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Süleyman Sami 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. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Vilayet maiyet memuruKosova · 500 kuruş

    1. Vilayet maiyet memuru

      Kosova · Calculated age 24 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Nahiye müdür vekili · 3 career entriesFirzoyun · Kosova · 178; 500 kuruş

    1. Nahiye müdür vekili

      Firzoyun · Calculated age 25 · 178 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Vilayet maiyet memuru

      Kosova · Calculated age 25 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Nahiye müdür vekili (İnfisal)

      Firzoyun · Calculated age 25

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  3. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Vilayet maiyet memuru · 2 career entriesKosova · Kolašin (Kolaşin) · 500; 1,125 kuruş

    1. Vilayet maiyet memuru

      Kosova · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Kolašin (Kolaşin) · Calculated age 26 · 1,125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  4. 1906/07 (AH 1324)KaymakamKolašin (Kolaşin) · 1,125 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Kolašin (Kolaşin) · Calculated age 27 · 1,125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1907/08 (AH 1325)KaymakamKolašin (Kolaşin) · Terkoşine · 1,125; 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Kolašin (Kolaşin) · Calculated age 28 · 1,125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Kolašin (Kolaşin) · Calculated age 28 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    3. Kaymakam

      Terkoşine · Calculated age 28 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  6. 1908/09 (AH 1326)KaymakamTerkoşine · İşteb · 1,250; 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Terkoşine · Calculated age 29 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      İşteb · Calculated age 29 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  7. 1911/12 (AH 1330)İkinci sınıf kaza kaymakamı · 2 career entries · 2,500 kuruş

    1. İkinci sınıf kaza kaymakamı

      · Calculated age 33 · 2,500 kuruş

      [1]

  8. Undated entriesKaymakam · 8 career entriesİşteb · Kale-i Sultaniye · Uzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene) · 1,350; 2,000; 2,500 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      İşteb · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      İşteb · 2,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    4. İşteb kaymakamlığı maaşının ödenmesi

      Kale-i Sultaniye · 2,500 kuruş

      [1]

    7. Birikmiş maaşların tahsili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,2502,5001903/04AH 13211911/12AH 13301903/04 (AH 1321) · Vilayet maiyet memuru · Kosova · age 24 · 500 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Nahiye müdür vekili · Firzoyun · age 25 · 178 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Vilayet maiyet memuru · Kosova · age 25 · 500 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Vilayet maiyet memuru · Kosova · age 26 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Kaymakam · Kolašin (Kolaşin) · age 26 · 1,125 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Kaymakam · Kolašin (Kolaşin) · age 27 · 1,125 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Kaymakam · Kolašin (Kolaşin) · age 28 · 1,125 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Kaymakam · Kolašin (Kolaşin) · age 28 · 1,250 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Kaymakam · Terkoşine · age 28 · 1,250 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Kaymakam · Terkoşine · age 29 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Kaymakam · İşteb · age 29 · 1,750 kuruş1911/12 (AH 1330) · İkinci sınıf kaza kaymakamı · age 33 · 2,500 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kale-i Sultaniye [source]
Birth year
1879/80 (AH 1297) [source]
Father’s occupation
Biga sancağı belediye reisi [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00111/00174 [1]

Education and languages

French
Aşina [source]
Rum (as recorded)
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Karîb-i âlâ dereceli şehadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Kale-i Sultaniye ibtidai mektebi; mülki idadi; Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
24 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Kosova [source]
First-salary field
500 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
1903/04 (AH 1321) [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. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Bigalı devlet adamları

    AHMET TUNCEL · 2019 · Pages 94, 95, 96

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