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Mehmed Şakir 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. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Telgrafhane mülazımıSvishtov (Ziştovi)
  2. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Telgrafhane mülazımı · 2 career entriesSvishtov (Ziştovi) · 480 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Svishtov (Ziştovi) · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane memuru

      Svishtov (Ziştovi) · Calculated age 21 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  3. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Telgrafhane memuru · 3 career entriesSvishtov (Ziştovi) · Ruse (Rusçuk) · 400; 480 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane memuru

      Svishtov (Ziştovi) · Calculated age 22 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane memuru

      Svishtov (Ziştovi) · Calculated age 22 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Ruse (Rusçuk) · Calculated age 22 · 480 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Merkez muhabere memuruRuse (Rusçuk) · 480 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Ruse (Rusçuk) · Calculated age 23 · 480 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Merkez muhabere memuruRuse (Rusçuk) · Lovech (Lofça) · 480; 600 kuruş

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Ruse (Rusçuk) · Calculated age 24 · 480 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 24 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Merkez muhabere memuruLovech (Lofça) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 25 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Merkez muhabere memuruLovech (Lofça) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 26 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Merkez muhabere memuruLovech (Lofça) · 570; 600 kuruş

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 27 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 27 · 570 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Merkez muhabere memuruLovech (Lofça) · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 28 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Merkez muhabere memuruLovech (Lofça) · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 29 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Merkez muhabere memuruLovech (Lofça) · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 30 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Merkez muhabere memuruLovech (Lofça) · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 31 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Merkez muhabere memuruLovech (Lofça) · 570; 600 kuruş

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 32 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 32 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Merkez muhabere memuru · 3 career entriesLovech (Lofça) · Sofia (Sofya) · 600 kuruş

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Lovech (Lofça) · Calculated age 33 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 33

      [1]

    3. Muhabere Memuru

      Sofia (Sofya) · Calculated age 33 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1878 (AH 1295)Muhabere Memuru · 2 career entriesSofia (Sofya) · Hamidiye · 600 kuruş

    1. Muhabere Memuru

      Sofia (Sofya) · Calculated age 34 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Hamidiye · Calculated age 34 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Merkez muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesHamidiye · 600 kuruş

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Hamidiye · Calculated age 35 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 35

      [1]

  17. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruş

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 36 · 570 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 37 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 38 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 39 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 40 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 41 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 42 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 43 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 44 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 45 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 46 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 47 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 570; 600 kuruş

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 48 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 48 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  30. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 49 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  31. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 50 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  32. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 600; 650 kuruş

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 51 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 51 · 650 kuruş

      [1]

  33. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 650 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 52 · 650 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  34. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Merkez muhabere baş memuruEdirne · 585; 650 kuruş

    1. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 53 · 650 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez muhabere baş memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 53 · 585 kuruş

      [1]

  35. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdürlüğü vekiliEdirne · 216 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdürlüğü vekili

      Edirne · Calculated age 61 · 216 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  36. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdürlüğü vekili · 2 career entriesEdirne · 216 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdürlüğü vekili

      Edirne · Calculated age 62 · 216 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdürlüğü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Edirne · Calculated age 62

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

03256501865/66AH 12821905/06AH 13231865/66 (AH 1282) · Telgrafhane memuru · Svishtov (Ziştovi) · age 21 · 480 kuruş1866/67 (AH 1283) · Telgrafhane memuru · Svishtov (Ziştovi) · age 22 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Telgrafhane memuru · Svishtov (Ziştovi) · age 22 · 400 kuruş1866/67 (AH 1283) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Ruse (Rusçuk) · age 22 · 480 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Ruse (Rusçuk) · age 23 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1868/69 (AH 1285) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Ruse (Rusçuk) · age 24 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1868/69 (AH 1285) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 24 · 600 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 25 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 26 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 27 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 27 · 570 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 28 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 29 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 30 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 31 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 32 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 32 · 600 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Lovech (Lofça) · age 33 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Muhabere Memuru · Sofia (Sofya) · age 33 · 600 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Muhabere Memuru · Sofia (Sofya) · age 34 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Hamidiye · age 34 · 600 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Hamidiye · age 35 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 36 · 570 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 37 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 38 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 39 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 40 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 41 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 42 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 43 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 44 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 45 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 46 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 47 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 48 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 48 · 600 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 49 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 50 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 51 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 51 · 650 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 52 · 650 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 53 · 650 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Merkez muhabere baş memuru · Edirne · age 53 · 585 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdürlüğü vekili · Edirne · age 61 · 216 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdürlüğü vekili · Edirne · age 62 · 216 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Gümülcine [source]
Birth year
1845 (AH 1261) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 58/209 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
Dinî ilimlere giriş; Arapça, Farsça ve hesap öğrenimi [source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; özel hoca [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
19 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Ziştovi [source]
First work year
1864/65 (AH 1281) [source]

Documentary details and source passages

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Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Gümülcineli devlet adamları

    ŞEHADET ORAN · 2025 · Pages 104, 105

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