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Turnu Severin Şehbenderi Stepan 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. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Bâb-ı Âli Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  2. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Bâb-ı Âli Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 150 kuruş
  3. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Bâb-ı Âli Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 350 kuruş
  4. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Bâb-ı Âli Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 550 kuruş
  5. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Bâb-ı Âli Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Bâb-ı Âli Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 18 · 550 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Nakil · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 650 kuruş
    1. Nakil

      · Calculated age 19

      [1]

  7. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 650 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 20 · 650 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 650 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 21 · 650 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 650 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 22 · 650 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 650 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 23 · 650 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 650; 731 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 24 · 650 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 900 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini (Nakil) · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 900; 2,000 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini (Nakil)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 28

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 28 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kuyudat Şubesi serhalifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kuyudat Şubesi serhalifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 29 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1878 (AH 1295)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kuyudat Şubesi serhalifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kuyudat Şubesi serhalifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 30 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kuyudat Şubesi serhalifesi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kuyudat Şubesi serhalifesi

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

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 31

      [1]

  19. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Öziçe şehbender vekiliÖziçe · 1,000 kuruş
    1. Öziçe şehbender vekili

      Öziçe · Calculated age 39 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  20. Undated entriesBâb-ı Âli Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı · 5 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Turnu Severin · 100; 753.25 kuruş
    1. Şehbender

      Turnu Severin

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,0002,0001863/64AH 12801886/87AH 13041863/64 (AH 1280) · Bâb-ı Âli Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 15 · 150 kuruş1864/65 (AH 1281) · Bâb-ı Âli Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 16 · 350 kuruş1865/66 (AH 1282) · Bâb-ı Âli Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 17 · 550 kuruş1866/67 (AH 1283) · Bâb-ı Âli Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 18 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1867/68 (AH 1284) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 19 · 650 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 20 · 650 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 21 · 650 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 22 · 650 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 650 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 650 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 731 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 27 · 900 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası müdür muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kuyudat Şubesi serhalifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 2,000 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kuyudat Şubesi serhalifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 29 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kuyudat Şubesi serhalifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kuyudat Şubesi serhalifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Öziçe şehbender vekili · Öziçe · age 39 · 1,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1848/49 (AH 1265) [source]
Father’s occupation
Sarraf [source]
Archive references
BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 3, Gömlek No. 25, 3 [1]

Education and languages

Education
Ortaköy Mektebi; hususi muallimler [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
14 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1862/63 (AH 1279) [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. II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)

    BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 278, 279

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