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Mehmed Vehbi 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. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Askerlik (Askerlik nedeniyle ara)
  2. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Askerlik (Görevin sona ermesi)
  3. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Kaza üçüncü fırka-i tahririye muavini · 600 kuruş

    1. Kaza üçüncü fırka-i tahririye muavini

      · Calculated age 27 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Kaza üçüncü fırka-i tahririye muavini · 4 career entriesSuriye · 250; 600 kuruş

    1. Kaza üçüncü fırka-i tahririye muavini

      · Calculated age 28 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 28

      [1]

    4. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Şubesi kapuçukadarı

      Suriye · Calculated age 28 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Şubesi kapuçukadarı · 3 career entriesSuriye · 250; 400 kuruş

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Şubesi kapuçukadarı

      Suriye · Calculated age 29 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Arazi-i Seniyye Şubesi kâtibi

      Suriye · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  6. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 30 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 31 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 32 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 400; 550 kuruş

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 33 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 33 · 550 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  10. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 34 · 550 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 35 · 550 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 36 · 550 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 550; 700 kuruş

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 37 · 550 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 37 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  14. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 38 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 700; 800 kuruş

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 39 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 39 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  16. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 40 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisiSuriye · 800 kuruş

    1. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 41 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi

      Suriye · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  18. Undated entriesVergi Dairesi mülazımı · 2 career entriesSuriye

Recorded pay

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

04008001895/96AH 13131909/10AH 13271895/96 (AH 1313) · Kaza üçüncü fırka-i tahririye muavini · age 27 · 600 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Kaza üçüncü fırka-i tahririye muavini · age 28 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Şubesi kapuçukadarı · Suriye · age 28 · 250 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Şubesi kapuçukadarı · Suriye · age 29 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Arazi-i Seniyye Şubesi kâtibi · Suriye · age 29 · 400 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 29 · 400 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 30 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 31 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 32 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 33 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 33 · 550 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 34 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 35 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 36 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 37 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 37 · 700 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 38 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 39 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 39 · 800 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 40 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi · Suriye · age 41 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Edirne [source]
Birth year
1869/70 (AH 1286) [source]
Father’s occupation
Suriye Vekâlet-i Evkaf başkâtibi [source]
Archive references
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.911 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Kitâbet [source]
French
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Şehadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Edirne Sıbyan Mektebi; Şam Askerî Rüşdiyesi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
17 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Suriye [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. 3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar

    ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 105, 106

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