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Mehmed Eşref Bey

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. 1845/46 (AH 1262)tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemetHüdâvendigâr eyâleti

    1. tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet

      Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti · Calculated age 15

      [1]

  2. 1846/47 (AH 1263)tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemetHüdâvendigâr eyâleti

    1. tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet

      Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti · Calculated age 16

      [1]

  3. 1847/48 (AH 1264)tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemetHüdâvendigâr eyâleti

    1. tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet

      Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti · Calculated age 17

      [1]

  4. 1848/49 (AH 1265)tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemetHüdâvendigâr eyâleti

    1. tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet

      Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti · Calculated age 18

      [1]

  5. 1849/50 (AH 1266)tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemetHüdâvendigâr eyâleti

    1. tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet

      Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti · Calculated age 19

      [1]

  6. 1850/51 (AH 1267)tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemetHüdâvendigâr eyâleti · 250 kuruş

    1. tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet

      Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti · Calculated age 20

      [1]

    2. tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet

      Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti · Calculated age 20 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1855/56 (AH 1272)meclisi tahkiki kitâbetieyâlet-i mezkure · 500 kuruş

    1. meclisi tahkiki kitâbeti

      eyâlet-i mezkure · Calculated age 25 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1856/57 (AH 1273)meclisi tahkiki kitâbetieyâlet-i mezkure · 500 kuruş

    1. meclisi tahkiki kitâbeti

      eyâlet-i mezkure · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1857/58 (AH 1274)meclisi tahkiki kitâbeti · 2 career entrieseyâlet-i mezkure · 500; 1,000 kuruş

    1. meclisi tahkiki kitâbeti

      eyâlet-i mezkure · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    2. fihrist kitâbeti

      · Calculated age 27 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1866/67 (AH 1283)fihrist kitâbeti · 910 kuruş

    1. fihrist kitâbeti

      · Calculated age 36 · 910 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1867/68 (AH 1284)mektubçu kalemi müsevvidliği · 3 career entries · 1,040; 1,250; 1,660 kuruş

    1. mektubçu kalemi müsevvidliği

      · Calculated age 37 · 1,040 kuruş

      [1]

    2. meclis-i temyiz-i hukuk baş kitâbeti

      · Calculated age 37 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

    3. evrak müdiriyeti

      · Calculated age 37 · 1,660 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1868/69 (AH 1285)evrak müdiriyeti · 2 career entries · 1,660; 2,080 kuruş

    1. evrak müdiriyeti

      · Calculated age 38 · 1,660 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti

      · Calculated age 38 · 2,080 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · 2,080; 2,200 kuruş

    1. Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti

      · Calculated age 39 · 2,080 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti

      · Calculated age 39 · 2,200 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · 2,200 kuruş

    1. Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti

      · Calculated age 40 · 2,200 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · 1,520; 2,090; 2,200 kuruş

    1. Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti

      · Calculated age 41 · 2,200 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti

      · Calculated age 41 · 2,090 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti

      · Calculated age 41 · 1,520 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · 4 career entriesEskişehir · Erdek · 1,520; 2,250 kuruş

    1. Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti

      · Calculated age 42 · 1,520 kuruş

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 42

      [1]

    3. Eskişehir kazası ka'imakamlığı

      Eskişehir · Calculated age 42 · 2,250 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Erdek kazası ka'imakamlığı

      Erdek · Calculated age 42 · 2,250 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Erdek kazası ka'imakamlığıErdek · 2,200 kuruş

    1. Erdek kazası ka'imakamlığı

      Erdek · Calculated age 46 · 2,200 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Erdek kazası ka'imakamlığı · 2 career entriesErdek · 2,200 kuruş

    1. Erdek kazası ka'imakamlığı

      Erdek · Calculated age 47 · 2,200 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      Erdek · Calculated age 47

      [1]

  19. 1878 (AH 1295)Bursa daire-i belediyesi müdiriyeti
  20. 1878/79 (AH 1296)muhâkeme-i ticareti riyâsetiBursa · 3,500 kuruş

    1. muhâkeme-i ticareti riyâseti

      Bursa · Calculated age 49 · 3,500 kuruş

      [1]

  21. 1885/86 (AH 1303)VefatDeath recorded

    1. Vefat

      · Calculated age 56

      [1]

  22. Undated entriesfihrist kitâbeti (maaş zammı: 100 guruş) · 2 career entries

    2. İstifa

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,7503,5001850/51AH 12671878/79AH 12961850/51 (AH 1267) · tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet · Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti · age 20 · 250 kuruş1855/56 (AH 1272) · meclisi tahkiki kitâbeti · eyâlet-i mezkure · age 25 · 500 kuruş1856/57 (AH 1273) · meclisi tahkiki kitâbeti · eyâlet-i mezkure · age 26 · 500 kuruş1857/58 (AH 1274) · meclisi tahkiki kitâbeti · eyâlet-i mezkure · age 27 · 500 kuruş1857/58 (AH 1274) · fihrist kitâbeti · age 27 · 1,000 kuruş1866/67 (AH 1283) · fihrist kitâbeti · age 36 · 910 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · mektubçu kalemi müsevvidliği · age 37 · 1,040 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · meclis-i temyiz-i hukuk baş kitâbeti · age 37 · 1,250 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · evrak müdiriyeti · age 37 · 1,660 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · evrak müdiriyeti · age 38 · 1,660 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · age 38 · 2,080 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · age 39 · 2,080 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · age 39 · 2,200 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · age 40 · 2,200 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · age 41 · 2,200 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · age 41 · 2,090 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · age 41 · 1,520 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti · age 42 · 1,520 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Eskişehir kazası ka'imakamlığı · Eskişehir · age 42 · 2,250 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Erdek kazası ka'imakamlığı · Erdek · age 42 · 2,250 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Erdek kazası ka'imakamlığı · Erdek · age 46 · 2,200 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Erdek kazası ka'imakamlığı · Erdek · age 47 · 2,200 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · muhâkeme-i ticareti riyâseti · Bursa · age 49 · 3,500 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Bursa [source]
Birth year
1831/32 (AH 1247) [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
4/514; 1024 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
kitâbet eder [source]
Education
Mekteb-i sıbyan [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

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
Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti [source]
First work year
1845/46 (AH 1262) [source]
Apprenticeship
5 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar

    DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 230,231

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