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Mehmet ġevket 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. 1878 (AH 1295)Muhacirin Komisyonu mülazımıErzurum
  2. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Evrak Kalemi MukayyidiErzurum · 94.4 kuruş

    1. Evrak Kalemi Mukayyidi

      Erzurum · Calculated age 15 · 94.4 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Rüsum-ı Sitte MemuruHınıs · 250 kuruş

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte Memuru

      Hınıs · Calculated age 18 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Rüsum-ı Sitte MemuruHınıs · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte Memuru

      Hınıs · Calculated age 19 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Rüsum-ı Sitte Memuru · 2 career entriesHınıs · 250 kuruş

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte Memuru

      Hınıs · Calculated age 20 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsum-ı Sitte Memuru (İnfisal)

      Hınıs · Calculated age 20

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  6. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Rüsumat Müdürlüğü Sandık EminiVan · 300 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Müdürlüğü Sandık Emini

      Van · Calculated age 21 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Rüsumat Müdürlüğü BaşkâtibiKızıldize · 600 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Müdürlüğü Başkâtibi

      Kızıldize · Calculated age 26 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Rüsumat Müdürlüğü Başkâtibi · 4 career entriesKızıldize · 600 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Müdürlüğü Başkâtibi

      Kızıldize · Calculated age 27 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsumat Müdürlüğü Başkâtibi (Azil)

      Kızıldize · Calculated age 27

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Rüsumat Müdür Vekili (Azil)

      Kızıldize · Calculated age 27

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    4. Rüsumat Müdür Vekili/Başkâtip (Azil)

      Kızıldize · Calculated age 27

      [1]

  9. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Sancak Tahrir ve Vergi KâtibiDoğubayazıt (Bayezid) · 400 kuruş
  10. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Ziraat Muhasebe KâtibiEleşkirt · 60 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi

      Eleşkirt · Calculated age 31 · 60 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  11. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Ziraat Muhasebe KâtibiEleşkirt · 60 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi

      Eleşkirt · Calculated age 32 · 60 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Ziraat Muhasebe KâtibiEleşkirt · 60 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi

      Eleşkirt · Calculated age 33 · 60 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Ziraat Muhasebe KâtibiEleşkirt · 60 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi

      Eleşkirt · Calculated age 34 · 60 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi · 3 career entriesEleşkirt · Muş · 60; 800 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi

      Eleşkirt · Calculated age 35 · 60 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Eleşkirt · Calculated age 35

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 35 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  15. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Ziraat Muhasebe BaşkâtibiMuş · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 36 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Ziraat Muhasebe BaşkâtibiMuş · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 37 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Ziraat Muhasebe BaşkâtibiMuş · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 38 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Ziraat Muhasebe BaşkâtibiMuş · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 39 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Ziraat Muhasebe BaşkâtibiMuş · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 40 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Ziraat Muhasebe BaşkâtibiMuş · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 41 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Ziraat Muhasebe BaşkâtibiMuş · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 42 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Ziraat Muhasebe BaşkâtibiMuş · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 43 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Ziraat Muhasebe BaşkâtibiMuş · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 44 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Ziraat Muhasebe BaşkâtibiMuş · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 45 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · 2 career entriesMuş · 800 kuruş

    1. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi

      Muş · Calculated age 46 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi (Azil)

      Muş · Calculated age 46

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  26. 1910/11 (AH 1328)Muhasebeci Vekili · 3 career entriesMuş · Malazgird · 160; 500 kuruş

    1. Muhasebeci Vekili

      Muş · Calculated age 47 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Muhasebeci Vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Muş · Calculated age 47

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Mal Müdürü

      Malazgird · Calculated age 47 · 160 kuruş

      [1]

  27. 1911 (AH 1329)Muhasebeci Vekili · 2 career entriesMuş · 500 kuruş

    1. Muhasebeci Vekili

      Muş · Calculated age 48 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Muhasebeci Vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Muş · Calculated age 48

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  28. 1911/12 (AH 1330)Ağnam MüdürüBitlis · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Ağnam Müdürü

      Bitlis · Calculated age 49 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  29. Undated entriesRüsumat Müdür Vekili · 2 career entriesKızıldize · Malazgird

    2. Mal Müdürü (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Malazgird

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

05001,0001878/79AH 12961911/12AH 13301878/79 (AH 1296) · Evrak Kalemi Mukayyidi · Erzurum · age 15 · 94.4 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Memuru · Hınıs · age 18 · 250 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Memuru · Hınıs · age 19 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Memuru · Hınıs · age 20 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Rüsumat Müdürlüğü Sandık Emini · Van · age 21 · 300 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Rüsumat Müdürlüğü Başkâtibi · Kızıldize · age 26 · 600 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Rüsumat Müdürlüğü Başkâtibi · Kızıldize · age 27 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Sancak Tahrir ve Vergi Kâtibi · Doğubayazıt (Bayezid) · age 28 · 400 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi · Eleşkirt · age 31 · 60 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi · Eleşkirt · age 32 · 60 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi · Eleşkirt · age 33 · 60 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi · Eleşkirt · age 34 · 60 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Ziraat Muhasebe Kâtibi · Eleşkirt · age 35 · 60 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 35 · 800 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 36 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 37 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 38 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 39 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 40 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 41 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 42 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 43 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 44 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 45 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Ziraat Muhasebe Başkâtibi · Muş · age 46 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1910/11 (AH 1328) · Muhasebeci Vekili · Muş · age 47 · 500 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · Mal Müdürü · Malazgird · age 47 · 160 kuruş1911 (AH 1329) · Muhasebeci Vekili · Muş · age 48 · 500 kuruş1911/12 (AH 1330) · Ağnam Müdürü · Bitlis · age 49 · 1,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kars [source]
Birth year
1864/65 (AH 1281) [source]
Father’s occupation
Kağızman Kazası Vukuat Kâtibi [source]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; 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
14 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Erzurum [source]
First work year
1878 (AH 1295) [source]
Apprenticeship
0.4 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

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 kayıtlarına göre Karslı memurlar (1879-1909)

    RÜVEYDE ÇİFÇİ · 2015 · Pages 108, 109

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