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Mehmed Saib Bey

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. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Muhasebe kalemi cariye hesabı refakatiMalatya · 100 kuruş
  2. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Muhasebe kalemi cariye hesabı refakatiMalatya · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi cariye hesabı refakati

      Malatya · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Muhasebe kalemi cariye hesabı refakati · 3 career entriesMalatya · 100; 275 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe kalemi cariye hesabı refakati

      Malatya · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe kalemi cariye hesabı refakati (Nakil)

      Malatya

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  4. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Belediye dairesi kâtibiMalatya · 275 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Belediye dairesi kâtibi

      Malatya · 275 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Belediye dairesi kâtibi · 2 career entriesMalatya · 275 kuruş

    1. Belediye dairesi kâtibi

      Malatya · 275 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Belediye dairesi kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Malatya

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  6. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Merkez mutasarrıflığı tahrirat müdürü · 2 career entriesSivas · 800 kuruş
  7. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Tahrirat müdürüMalatya · 1,200 kuruş
  8. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Kaymakam vekiliHısn-ı Mansur (Adıyaman)

    1. Kaymakam vekili

      Hısn-ı Mansur (Adıyaman)

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  9. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Kaymakam vekili · 5 career entriesHısn-ı Mansur (Adıyaman) · Hakkâri · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam vekili

      Hısn-ı Mansur (Adıyaman)

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Hısn-ı Mansur (Adıyaman)

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat müdürü

      Hakkâri · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Mutasarrıf vekili

      Hakkâri

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    5. Mutasarrıf vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Hakkâri

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  10. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Mutasarrıf vekili · 2 career entriesHakkâri · 0 kuruş

    1. Mutasarrıf vekili

      Hakkâri · 0 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    2. Mutasarrıf vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Hakkâri

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  11. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Mutasarrıf vekili · 2 career entriesHakkâri · 0 kuruş

    1. Mutasarrıf vekili

      Hakkâri · 0 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mutasarrıf vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Hakkâri

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  12. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Tahrirat müdürüLatakia (Lazkiye) · 1,200 kuruş
  13. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Tahrirat müdürü · 3 career entriesLatakia (Lazkiye) · Jableh (Cebele)

    1. Tahrirat müdürü

      Latakia (Lazkiye)

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Jableh (Cebele)

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  14. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahrirat müdürüLatakia (Lazkiye)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat müdürü

      Latakia (Lazkiye)

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Tahrirat müdürüLatakia (Lazkiye) · 1,080 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat müdürü

      Latakia (Lazkiye)

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Mutasarrıf vekiliNablus
  17. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Mutasarrıf vekili · 3 career entriesNablus

    1. Mutasarrıf vekili

      Nablus

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mutasarrıf vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Nablus

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  18. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Vilayet meclis-i idare başkâtibi · 2 career entriesBeirut (Beyrut) · Basra · 1,180; 2,700 kuruş
  19. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Dahiliye Nezareti mektupçu kalemi müdürüIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,200 kuruş
  20. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Dahiliye Nezareti mektupçu kalemi müdürü · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,500; 1,800 kuruş
  21. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Dahiliye mektupçu kalemi müdürü · 4 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000; 2,150 kuruş

    1. Dahiliye mektupçu kalemi müdürü

      Istanbul (Dersaadet)

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. Undated entriesTahrirat kalemi mülazımı · 5 career entriesMalatya · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Hakkâri · 0 kuruş

    3. Ağnam müfettişi (ilaveten) (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Malatya

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,3502,7001880/81AH 12981905/06AH 13231880/81 (AH 1298) · Muhasebe kalemi cariye hesabı refakati · Malatya · 100 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Muhasebe kalemi cariye hesabı refakati · Malatya · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Muhasebe kalemi cariye hesabı refakati · Malatya · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Belediye dairesi kâtibi · Malatya · 275 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Belediye dairesi kâtibi · Malatya · 275 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Belediye dairesi kâtibi · Malatya · 275 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Merkez mutasarrıflığı tahrirat müdürü · Sivas · 800 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vilayet meclis-i idare kâtibi · Sivas · 800 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Tahrirat müdürü · Malatya · 1,200 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Tahrirat müdürü · Hakkâri · 1,250 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Mutasarrıf vekili · Hakkâri · 0 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Mutasarrıf vekili · Hakkâri · 0 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Tahrirat müdürü · Latakia (Lazkiye) · 1,200 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Tahrirat müdürü · Latakia (Lazkiye) · 1,080 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Vilayet meclis-i idare başkâtibi · Beirut (Beyrut) · 1,180 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Vilayet mektupçusu · Basra · 2,700 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Dahiliye Nezareti mektupçu kalemi müdürü · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,200 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Dahiliye mektupçu kalemi müdürü · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,500 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Dahiliye mektupçu kalemi müdürü · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,800 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Dahiliye mektupçu kalemi müdürü · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Dahiliye mektupçu kalemi müdürü · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,150 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Dahiliye mektupçu kalemi müdür muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,150 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Erzincan [source]
Father’s occupation
Miralay; Malatya Sultansuyu Çiftlik-i Hümayun Nazırı [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİD, 329/55 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
Persian
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüşdiye şahadetnamesi; ikinci sınıf tahrirat müdürlüğü intihabnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Malatya Rüşdiye mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

First work place
Malatya [source]
Apprenticeship
3 [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 Ahvâl kayıtlarına Göre Erzincanlı memurlar

    ENGİN ADAK · 2008 · Pages 85, 86, 87, 88

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