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Ahmed Şevki Efendi

Born 1834/35 (AH 1250) · Tokat · Career evidence 1857 to 1901 (AH 1274 to 1318)

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  1. 1834/35 (AH 1250)

    Birth

    Tokat

  2. 1865/66 (AH 1282)

    First work as recorded

    Suriye

  1. 1857/58 (AH 1274)Askerlik

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  2. 1858/59 (AH 1275)AskerlikContinuing service described by the source

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  3. 1859/60 (AH 1276)AskerlikContinuing service described by the source

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  4. 1860/61 (AH 1277)AskerlikContinuing service described by the source

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  5. 1861/62 (AH 1278)AskerlikContinuing service described by the source

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  6. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Askerlik · 2 career entries

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  7. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Piyade Fırkası İkinci Kâtibi · 2 career entriesSuriye · Sivas · 1,000; 1,500 kuruş

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  8. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci KâtibiAnkara · 1,417 kuruş

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  9. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci KâtibiAnkaraContinuing service described by the source

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  10. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci KâtibiAnkaraContinuing service described by the source

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  11. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci KâtibiAnkara · 1,250 kuruş

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  12. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci KâtibiAnkaraContinuing service described by the source

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  13. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci KâtibiAnkara · 1,000; 1,250 kuruş

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  14. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci KâtibiAnkara · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  15. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci KâtibiAnkara · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  16. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci KâtibiAnkara · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  17. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci KâtibiAnkara · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  18. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci KâtibiAnkara · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  19. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Üçüncü Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · 2 career entriesAnkara · Sivas · 1,185; 1,250 kuruş

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  20. 1878 (AH 1295)İkinci Fırka Birinci KâtibiSivas · 1,185 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  21. 1878/79 (AH 1296)İkinci Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · 2 career entriesSivas · 1,185 kuruş

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  22. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Nahiye Vergi KâtibiArtukâbâd · 300 kuruş

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  23. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Nahiye Vergi KâtibiArtukâbâd · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  24. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Nahiye Vergi KâtibiArtukâbâd · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  25. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Nahiye Vergi KâtibiArtukâbâd · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  26. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Nahiye Vergi KâtibiArtukâbâd · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  27. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Nahiye Vergi KâtibiArtukâbâd · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  28. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Nahiye Vergi KâtibiArtukâbâd · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  29. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Nahiye Vergi KâtibiArtukâbâd · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  30. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Nahiye Vergi Kâtibi · 2 career entriesArtukâbâd · Turhal Kazâbâd · 300 kuruş

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  31. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Vergi KâtibiTurhal Kazâbâd · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  32. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Vergi KâtibiTurhal Kazâbâd · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  33. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Vergi Kâtibi · 2 career entriesTurhal Kazâbâd · 300 kuruş

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  34. 1900/01 (AH 1318)İkinci Piyade Fırkası Birinci KâtibiSivas · 800 kuruş

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Age is calculated from AH year labels. Entries with the same year can describe separate appointments or rate changes. Gaps are left open; continuing service is labelled beside the entry.

Recorded pay over the career

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

07501,5001865/66AH 12821882/83AH 13001900/01AH 13181865/66 (AH 1282) · Piyade Fırkası İkinci Kâtibi · Suriye · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş1865/66 (AH 1282) · Piyade Fırkası Birinci Kâtibi · Sivas · age 32 · 1,500 kuruş1866/67 (AH 1283) · Üçüncü Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Ankara · age 33 · 1,417 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Üçüncü Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Ankara · age 36 · 1,250 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Üçüncü Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Ankara · age 38 · 1,000 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Üçüncü Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Ankara · age 38 · 1,250 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Üçüncü Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Ankara · age 39 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Üçüncü Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Ankara · age 40 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Üçüncü Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Ankara · age 41 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Üçüncü Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Ankara · age 42 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Üçüncü Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Ankara · age 43 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Üçüncü Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Ankara · age 44 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · İkinci Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Sivas · age 44 · 1,185 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · İkinci Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Sivas · age 45 · 1,185 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · İkinci Fırka Birinci Kâtibi · Sivas · age 46 · 1,185 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Nahiye Vergi Kâtibi · Artukâbâd · age 52 · 300 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Nahiye Vergi Kâtibi · Artukâbâd · age 53 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Nahiye Vergi Kâtibi · Artukâbâd · age 54 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Nahiye Vergi Kâtibi · Artukâbâd · age 55 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Nahiye Vergi Kâtibi · Artukâbâd · age 56 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Nahiye Vergi Kâtibi · Artukâbâd · age 57 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Nahiye Vergi Kâtibi · Artukâbâd · age 58 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Nahiye Vergi Kâtibi · Artukâbâd · age 59 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Nahiye Vergi Kâtibi · Artukâbâd · age 60 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Vergi Kâtibi · Turhal Kazâbâd · age 60 · 300 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Vergi Kâtibi · Turhal Kazâbâd · age 61 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Vergi Kâtibi · Turhal Kazâbâd · age 62 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Vergi Kâtibi · Turhal Kazâbâd · age 63 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · İkinci Piyade Fırkası Birinci Kâtibi · Sivas · age 68 · 800 kuruş

Points show amounts attached to dated career entries, including labelled continuing-service and reconstructed years. Separate rates within a year remain separate; the points do not measure annual receipts or total earnings.

Places in this record

○ Birthplace◇ First work● Service

TokatAnkaraSivas
TokatAnkaraSivas

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Not drawn. No position recorded: Suriye, Artukâbâd, Turhal Kazâbâd, Suriye.

  • Suriye · location retained as text
  • Sivas
  • Ankara
  • Artukâbâd · location retained as text
  • Turhal Kazâbâd · location retained as text

Some locality or province names have no agreed point position. They remain in the chronology and list; they are not placed at a guessed provincial capital.

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace

TokatSupporting accounts

Birth province

SivasSupporting accounts

Birth year

1834/35 (AH 1250)Supporting accounts

Archive references

BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 95, s. 371; 21 Rebiü lahir 1318 (18 Ağustos 1900) tarihinde 800 kuruş maaşla Sivas Vilâyeti İkinci Piyade Fırkası Birinci Kâtipliği’ne tayin edildiği Maliye Sicil Şubesi’nin Teşrinievvel 1317 (Şaban 1319) tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir (BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 95, s. 371). 5. 1. 19. Ahmed Şükrü Efendi Ahmed Ağa’nın oğlu olan Ahmed Şükrü Efendi, H. 1293 (1876 / 1877) tarihinde Tokat’ta doğmuştur. Sıbyan mektebinde ilimlere giriş derslerini ve rüşdiyye mektebinde müfredâttaki derslerini okuyarak diploma almış, ancak bu diplomayı kaybetmiştir. Türkçe okuyup yazabilmektedir. Bir süre Tokat Sancağı Muhasebeciliği’ne stajyer olarak devam etmiş, H. 1315 (1897 / 1898) tarihinde 150 kuruş maaşla Tokat Piyade Tahsildarlığı’na tayin edilmiştir. Tokat Mutasarrıflığı ve Muhasebeciliği’nden yazılan ortak görüşlere dayanarak, Maliye Nezareti Müsteşarlığı, Ahmed Şükrü Efendi’nin vazifesini yerine getirmeye[1]

BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 95, s. 371[1]

Education and languages

Turkish

KitâbetSupporting accounts

okur yazar[1]

Education

Sıbyan MektebiSupporting accounts

Education level equivalent

4Supporting accounts

The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service

32Supporting accounts

Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place

SuriyeSupporting accounts

First-salary field

1000 kuruş (personal first-salary field)Supporting accounts

A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year

1865/66 (AH 1282)Supporting accounts

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı döneminde Tokatlı devlet memurları ( 1879-1909 )

    ÜMMÜHAN UĞURLU · 2013 · Pages 145, 146, 147

    BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 95, s. 371; 21 Rebiü lahir 1318 (18 Ağustos 1900) tarihinde 800 kuruş maaşla Sivas Vilâyeti İkinci Piyade Fırkası Birinci Kâtipliği’ne tayin edildiği Maliye Sicil Şubesi’nin Teşrinievvel 1317 (Şaban 1319) tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir (BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 95, s. 371). 5. 1. 19. Ahmed Şükrü Efendi Ahmed Ağa’nın oğlu olan Ahmed Şükrü Efendi, H. 1293 (1876 / 1877) tarihinde Tokat’ta doğmuştur. Sıbyan mektebinde ilimlere giriş derslerini ve rüşdiyye mektebinde müfredâttaki derslerini okuyarak diploma almış, ancak bu diplomayı kaybetmiştir. Türkçe okuyup yazabilmektedir. Bir süre Tokat Sancağı Muhasebeciliği’ne stajyer olarak devam etmiş, H. 1315 (1897 / 1898) tarihinde 150 kuruş maaşla Tokat Piyade Tahsildarlığı’na tayin edilmiştir. Tokat Mutasarrıflığı ve Muhasebeciliği’nden yazılan ortak görüşlere dayanarak, Maliye Nezareti Müsteşarlığı, Ahmed Şükrü Efendi’nin vazifesini yerine getirmeye; BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 95, s. 371

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