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MEHMED SADEDDİN EFENDİ

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)Gümülcine Rüşdiye Mektebi öğrencisi (Görevin sona ermesi)Komotini (Gümülcine)
  2. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Gümülcine Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıKomotini (Gümülcine) · 0; 40 kuruş
  3. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Livâ Aşar İdaresi üçüncü kâtibiKomotini (Gümülcine) · 220 kuruş
  4. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Livâ Aşar İdaresi üçüncü kâtibiKomotini (Gümülcine) · 220 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Livâ Aşar İdaresi üçüncü kâtibi

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 18 · 220 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Livâ Aşar İdaresi üçüncü kâtibiKomotini (Gümülcine) · 220 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Livâ Aşar İdaresi üçüncü kâtibi

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 19 · 220 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Livâ Aşar İdaresi üçüncü kâtibi · 2 career entriesKomotini (Gümülcine) · 220 kuruş

    1. Livâ Aşar İdaresi üçüncü kâtibi

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 20 · 220 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 20

      [1]

  7. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Livâ Ağnam Tahsilat kâtibiKomotini (Gümülcine)
  8. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Livâ Muhasebe Kalemi masraf kâtibi refiki · 2 career entriesKomotini (Gümülcine) · 120; 270 kuruş

    1. Livâ Muhasebe Kalemi masraf kâtibi refiki

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 24 · 120 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  9. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Livâ Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi aza mülazımı · 3 career entriesKomotini (Gümülcine) · 270; 400 kuruş

    1. Livâ Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi aza mülazımı

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 25 · 270 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 25

      [1]

  10. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Ziraat Bankası Gümülcine Şubesi kâtibiKomotini (Gümülcine) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Bankası Gümülcine Şubesi kâtibi

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Ziraat Bankası Gümülcine Şubesi kâtibi · 3 career entriesKomotini (Gümülcine) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Bankası Gümülcine Şubesi kâtibi

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 27 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 27

      [1]

  12. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refikiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 28 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refikiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruş
  14. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refikiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refikiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600; 650 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 32 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 650; 700 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 33 · 650 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 700; 750 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 34 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 35 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 750; 800 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 36 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 800; 900 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 37 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 38 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 39 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 40 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 900; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 41 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 42 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 43 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000; 1,200 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 44 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. Undated entriesİstifa · 5 career entriesKomotini (Gümülcine) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 500 kuruş

    1. İstifa

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

06001,2001880/81AH 12981909/10AH 13271880/81 (AH 1298) · Gümülcine Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 15 · 0 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Gümülcine Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 15 · 40 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Livâ Aşar İdaresi üçüncü kâtibi · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 17 · 220 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Livâ Aşar İdaresi üçüncü kâtibi · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 18 · 220 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Livâ Aşar İdaresi üçüncü kâtibi · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 19 · 220 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Livâ Aşar İdaresi üçüncü kâtibi · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 20 · 220 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Livâ Muhasebe Kalemi masraf kâtibi refiki · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 24 · 120 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Livâ Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi aza mülazımı · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 24 · 270 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Livâ Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi aza mülazımı · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 25 · 270 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Ziraat Bankası Gümülcine Şubesi kâtibi · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 25 · 400 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Ziraat Bankası Gümülcine Şubesi kâtibi · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 26 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Ziraat Bankası Gümülcine Şubesi kâtibi · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 27 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 27 · 300 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 400 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 600 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 32 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 32 · 650 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyid refiki · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 33 · 650 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 33 · 700 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 34 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 34 · 750 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 35 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 36 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 36 · 800 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 37 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 37 · 900 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 38 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 39 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 40 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 41 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 41 · 1,000 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 42 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 43 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 44 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Ziraat Bankası İdare-i Umumiyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 44 · 1,200 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Gümülcine [source]
Birth year
1866/67 (AH 1283) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 99/135 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüşdiye şehadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
İbtidai tahsil; rüşdiye mürettep dersleri [source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; Gümülcine Rüşdiye Mektebi [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
15 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Gümülcine [source]
First-salary field
0 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
1880/81 (AH 1298) [source]
Apprenticeship
0.148 [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 Gümülcineli devlet adamları

    ŞEHADET ORAN · 2025 · Pages 102, 103, 104

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