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Abdullah Behçet Efendi

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Archive reference: 85 DH .SAİD. d, nr.00009,s.231

Biographical account

Born in Sivas, 1834/35 (AH 1250). The father’s recorded occupation was Kâtip. Education included Sıbyan mektebi; Sivas Sait Paşa medresesi. First work is recorded in 1849/50 (AH 1266). Career entries include Divan-ı Hümayun kalemi stajyeri; Divan-ı Hümayun kalemi stajyeri (Nakil). The surviving career entries cover 1849/50 (AH 1266) to 1873/74 (AH 1290).

Life and career

26 career entries in 1 source account.

Recorded salary

1,90001855/56 (AH 1272); Meclis-i Vâlâ mazbata odası kâtibi; Istanbul (Dersaadet); 20 kuruş; Source account 11857/58 (AH 1274); Meclis-i Vâlâ mazbata odası kâtibi; Istanbul (Dersaadet); 156 kuruş; Source account 11858/59 (AH 1275); Sivas vilayeti tahrirat başkitabeti refakati; Sivas; 500 kuruş; Source account 11860/61 (AH 1277); Edirne vilayeti tahrirat başkitabeti refakati; Edirne; 1,000 kuruş; Source account 11861/62 (AH 1278); Kıbrıs duhan nezareti tahrirat kâtibi; Kibris; 500 kuruş; Source account 11862/63 (AH 1279); Kavala duhan nezareti tahrirat kâtibi; Kavala; 750 kuruş; Source account 11866/67 (AH 1283); Mazbata odası kâtibi; Istanbul (Dersaadet); 750 kuruş; Source account 11867/68 (AH 1284); Bosna rüsumat nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi; Bosna; 1,666.5 kuruş; Source account 11867/68 (AH 1284); Bosna rüsumat nezareti muavini; Bosna; 1,666.5 kuruş; Source account 11868/69 (AH 1285); Bosna rüsumat nezareti muavini; Bosna; 1,666.5 kuruş; Source account 11869/70 (AH 1286); Bosna rüsumat nezareti muavini; Bosna; 1,666.5 kuruş; Source account 11873/74 (AH 1290); Girit rüsumat nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi; Crete (Girit); 1,900 kuruş; Source account 11855/56 (AH 1272)1873/74 (AH 1290)

Amounts in kuruş. Choose a point or career entry to highlight its source and place.

Recorded places

SivasCrete (Girit)İstanbulEdirneKibrisKavalaPrinces' Islands (Adalar)

Open circle: birthplace. Diamond: first work. Dot: recorded service.

Choose a career entry to highlight its place and salary points.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceSalary (kuruş)Source
Divan-ı Hümayun kalemi stajyeriIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Divan-ı Hümayun kalemi stajyeriIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Divan-ı Hümayun kalemi stajyeriIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Divan-ı Hümayun kalemi stajyeriIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Divan-ı Hümayun kalemi stajyeriIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Divan-ı Hümayun kalemi stajyeriIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Divan-ı Hümayun kalemi stajyeriIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Divan-ı Hümayun kalemi stajyeri (Nakil)Istanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Meclis-i Vâlâ mazbata odası kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)20[1]
Meclis-i Vâlâ mazbata odası kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)[1]
Meclis-i Vâlâ mazbata odası kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)156[1]
Sivas vilayeti tahrirat başkitabeti refakatiSivas500[1]
Edirne vilayeti tahrirat başkitabeti refakatiEdirne1,000[1]
Kıbrıs duhan nezareti tahrirat kâtibiKibris500[1]
Kavala duhan nezareti tahrirat kâtibiKavala750[1]
Mazbata odası kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750[1]
Adalar tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi (haftada üç gün)Princes' Islands (Adalar)[1]
Bosna rüsumat nezareti tahrirat başkâtibiBosna1,666.5[1]
Bosna rüsumat nezareti muaviniBosna1,666.5[1]
Bosna rüsumat nezareti muaviniBosna1,666.5[1]
Bosna rüsumat nezareti muaviniBosna1,666.5[1]
Bosna rüsumat nezareti muavini (İnfisal)Bosna[1]
İnfisal[1]
Girit rüsumat nezareti muhasebe başkâtibiFinance and revenueCrete (Girit)1,900[1]
Girit rüsumat nezareti muhasebe başkâtibiFinance and revenueCrete (Girit)[1]
Galata gümrüğü nezareti transit ve maaş ve masraf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)500[1]

Sources and references

  1. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları (NESLİHAN EROL, 2022). Pages 84, 85

    Archive references: 85 DH .SAİD. d, nr.00009,s.231; DH.SAİD.d, nr.00009, s.231

About dates, entries and source conventions

Recorded AH years are shown with their approximate Gregorian span. Blank cells indicate a value absent from the account. An undated value is left in its source form. Repeated entries and continuation years are retained; they do not establish uninterrupted tenure. Map points identify recorded places and do not imply a route. Salary amounts are not total earnings.

  • Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları

    Calendar convention: AH convention; native event ambiguities withheld; remaining inherited interval assertions flagged.

    Year construction: source_bounded_intervals_or_one_missing_year_equal_post_place_known_pay.

Personal details

Birthplace
SivasSicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları, pages 84, 85
Birth year as recorded
1250Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları, pages 84, 85
Father’s occupation
KâtipSicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları, pages 84, 85
First work place as recorded
İstanbulSicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları, pages 84, 85
First work year as recorded
1266Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları, pages 84, 85

Education and languages

Apprenticeship as recorded
6Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları, pages 84, 85
Turkish
okur yazarSicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları, pages 84, 85
School or education as recorded
Sıbyan mektebi; Sivas Sait Paşa medresesiSicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları, pages 84, 85

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