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Tazvur 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. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 250 kuruş

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 16 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 17 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 250; 300 kuruş

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 18 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 18 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  4. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru · 5 career entriesCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 300; 350; 380; 400; 420 kuruş

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 19 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 19 · 350 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    3. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 19 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    4. Mühimme kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 19 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    5. Mühimme kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 19 · 420 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Mühimme kâtibiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 420; 450 kuruş

    1. Mühimme kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 20 · 420 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mühimme kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 20 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Mühimme kâtibiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 450; 600 kuruş

    1. Mühimme kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 21 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mühimme kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 21 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Mühimme kâtibi · 4 career entriesCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 450; 475; 600; 700 kuruş

    1. Mühimme kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 22 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mühimme kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 22 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Yevmiye ukayetliği

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 22 · 475 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Varidat kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 22 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  8. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Varidat kâtibiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 700; 8,250 kuruş

    1. Varidat kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 23 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Varidat kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 23 · 8,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  9. 1878 (AH 1295)Varidat kâtibi · 3 career entriesCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 800; 920; 8,250 kuruş

    1. Varidat kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 24 · 8,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 24 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

    3. İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 24 · 920 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1878/79 (AH 1296)İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 900; 920; 1,000 kuruş

    1. İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 25 · 920 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 25 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

    3. İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 25 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1879/80 (AH 1297)İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 26 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1880/81 (AH 1298)İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi · 3 career entriesCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 900; 930; 1,000 kuruş

    1. İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 27 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sakız mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 27 · 930 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Sakız mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 27 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Sakız mukayyidiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sakız mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 28 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Sakız mukayyidiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sakız mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 29 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Sakız mukayyidiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sakız mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 30 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Sakız mukayyidiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sakız mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 31 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Sakız mukayyidiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sakız mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 32 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Sakız mukayyidiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,000; 1,020 kuruş

    1. Sakız mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 33 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sakız mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 33 · 1,020 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Sakız mukayyidi · 2 career entriesCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,020; 1,125 kuruş

    1. Sakız mukayyidi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 34 · 1,020 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Masraf kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 34 · 1,125 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Masraf kâtibiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,125 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Masraf kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 35 · 1,125 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Masraf kâtibi · 2 career entriesCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Niğde · 1,125; 1,800 kuruş

    1. Masraf kâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 36 · 1,125 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sancak Muhasebecisi

      Niğde · Calculated age 36 · 1,800 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1890/91 (AH 1308)VefatDeath recorded

    1. Vefat

      · Calculated age 37

      [1]

  23. Undated entriesVilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 200 kuruş

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

04,1258,2501870/71AH 12871889/90AH 13071870/71 (AH 1287) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 16 · 250 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 17 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 18 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 18 · 300 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 19 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 19 · 350 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 19 · 380 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Mühimme kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 19 · 400 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Mühimme kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 19 · 420 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Mühimme kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 20 · 420 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Mühimme kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 20 · 450 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Mühimme kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 21 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Mühimme kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 21 · 600 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Mühimme kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 22 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Mühimme kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 22 · 450 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Yevmiye ukayetliği · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 22 · 475 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Varidat kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 22 · 700 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Varidat kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 23 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Varidat kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 23 · 8,250 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Varidat kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 24 · 8,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 24 · 800 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 24 · 920 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 25 · 920 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 25 · 1,000 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 25 · 900 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 26 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · İstanköy ve Kıbrıs sancağı mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 27 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Sakız mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 27 · 930 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Sakız mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 27 · 1,000 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Sakız mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 28 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Sakız mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 29 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Sakız mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 30 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Sakız mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 31 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Sakız mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Sakız mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 33 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Sakız mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 33 · 1,020 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Sakız mukayyidi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 34 · 1,020 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Masraf kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 34 · 1,125 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Masraf kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 35 · 1,125 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Masraf kâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 36 · 1,125 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Sancak Muhasebecisi · Niğde · age 36 · 1,800 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Biga [source]
Birth year
1854/55 (AH 1271) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüccar [source]
Nationality or community
Ermeni [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, BİGA 00022/00130 [1]

Education and languages

Rum (as recorded)
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]İkinci sınıf mal memuriyeti imtihannamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

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
Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid [source]
First-salary field
200 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.

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 59, 60

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