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Mehmed Şevket Bey

Birthplace: safranbolu Observed AH 1275–1308 (1858–1891)

3_231;458Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmed Şevket Bey was born in Safranbolu in AH 1255 (1839–1840). Recorded schooling includes 9 years at Valide Sultan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1272 (1855–1856), 17 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 33 distinct AH years in AH 1275–1308 (1858–1891), with gaps; it begins with muhabere memuru in Istanbul (250 kuruş monthly). Mufettis appears later, in AH 1308 (1890–1891), with 2,150 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: asina. Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

33 recorded AH years · 33 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1255 (1839–1840)
AH 1272 (1855–1856)Birth-year difference: 17 AH years
AH 1275–1276 (1858–1860)Birth-year difference: 20–21 AH years
AH 1277–1278 (1860–1862)Birth-year difference: 22–23 AH years
AH 1279 (1862–1863)Birth-year difference: 24 AH years
AH 1280 (1863–1864)Birth-year difference: 25 AH years
AH 1281–1282 (1864–1866)Birth-year difference: 26–27 AH years
AH 1283–1284 (1866–1868)Birth-year difference: 28–29 AH years
AH 1285 (1868–1869)Birth-year difference: 30 AH years
AH 1286–1287 (1869–1871)Birth-year difference: 31–32 AH years
AH 1288 (1871–1872)Birth-year difference: 33 AH years
AH 1289–1291 (1872–1875)Birth-year difference: 34–36 AH years
AH 1292–1296 (1875–1879)Birth-year difference: 37–41 AH years
AH 1297 (1879–1880)Birth-year difference: 42 AH years
AH 1298–1299 (1880–1882)Birth-year difference: 43–44 AH years
AH 1300 (1882–1883)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1301–1302 (1883–1885)Birth-year difference: 46–47 AH years
AH 1303–1304 (1885–1887)Birth-year difference: 48–49 AH years
AH 1305–1307 (1887–1890)Birth-year difference: 50–52 AH years
AH 1308 (1890–1891)Birth-year difference: 53 AH years

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1275 (1858–1859)

muhabere memuru · istanbul · 250 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1272 (1855–1856) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 170 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1272 (1855–1856)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Salary 250 to 500 kuruş +250 (+100%)
Title muhabere memuru → Muhabere Memuru
Locality istanbul → sam
Salary 500 to 750 kuruş +250 (+50%)
Locality sam → lazkiye
Salary 750 to 1,250 kuruş +500 (+66.67%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality lazkiye → sayda
Salary 1,250 to 1,440 kuruş +190 (+15.2%)
Title 2. Mudur → 1. Mudur
Locality sayda → sam
Salary 1,440 to 1,500 kuruş +60 (+4.17%)
Locality sam → erzincan
Salary 1,500 to 1,240 kuruş -260 (-17.33%)
Locality erzincan → bitlis
Salary 1,240 to 1,500 kuruş +260 (+20.97%)
Title 1. Mudur → Mudur
Locality bitlis → diyarbakir
Salary 1,500 to 1,600 kuruş +100 (+6.67%)
Title Mudur → Mufettis
Locality diyarbakir → yemen
Salary 1,600 to 5,000 kuruş +3,400 (+212.5%)
Locality yemen → bosna
Salary 5,000 to 3,000 kuruş -2,000 (-40%)
Locality bosna → erzurum
Title Mufettis → Mudur
Locality erzurum → istanbul
Salary 3,000 to 2,000 kuruş -1,000 (-33.33%)
Title Mudur → Basmudur
Locality istanbul → hakkari
Salary 2,000 to 3,000 kuruş +1,000 (+50%)
No annual entries for AH 1300 (1882–1883). Changes span the gap.
Title Basmudur → Mufettis
Locality hakkari → istanbul
Salary 3,000 to 2,000 kuruş -1,000 (-33.33%)
Title Mufettis → Basmudur
Locality istanbul → trablusgarp
Salary 2,000 to 3,000 kuruş +1,000 (+50%)
Title Basmudur → Baskitabet
Locality trablusgarp → istanbul
Salary 3,000 to 2,000 kuruş -1,000 (-33.33%)
Salary 2,000 to 2,150 kuruş +150 (+7.5%)
Title Baskitabet → Mufettis
Locality istanbul → konya

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1272 (1855–1856)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 3_231;458

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Original note (excerpt): “ Fesat/ Beraat/ Şam Telgraf Müdürlüğü'nden infisali mübayaa kılınan telgraf vergilerine fesad karıştırdığı hakkında vuku bulan azviyyata mebni olduğu halde Suri” …
Original note: “Müfettişin Şikayeti üzerine Yemen'e gönderiliyor.”
Original note: “Bereat”

Excerpts are shortened; complete wording is available in the source record download.

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1283–1299 (1866–1882), AH 1301–1308 (1883–1891). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1275–1276 (1858–1860), AH 1278–1282 (1861–1866)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1283–1299 (1866–1882), AH 1301–1308 (1883–1891)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Identical wording is shown once above. Repeated copies remain separately listed here; they do not establish independent confirmation.

Original note: “ Fesat/ Beraat/ Şam Telgraf Müdürlüğü'nden infisali mübayaa kılınan telgraf vergilerine fesad karıştırdığı hakkında vuku bulan azviyyata mebni olduğu halde Suriye Vilayeti Meclis-i İdaresi'nce icra kılınan muhakemede beraatı tebeyyün etmekle keyfiyetin Adliye Nezareti Celilesi'yle Telgraf Nezareti Aliyyesi'ne bildirilerek müfterilerin üçer sene Akka'da kalebend edildiği Diyarbakır'dan infisali dahi Müfettiş Karisyo'nun şikayeti üzerine ise de muhakeme taleb edildiği halde mumaileyhin istinkaf eylediği cihetle memuriyetinin Yemen'e tahvil edildiği tercüme varakası hatimesinde muharrer olduğu halde Telgraf ve Posta Nezaret-i Aliyyesi tarafından yazılan mülahazada bu maddelere dair bir şey denilmemiş olduğundan maddeteyn-i mezkureteyn hakkında dairece mevcud olmuş lazım gelen muhaberat evrakı suver-i musaddakasının gönderilmesi hakkında nezaret-i müşarünileyha Sicill-i ahvâl Müdüriyeti'ne yazılan müzekkirede zeyline muharrer olan 20 Cemaziyelevvel 1300 tarihli cevaba melfuf bulunan nevakıs pusulasında maddeteyn-i mezkureteyn hakkında evraka dest-res olunamayup ancak mumaileyhin Şam ve Diyarbakır'dan infisali hasbe'l-icab idiği kayden tebeyyün eylemiş ve kendisinin zikrolunan infisallerininden sonra Telgraf ve Posta Nezaret-i Aliyyesi'nce yine mühim ve mutena memuriyetlerde bulundurulması her halde beraatına delil-i kafi bulunduğu gösterilmiştir.”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1283 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1866 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Müfettişin Şikayeti üzerine Yemen'e gönderiliyor.”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1288 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1871 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Bereat”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1283 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1866 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “ Fesat/ Beraat/ Şam Telgraf Müdürlüğü'nden infisali mübayaa kılınan telgraf vergilerine fesad karıştırdığı hakkında vuku bulan azviyyata mebni olduğu halde Suriye Vilayeti Meclis-i İdaresi'nce icra kılınan muhakemede beraatı tebeyyün etmekle keyfiyetin Adliye Nezareti Celilesi'yle Telgraf Nezareti Aliyyesi'ne bildirilerek müfterilerin üçer sene Akka'da kalebend edildiği Diyarbakır'dan infisali dahi Müfettiş Karisyo'nun şikayeti üzerine ise de muhakeme taleb edildiği halde mumaileyhin istinkaf eylediği cihetle memuriyetinin Yemen'e tahvil edildiği tercüme varakası hatimesinde muharrer olduğu halde Telgraf ve Posta Nezaret-i Aliyyesi tarafından yazılan mülahazada bu maddelere dair bir şey denilmemiş olduğundan maddeteyn-i mezkureteyn hakkında dairece mevcud olmuş lazım gelen muhaberat evrakı suver-i musaddakasının gönderilmesi hakkında nezaret-i müşarünileyha Sicill-i ahvâl Müdüriyeti'ne yazılan müzekkirede zeyline muharrer olan 20 Cemaziyelevvel 1300 tarihli cevaba melfuf bulunan nevakıs pusulasında maddeteyn-i mezkureteyn hakkında evraka dest-res olunamayup ancak mumaileyhin Şam ve Diyarbakır'dan infisali hasbe'l-icab idiği kayden tebeyyün eylemiş ve kendisinin zikrolunan infisallerininden sonra Telgraf ve Posta Nezaret-i Aliyyesi'nce yine mühim ve mutena memuriyetlerde bulundurulması her halde beraatına delil-i kafi bulunduğu gösterilmiştir.”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1283 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Müfettişin Şikayeti üzerine Yemen'e gönderiliyor.”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1288 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Bereat”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1283 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1275–1276 (1858–1860), AH 1278–1282 (1861–1866) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1283–1299 (1866–1882), AH 1301–1308 (1883–1891) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1283 (calendar unverified)
Recorded code 2 · Stored source-year values: 1288 (calendar unverified)