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Miloyan Melkon 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. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entriesKaresi · 50 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Karesi · Calculated age 14

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı (Nakil)

      Karesi · Calculated age 14

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Evrak Kalemi kâtibi

      Karesi · Calculated age 14 · 50 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Evrak Kalemi kâtibiKaresi · 50 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Evrak Kalemi kâtibi

      Karesi · Calculated age 15 · 50 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Evrak Kalemi kâtibiKaresi · 50; 100 kuruş
    1. Evrak Kalemi kâtibi

      Karesi · Calculated age 16 · 50 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evrak Kalemi kâtibi

      Karesi · Calculated age 16 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Tahrirat Kitabeti refikiBandırma · 200 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kitabeti refiki

      Bandırma · Calculated age 17 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 750 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25 · 750 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 750; 900 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 28 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 29 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 30 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 900; 1,100; 1,250 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 1,100 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 32 · 1,250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 33 · 1,250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,250; 1,450 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 34 · 1,250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 34 · 1,450 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,450; 1,550 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 35 · 1,450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 35 · 1,550 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 36 · 1,550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,550; 1,700 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 37 · 1,550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 37 · 1,700 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,700; 1,850 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 38 · 1,700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 38 · 1,850 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 39 · 1,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,850; 1,975 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 40 · 1,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 40 · 1,975 kuruş

      [1]

  21. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,975; 2,125 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 41 · 1,975 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 41 · 2,125 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,125 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 42 · 2,125 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,125 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 43 · 2,125 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 43

      [1]

  24. Undated entriesTahrirat Kitabeti refiki (İstifa) · 7 career entriesBandırma · Makriköy · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Edirne · 2,125; 3,000 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat Kitabeti refiki (İstifa)

      Bandırma

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. Tekaüt

      [1]

    3. Tahrir-i Müsakkafat Komisyonu azası (İstifa)

      Makriköy

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    4. Tahrir-i Müsakkafat Komisyonu azası (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet)

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    5. Tahrir azası

      Edirne · 3,000 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,062.52,1251880/81AH 12981909/10AH 13271880/81 (AH 1298) · Evrak Kalemi kâtibi · Karesi · age 14 · 50 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Evrak Kalemi kâtibi · Karesi · age 15 · 50 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Evrak Kalemi kâtibi · Karesi · age 16 · 50 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Evrak Kalemi kâtibi · Karesi · age 16 · 100 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Tahrirat Kitabeti refiki · Bandırma · age 17 · 200 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 25 · 750 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 26 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 27 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 27 · 900 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 29 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 1,100 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 1,250 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 32 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 33 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 34 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 34 · 1,450 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 35 · 1,450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 35 · 1,550 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 36 · 1,550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 37 · 1,550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 37 · 1,700 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 38 · 1,700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 38 · 1,850 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 39 · 1,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 40 · 1,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 40 · 1,975 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 41 · 1,975 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 41 · 2,125 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 42 · 2,125 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 43 · 2,125 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Balıkesir [source]
Birth year
1867/68 (AH 1284) [source]
Nationality or community
Ermeni [source]
Religion
Hristiyan [source]
Archive references
DH. SA İD 48/65 [1]BOA. DH. SAİD 48/65 [1]

Education and languages

Armenian
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
French
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]mülazemet ruusu; siyasiye şehadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Ermeni sıbyan mektebi; Rüşdiye; Mekteb-i Mülkiye [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
14 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Karesi [source]
First work year
1880/81 (AH 1298) [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. II. Abdülhamid döneminde Balıkesirli mülki görevliler hakkında bir inceleme (sicill-i ahval kayıtlarına göre 1879 -1909)

    SERAP SUNAY · 2007 · Pages 186, 187, 206, 207, 208, 209

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