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Mehmed Şemseddin 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. 1878 (AH 1295)Mekteb-i Sultânî ihtiyat sınıfları Türkçe öğretmeni · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 350; 750 kuruş
  2. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,500 kuruş
    1. Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26 · 2,500 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27 · 2,500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 28 · 2,500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,500 kuruş
    1. Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 29 · 2,500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 29

      [1]

    3. Açıkta devam ettirilen Mâbeyn maaşı (Mazuliyet)

      · Calculated age 29 · 2,500 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Atina Sefareti başkâtibi · 4 career entriesPazar (Atina) · 3,000 kuruş
    1. Atina Sefareti başkâtibi

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 32 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    2. Atina Sefareti geçici maslahatgüzarı (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  7. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Atina Sefareti başkâtibi · 3 career entriesPazar (Atina) · 3,000; 5,000 kuruş
    1. Atina Sefareti başkâtibi

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 33 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü

      · Calculated age 33 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

    3. Encümen-i Hariciye üyesi

      · Calculated age 33

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  8. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · 4 career entriesMadrid · Pazar (Atina) · 5,000 kuruş
    1. Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü

      · Calculated age 34 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Atina Sefareti geçici maslahatgüzarı (İnfisal)

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 34

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  9. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü

      · Calculated age 35 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü

      · Calculated age 36 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü

      · Calculated age 37 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · 3 career entriesMisir · 5,000 kuruş
    1. Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü

      · Calculated age 38 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Abbas Hilmi Paşa'nın hidivlik fermanını tebliğ heyeti üyesi (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Misir · Calculated age 38

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  13. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · 2 career entriesBükreş · 5,000; 10,000 kuruş
    1. Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü

      · Calculated age 39 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bükreş sefiri

      Bükreş · Calculated age 39 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  14. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Bükreş sefiri · 3 career entriesBükreş · 6,000; 10,000 kuruş
    1. Bükreş sefiri

      Bükreş · Calculated age 40 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bükreş sefiri (İnfisal)

      Bükreş · Calculated age 40

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    3. Hariciye Nezareti müsteşar muavini

      · Calculated age 40 · 6,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  15. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Hariciye Nezareti müsteşar muavini · 2 career entriesTahran · 6,000; 10,000 kuruş
    1. Hariciye Nezareti müsteşar muavini

      · Calculated age 41 · 6,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 41 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  16. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahran sefiri · 2 career entriesTahran · 10,000 kuruş
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 42 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahran sefiri (İnfisal)

      Tahran · Calculated age 42

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  17. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Van valisi · 3 career entriesVan · 18,000; 20,000 kuruş
    1. Van valisi

      Van · Calculated age 43 · 20,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Van valisi

      Van · Calculated age 43 · 18,000 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Van valisi (İstifa)

      Van · Calculated age 43

      [1]

  18. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Tahran sefiriTahran · 13,500 kuruş
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 44 · 13,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  19. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Tahran sefiriTahran · 13,500 kuruş
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 45 · 13,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 45 · 13,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  20. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Tahran sefiriTahran · 13,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 46 · 13,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Tahran sefiriTahran · 13,500; 30,000 kuruş
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 47 · 13,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 47 · 30,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  22. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Tahran sefiriTahran · 30,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 48 · 30,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Tahran sefiriTahran · 30,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 49 · 30,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Tahran sefiriTahran · 30,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 50 · 30,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Tahran sefiriTahran · 30,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 51 · 30,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Tahran sefiriTahran · 30,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 52 · 30,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Tahran sefiriTahran · 30,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 53 · 30,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Tahran sefiriTahran · 30,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 54 · 30,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Tahran sefiri · 4 career entriesTahran · 25,000; 30,000 kuruş
    1. Tahran sefiri

      Tahran · Calculated age 55 · 30,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahran sefiri (İnfisal)

      Tahran · Calculated age 55

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    3. Memurin-i Mülkiye Komisyonu reisi

      · Calculated age 55 · 25,000 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Evkaf-ı Hümâyun nazırı

      · Calculated age 55 · 25,000 kuruş

      [1]

  30. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Ma‘zûliyet maaşı (Mazuliyet) · 2 career entries · 7,500 kuruş
    1. Ma‘zûliyet maaşı (Mazuliyet)

      · Calculated age 56 · 7,500 kuruş

      [1]

  31. Undated entriesEvkaf-ı Hümâyun nazırı (Azil) · 2 career entries
    1. Evkaf-ı Hümâyun nazırı (Azil)

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

015,00030,0001878AH 12951909/10AH 13271878 (AH 1295) · Mekteb-i Sultânî ihtiyat sınıfları Türkçe öğretmeni · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 350 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Mekteb-i Mülkî idadî birinci sınıf hesap ve hendese öğretmeni · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 750 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 26 · 2,500 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 27 · 2,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 2,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Mâbeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 29 · 2,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Açıkta devam ettirilen Mâbeyn maaşı (Mazuliyet) · age 29 · 2,500 kuruş · Career status entry1885/86 (AH 1303) · Atina Sefareti başkâtibi · Pazar (Atina) · age 32 · 3,000 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Atina Sefareti başkâtibi · Pazar (Atina) · age 33 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · age 33 · 5,000 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · age 34 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · age 35 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · age 36 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · age 37 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · age 38 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Hariciye Nezareti Umûr-ı Şehbenderî müdürü · age 39 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Bükreş sefiri · Bükreş · age 39 · 10,000 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Bükreş sefiri · Bükreş · age 40 · 10,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Hariciye Nezareti müsteşar muavini · age 40 · 6,000 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Hariciye Nezareti müsteşar muavini · age 41 · 6,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 41 · 10,000 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 42 · 10,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Van valisi · Van · age 43 · 20,000 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Van valisi · Van · age 43 · 18,000 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 44 · 13,500 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 45 · 13,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 45 · 13,500 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 46 · 13,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 47 · 13,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 47 · 30,000 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 48 · 30,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 49 · 30,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 50 · 30,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 51 · 30,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 52 · 30,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 53 · 30,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 54 · 30,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Tahran sefiri · Tahran · age 55 · 30,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Memurin-i Mülkiye Komisyonu reisi · age 55 · 25,000 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Evkaf-ı Hümâyun nazırı · age 55 · 25,000 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Ma‘zûliyet maaşı (Mazuliyet) · age 56 · 7,500 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Obenic [source]
Birth year
1854/55 (AH 1271) [source]
Nationality or community
Çerkes [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 10/480 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Kitâbet [source]
French
Kitâbet [source]
Persian
Aşina [1]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Şehâdetnâme [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Hafız Paşa Sıbyan Mektebi; Fatih ve Beşiktaş rüşdiyeleri; Mahrec-i Aklâm; Mekteb-i Sultânî; Mekteb-i Mülkî [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
23 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First-salary field
350 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
1878 (AH 1295) [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded
0 (recorded code) [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. Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli

    İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

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