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Mustafa Fehmi 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. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Fatih Camii hocasıİstanbul, Fatih Camii

    1. Fatih Camii hocası

      İstanbul, Fatih Camii · Calculated age 35

      [1]

  2. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Fetvahâne görevlisi; imtihanla girişİstanbul, Fetvahâne

    1. Fetvahâne görevlisi; imtihanla giriş

      İstanbul, Fetvahâne · Calculated age 40

      [1]

  3. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Fetvahâne görevlisi; imtihanla girişİstanbul, FetvahâneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Fetvahâne görevlisi; imtihanla giriş

      İstanbul, Fetvahâne · Calculated age 41

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Fetvahâne görevlisi; imtihanla girişİstanbul, FetvahâneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Fetvahâne görevlisi; imtihanla giriş

      İstanbul, Fetvahâne · Calculated age 42

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Fetvahâne görevlisi; imtihanla giriş · 2 career entriesİstanbul, Fetvahâne · Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1. Fetvahâne görevlisi; imtihanla giriş

      İstanbul, Fetvahâne · Calculated age 43

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Fetvahâne Pusula Odası müsevvidiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Fetvahâne Pusula Odası müsevvidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 44

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Fetvahâne Pusula Odası müsevvidiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Fetvahâne Pusula Odası müsevvidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 45

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Fetvahâne Pusula Odası müsevvidiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Fetvahâne Pusula Odası müsevvidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 46

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Fetvahâne Pusula Odası müsevvidi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet)

    1. Fetvahâne Pusula Odası müsevvidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 47

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hareket-i Hâriç

      · Calculated age 47

      [1]

  10. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Fetvahâne Pusula Odası müsevvidi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · İstanbul, Fetvahâne Fetva Odası

    1. Fetvahâne Pusula Odası müsevvidi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 48

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Fetvahâne Fetva Odası görevlisi

      İstanbul, Fetvahâne Fetva Odası · Calculated age 48

      [1]

  11. Undated entriesFetvahâne İ'lâmat-ı Şer'iye Odası görevlisiİstanbul, Fetvahâne İ'lâmat-ı Şer'iye Odası

    1. Fetvahâne İ'lâmat-ı Şer'iye Odası görevlisi

      İstanbul, Fetvahâne İ'lâmat-ı Şer'iye Odası

      [1]

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Terseköy, Akhisar [source]
Birth year
1848/49 (AH 1265) [source]
Father’s occupation
hattat [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
M.Ş.A. nr. 3/5/1 [1]M.Ş.A. nr. 3/5/5 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Şehadetname; birinci sınıf şehadetnameye hak kazanma; icazet [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; özel ders; Gazanfer Ağa Medresesi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
35 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1882/83 (AH 1300) [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. Fetvahane-bab-ı fetva'da görev yapan Osmanlı uleması Bab-ı Meşihat Arşivi ulema sicil dosyalarına göre

    DİLEK GÜVEN · 2023 · Pages 125, 126

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