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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. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Ma'a Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeriDidymoteicho (Dimetoka)
  2. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Ma'a Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeriDidymoteicho (Dimetoka)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Ma'a Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeri

      Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Calculated age 16

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Ma'a Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeriDidymoteicho (Dimetoka)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Ma'a Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeri

      Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Calculated age 17

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Ma'a Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeri · 2 career entriesDidymoteicho (Dimetoka) · 100 kuruş

    1. Ma'a Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeri

      Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Calculated age 18

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nüfus kâtibi refiki

      Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Calculated age 18 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Infisal · 2 career entriesKomotini (Gümülcine) · 300 kuruş

    1. Infisal

      · Calculated age 19

      [1]

    2. Nahiye vergi kâtibi

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 19 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  6. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyiziEdirne · 100 kuruş
  7. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyizi · 3 career entriesEdirne · Soufli (Sofulu) · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · 100; 350 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyizi

      Edirne · Calculated age 23 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Memuriyet kâtibi

      Soufli (Sofulu) · Calculated age 23 · 350 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Memuriyet kâtibi

      Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Calculated age 23 · 350 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Memuriyet kâtibiDidymoteicho (Dimetoka) · 350 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Memuriyet kâtibi

      Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Calculated age 24 · 350 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Memuriyet kâtibi · 2 career entriesDidymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Feres (Ferecik) · 300; 350 kuruş

    1. Memuriyet kâtibi

      Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Calculated age 25 · 350 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Feres (Ferecik) · Calculated age 25 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruFeres (Ferecik) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Feres (Ferecik) · Calculated age 26 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · 2 career entriesFeres (Ferecik) · 300 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Feres (Ferecik) · Calculated age 27 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 27

      [1]

  12. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Harir-i Müzayede Kitabeti görevlisi · 2 career entriesEdirne · 274 kuruş

    2. Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mukayyidi

      Edirne · Calculated age 28 · 274 kuruş

      [1]

  13. Undated entriesİstifa · 2 career entriesEdirne

    1. İstifa

      [1] · 2 linked entries

Recorded pay

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

01753501884/85AH 13021894/95AH 13121884/85 (AH 1302) · Nüfus kâtibi refiki · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · age 18 · 100 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Nahiye vergi kâtibi · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 19 · 300 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyizi · Edirne · age 22 · 100 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyizi · Edirne · age 23 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Memuriyet kâtibi · Soufli (Sofulu) · age 23 · 350 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Memuriyet kâtibi · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · age 23 · 350 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Memuriyet kâtibi · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · age 24 · 350 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Memuriyet kâtibi · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · age 25 · 350 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Feres (Ferecik) · age 25 · 300 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Feres (Ferecik) · age 26 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Feres (Ferecik) · age 27 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mukayyidi · Edirne · age 28 · 274 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Dimetoka [source]
Birth year
1867/68 (AH 1284) [source]
Father’s occupation
Esnaf [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd. 117-85 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]Okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Diploma [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan ve rüşdiye mektepleri [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
15 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Dimetoka [source]
First work year
1881/82 (AH 1299) [source]
Apprenticeship
2.33 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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 Ahval Defterlerine göre Dimetokalı memurlar

    SİBEL EDEMEN · 2025 · Pages 140, 141

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