33 · 500 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Mal muavini · Bigadiç · age 34 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Mal muavini · Bigadiç · age 35 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mal muavini · Bigadiç · age 36 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Balya · age 36 · 300 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Balya · age 37 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Balya · age 38 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Balya · age 39 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Balya · age 40 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Balya · age 41 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Balya · age 42 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Balya · age 43 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtip vekili · Karesi · age 43 · 250 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi kâtibi ve sandık emini · Balya · age 44 · 350 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtibi · Karesi · age 44 · 250 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Balıkesir [source]
Birth year
1857/58 (AH 1274) [source]
Father’s occupation
Bigadiç kazası hâkimi [source]Naib (nüvvabdan) [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00128/00151 [1]DH. SA İD 0064/433 [2]DH. SA İD 128/297 [3]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
Arapça, Farsça, sülüs ve rik'a hattı dersleri [source]
Education
Meclis-i Sıbyan Mektebi; Rüştiye Mektebi [source]Sıbyan Mektebi; Rüşdiye [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
16 [source]17 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Karesi [source]Karesi Sancağı Tahrirat Vergi Kalemi [source]
First work year
1873/74 (AH 1290) [source]1874/75 (AH 1291) [source]
Apprenticeship
3.5 [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 Ahval Defterlerine göre Bigalı devlet adamları

    AHMET TUNCEL · 2019 · Pages 96, 97

  2. II. Abdülhamid döneminde Balıkesirli mülki görevliler hakkında bir inceleme (sicill-i ahval kayıtlarına göre 1879 -1909)

    SERAP SUNAY · 2007 · Pages 184

  3. II. Abdülhamid döneminde Balıkesirli mülki görevliler hakkında bir inceleme (sicill-i ahval kayıtlarına göre 1879 -1909)

    SERAP SUNAY · 2007 · Pages 185

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