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Mehmed 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. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Tahrir İdaresi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  2. 1876/77 (AH 1293)İkinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası messahıSivas vilayeti · 190 kuruş

    1. İkinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası messahı

      Sivas vilayeti · Calculated age 28 · 190 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1877/78 (AH 1294)İkinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası messahı · 2 career entriesSivas vilayeti · 190; 250 kuruş

    1. İkinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası messahı

      Sivas vilayeti · Calculated age 29 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Beşinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası mukayyidi

      Sivas vilayeti · Calculated age 29 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1878 (AH 1295)Beşinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası mukayyidi · 4 career entriesSivas vilayeti · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 200; 250; 300 kuruş

    1. Beşinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası mukayyidi

      Sivas vilayeti · Calculated age 30 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 30

      [1]

  5. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Tahrir ve Vergi İdare-i Umumiyesi deftercisi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Ma'muretülaziz vilayeti · 200; 480 kuruş

    1. Tahrir ve Vergi İdare-i Umumiyesi deftercisi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Birinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası muharrir-i sânisi

      Ma'muretülaziz vilayeti · Calculated age 31 · 480 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Birinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası muharrir-i sânisiMa'muretülaziz vilayeti · 400; 480 kuruş

    1. Birinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası muharrir-i sânisi

      Ma'muretülaziz vilayeti · Calculated age 32 · 480 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Birinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası muharrir-i sânisi

      Ma'muretülaziz vilayeti · Calculated age 32 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Birinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası muharrir-i sânisi · 2 career entriesMa'muretülaziz vilayeti · Keban Madeni · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Birinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası muharrir-i sânisi

      Ma'muretülaziz vilayeti · Calculated age 33 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vukuat kâtibi

      Keban Madeni · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Vukuat kâtibiKeban Madeni · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vukuat kâtibi

      Keban Madeni · Calculated age 34 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Vukuat kâtibiKeban Madeni · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vukuat kâtibi

      Keban Madeni · Calculated age 35 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Vukuat kâtibiKeban Madeni · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vukuat kâtibi

      Keban Madeni · Calculated age 36 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Vukuat kâtibi · 2 career entriesKeban Madeni · Kemaliye (Eğin) · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Vukuat kâtibi

      Keban Madeni · Calculated age 37 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      Kemaliye (Eğin) · Calculated age 37 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Vergi kâtibiKemaliye (Eğin) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Kemaliye (Eğin) · Calculated age 38 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Vergi kâtibiKemaliye (Eğin) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Kemaliye (Eğin) · Calculated age 39 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Vergi kâtibi · 2 career entriesKemaliye (Eğin) · 400 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Kemaliye (Eğin) · Calculated age 40 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 40

      [1]

  15. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiAyvalık · 500 kuruş

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Ayvalık · Calculated age 42 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiAyvalık · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Ayvalık · Calculated age 43 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiAyvalık · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Ayvalık · Calculated age 44 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · 3 career entriesAyvalık · Malatya · 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

      Ayvalık · Calculated age 45 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nakil

      · Calculated age 45

      [1]

    3. Vergi kâtibi

      Malatya · Calculated age 45 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  19. Undated entriesVergi kâtibi · 2 career entriesMalatya · 200; 400 kuruş

    2. Tekaüt

      · 200 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

02505001876/77AH 12931892/93AH 13101876/77 (AH 1293) · İkinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası messahı · Sivas vilayeti · age 28 · 190 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · İkinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası messahı · Sivas vilayeti · age 29 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Beşinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası mukayyidi · Sivas vilayeti · age 29 · 250 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Beşinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası mukayyidi · Sivas vilayeti · age 30 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Tahrir ve Vergi İdare-i Umumiyesi deftercisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 300 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Tahrir ve Vergi İdare-i Umumiyesi deftercisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 200 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Tahrir ve Vergi İdare-i Umumiyesi deftercisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Birinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası muharrir-i sânisi · Ma'muretülaziz vilayeti · age 31 · 480 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Birinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası muharrir-i sânisi · Ma'muretülaziz vilayeti · age 32 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Birinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası muharrir-i sânisi · Ma'muretülaziz vilayeti · age 32 · 400 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Birinci Tahrir-i Seyyar Fırkası muharrir-i sânisi · Ma'muretülaziz vilayeti · age 33 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Vukuat kâtibi · Keban Madeni · age 33 · 300 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Vukuat kâtibi · Keban Madeni · age 34 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Vukuat kâtibi · Keban Madeni · age 35 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Vukuat kâtibi · Keban Madeni · age 36 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Vukuat kâtibi · Keban Madeni · age 37 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Vergi kâtibi · Kemaliye (Eğin) · age 37 · 400 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vergi kâtibi · Kemaliye (Eğin) · age 38 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Vergi kâtibi · Kemaliye (Eğin) · age 39 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Vergi kâtibi · Kemaliye (Eğin) · age 40 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Ayvalık · age 42 · 500 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Ayvalık · age 43 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Ayvalık · age 44 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi · Ayvalık · age 45 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Vergi kâtibi · Malatya · age 45 · 400 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Huri, Çemişgezek kazası [source]
Birth year
1848/49 (AH 1265) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tahrir ve Vergi İdare-i Umumiyesi odacısı [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
DH_SAİDd_____00039_00062 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
Sıbyan mektebi İslamiyet başlangıcı dinî ilimler. [source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
26 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1874/75 (AH 1291) [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. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre çemişgezekli devlet memurları

    YETER ÖZDEMİR BIYIK · 2024 · Pages 215, 216

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