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Mehmet Sabri 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. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · 2 career entries · 200 kuruş
  2. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · 4 career entries · 200; 400 kuruş
    1. Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 23 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 23 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  3. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · 2 career entries · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  4. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · 4 career entries · 400 kuruş
    1. Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    4. Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [2]

  5. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru · 2 career entries · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  6. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru · 2 career entries · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 27 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 27 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  7. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru · 2 career entries · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  8. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru · 4 career entries · 400; 500 kuruş
    1. Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ecnebiyye Muhasebesi Kalemi başkâtibi

      · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru

      · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  9. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi başkâtibi · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi başkâtibi

      · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  10. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Telsiz ve telefon memuru · 4 career entriesTelsiz ve telefon merkezleri · 500; 1,100 kuruş
    1. Telsiz ve telefon memuru

      · Calculated age 32 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Telsiz ve telefon merkezlerinde görevli

      Telsiz ve telefon merkezleri · Calculated age 32 · 1,100 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Telsiz-telgraf merkezleri memuru

      · Calculated age 32 · 1,100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [2] · 2 linked entries

  11. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Telsiz ve telefon merkezlerinde görevli · 4 career entriesTelsiz ve telefon merkezleri · 1,100; 1,700 kuruş
    1. Telsiz ve telefon merkezlerinde görevli

      Telsiz ve telefon merkezleri · Calculated age 33 · 1,100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Telsiz-telgraf merkezleri memuru

      · Calculated age 33 · 1,100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    3. Posta, Telgraf ve Telefon Mektebi müdürü

      · Calculated age 33 · 1,700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [2]

  12. Undated entriesPosta, Telgraf ve Telefon Mektebi ikinci kısım, İlm-i hesap, ilm-i mesaha, telgraf ve telefon aletleri ve muhtasar hikmet muallimi · 3 career entries

Recorded pay

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

08501,7001898/99AH 13161909/10AH 13271898/99 (AH 1316) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · age 22 · 200 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · age 22 · 200 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · age 23 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · age 23 · 400 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · age 23 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · age 23 · 400 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · age 24 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · age 24 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · age 25 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru · age 25 · 400 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru · age 25 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru · age 25 · 400 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru · age 26 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru · age 26 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru · age 27 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru · age 27 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru · age 28 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru · age 28 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru · age 29 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Ecnebiyye Muhasebesi Kalemi başkâtibi · age 29 · 500 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru · age 29 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi başkâtibi · age 29 · 500 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi başkâtibi · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Telsiz ve telefon memuru · age 32 · 500 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Telsiz ve telefon merkezlerinde görevli · Telsiz ve telefon merkezleri · age 32 · 1,100 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Fen Müşavirliği maiyetinde telsiz-telgraf fen memuru · age 32 · 500 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Telsiz-telgraf merkezleri memuru · age 32 · 1,100 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Telsiz ve telefon merkezlerinde görevli · Telsiz ve telefon merkezleri · age 33 · 1,100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Posta, Telgraf ve Telefon Müdüriyet-i Umûmiyesi Mektebi müdürü · age 33 · 1,700 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Telsiz-telgraf merkezleri memuru · age 33 · 1,100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Posta, Telgraf ve Telefon Mektebi müdürü · age 33 · 1,700 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Bosna [source]
Birth year
1877/78 (AH 1294) [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95 [1]BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95 [2]BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95 [2]

Education and languages

French
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1] [2]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1] [2]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
22 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First-salary field
200 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
1898/99 (AH 1316) [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 Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Bosna doğumlu memurlar

    MEHMET AKGÜN · 2017 · Pages 170, 171

  2. II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları

    DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 235, 236, 237

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