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Mehmed Tevfik Beğ (Biren)

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. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Kudüs Sancağı mutasarrıfıJerusalem (Kudüs) · 9,000 kuruş
    1. Kudüs Sancağı mutasarrıfı

      Jerusalem (Kudüs) · Calculated age 32 · 9,000 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Selanik valisi · 2 career entriesThessaloniki (Selanik) · 27,000 kuruş
    1. Selanik valisi

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 36 · 27,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 36

      [1]

  3. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Konya valisiKonya · 30,000 kuruş
    1. Konya valisi

      Konya · Calculated age 37 · 30,000 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Azil · 2 career entriesKonya · 15,000 kuruş
    1. Azil

      · Calculated age 38

      [1]

    2. Konya vali vekili

      Konya · Calculated age 38 · 15,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  5. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Yemen valisiYemen · 30,000 kuruş
    1. Yemen valisi

      Yemen · Calculated age 39 · 30,000 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Divan-ı Muhasebat reisi · 2 career entriesDivan-ı Muhasebat · Bursa · 10,000; 20,000 kuruş
    1. Divan-ı Muhasebat reisi

      Divan-ı Muhasebat · Calculated age 41 · 10,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Hüdavendigâr valisi

      Bursa · Calculated age 41 · 20,000 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Infisal
    1. Infisal

      · Calculated age 43

      [1]

  8. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Ankara valisi · 3 career entriesAnkara · 7,500; 20,000 kuruş
    1. Ankara valisi

      Ankara · Calculated age 44 · 20,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 44

      [1]

    3. Ankara vali vekili

      Ankara · Calculated age 44 · 7,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  9. 1910/11 (AH 1328)Şura-yı Devlet Mülkiye Dairesi reisi · 2 career entriesŞura-yı Devlet · 6,000 kuruş
    1. Şura-yı Devlet Mülkiye Dairesi reisi

      Şura-yı Devlet · Calculated age 45 · 6,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Şura-yı Devlet Maliye, Nafia ve Maarif Dairesi reisi

      Şura-yı Devlet · Calculated age 45 · 6,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  10. Undated entriesMabeyn-i Hümayun kâtibi · 25 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Jerusalem (Kudüs) · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Konya · Yemen · Bursa · Ticaret Mektebi · Mekteb-i Hukuk · Ankara · Şura-yı Devlet · Mühendis Mektebi · Sofia (Sofya) · 200; 400; 600; 1,500; 2,500; 3,500; 4,000; 4,200; 4,465; 4,700; 5,000; 7,500; 9,000; 15,000; 20,000; 27,000; 30,000 kuruş
    1. Nakil

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    2. Infisal

      [1] · 3 linked entries

    3. Mazuliyet

      · 15,000 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

    4. Konya valisi

      Konya · 30,000 kuruş

      [1]

    5. Mazuliyet

      · 4,000 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

    6. Yemen valisi

      Yemen · 30,000 kuruş

      [1]

    7. Mazuliyet

      · 7,500 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

    8. Usul-i Maliye muallimi

      Ticaret Mektebi · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    9. Hukuk-ı Esasiye muallimi

      Mekteb-i Hukuk · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    10. Ankara valisi

      Ankara · 20,000 kuruş

      [1]

    11. Ankara valisi

      Ankara · 15,000 kuruş

      [1]

    12. Şura-yı Devlet Nafia, Maliye ve Maarif Dairesi azası

      Şura-yı Devlet · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    13. İktisat muallimi

      Mühendis Mektebi · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    14. İktisat muallimi

      Mühendis Mektebi · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

015,00030,0001897/98AH 13151910/11AH 13281897/98 (AH 1315) · Kudüs Sancağı mutasarrıfı · Jerusalem (Kudüs) · age 32 · 9,000 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Selanik valisi · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 36 · 27,000 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Konya valisi · Konya · age 37 · 30,000 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Konya vali vekili · Konya · age 38 · 15,000 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Yemen valisi · Yemen · age 39 · 30,000 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Divan-ı Muhasebat reisi · Divan-ı Muhasebat · age 41 · 10,000 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Hüdavendigâr valisi · Bursa · age 41 · 20,000 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Ankara valisi · Ankara · age 44 · 20,000 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Ankara vali vekili · Ankara · age 44 · 7,500 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · Şura-yı Devlet Mülkiye Dairesi reisi · Şura-yı Devlet · age 45 · 6,000 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · Şura-yı Devlet Maliye, Nafia ve Maarif Dairesi reisi · Şura-yı Devlet · age 45 · 6,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1866/67 (AH 1283) [source]
Father’s occupation
Meclis-i Maarif azası [source]
Archive references
DH.SAİDd, 192-163 [1]CDAB, DH.SAİDd, 192-163 [1]

Education and languages

French
kitâbet ve tekellüm [source]
Turkish
kitâbet ve tekellüm [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Aliyyü'l-a'lâ dereceli şahadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
İdadî ve âlî sınıflar [source]
Education
Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First-salary field
1500 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1885/86 (AH 1303) [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 ahval kayıtlarına göre Şûrâ-yı Devlet reisleri

    BURAK BALCI · 2025 · Pages 114, 115, 116, 117, 118

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