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MEHMED DERVİŞ EFENDİ

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. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Rüsumat Emaneti Muhasebe Kalemi Samsun Mukayyidliği refakatiIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  2. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Rüsumat Emaneti Muhasebe Kalemi Samsun Mukayyidliği refakatiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsumat Emaneti Muhasebe Kalemi Samsun Mukayyidliği refakati

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Rüsumat Emaneti Muhasebe Kalemi Samsun Mukayyidliği refakatiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsumat Emaneti Muhasebe Kalemi Samsun Mukayyidliği refakati

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Rüsumat Emaneti Muhasebe Kalemi Samsun Mukayyidliği refakatiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsumat Emaneti Muhasebe Kalemi Samsun Mukayyidliği refakati

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1878 (AH 1295)Rüsumat Emaneti Muhasebe Kalemi Samsun Mukayyidliği refakati · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Emaneti Muhasebe Kalemi Samsun Mukayyidliği refakati

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsumat Emaneti Muhasebe Kalemi Samsun Mukayyidliği refakati (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Yozgat Kitabeti refakati

      · Calculated age 27 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Yozgat Kitabeti refakati · 100; 250 kuruş

    1. Yozgat Kitabeti refakati

      · Calculated age 28 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Yozgat Kitabeti refakati

      · Calculated age 28 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Yozgat Kitabeti refakati (Nakil) · 4 career entries · 250; 300 kuruş

    1. Yozgat Kitabeti refakati (Nakil)

      · Calculated age 29

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. Yozgat Kitabeti refakati

      · Calculated age 29 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Rüsum-ı Sitte Muhasebe Kalemi Hülasa Kitabeti refakati

      · Calculated age 29 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    4. Rüsum-ı Sitte Muhasebe Kalemi Hülasa Kitabeti refakati

      · Calculated age 29 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  8. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Rüsum-ı Sitte Muhasebe Kalemi Hülasa Kitabeti refakati (Nakil) · 2 career entries · 300 kuruş

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte Muhasebe Kalemi Hülasa Kitabeti refakati (Nakil)

      · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. Halep Kitabeti refakati

      · Calculated age 30 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Halep Kitabeti refakati · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Kitabeti refakati

      · Calculated age 31 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Halep Kitabeti refakati · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Kitabeti refakati

      · Calculated age 32 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Halep Kitabeti refakati · 3 career entriesIzmir (İzmir) · 300; 900 kuruş

    1. Halep Kitabeti refakati

      · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Halep Kitabeti refakati (Nakil)

      · Calculated age 33

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  12. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Rüsum-ı Sitte Merkez Müdürlüğü muhasebe başkâtibi · 3 career entriesIzmir (İzmir) · Trablusgarb · 900; 1,400 kuruş

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte Merkez Müdürlüğü muhasebe başkâtibi

      Izmir (İzmir) · Calculated age 34 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsum-ı Sitte Merkez Müdürlüğü muhasebe başkâtibi (Nakil)

      Izmir (İzmir) · Calculated age 34

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi

      Trablusgarb · Calculated age 34 · 1,400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  13. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibiTrablusgarb · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi

      Trablusgarb · Calculated age 35 · 1,400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibiTrablusgarb · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi

      Trablusgarb · Calculated age 36 · 1,400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibiTrablusgarb · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi

      Trablusgarb · Calculated age 37 · 1,400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibiTrablusgarb · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi

      Trablusgarb · Calculated age 38 · 1,400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi · 3 career entriesTrablusgarb · Beirut (Beyrut) · 1,400 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi

      Trablusgarb · Calculated age 39 · 1,400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi (Nakil)

      Trablusgarb · Calculated age 39

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  18. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Düyun-ı Umumiye Merkez Müdürlüğü muhasebe başkâtibi · 3 career entriesBeirut (Beyrut) · Cubul Memlehası · 1,400; 1,800 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Merkez Müdürlüğü muhasebe başkâtibi

      Beirut (Beyrut) · Calculated age 40 · 1,400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye Merkez Müdürlüğü muhasebe başkâtibi (Nakil)

      Beirut (Beyrut) · Calculated age 40

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Cubul Memlehası müdürü

      Cubul Memlehası · Calculated age 40 · 1,800 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

09001,8001878AH 12951890/91AH 13081878 (AH 1295) · Yozgat Kitabeti refakati · age 27 · 100 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Yozgat Kitabeti refakati · age 28 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Yozgat Kitabeti refakati · age 28 · 250 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Yozgat Kitabeti refakati · age 29 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Muhasebe Kalemi Hülasa Kitabeti refakati · age 29 · 250 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Muhasebe Kalemi Hülasa Kitabeti refakati · age 29 · 300 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Halep Kitabeti refakati · age 30 · 300 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Halep Kitabeti refakati · age 31 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Halep Kitabeti refakati · age 32 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Halep Kitabeti refakati · age 33 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Merkez Müdürlüğü muhasebe başkâtibi · Izmir (İzmir) · age 33 · 900 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Merkez Müdürlüğü muhasebe başkâtibi · Izmir (İzmir) · age 34 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi · Trablusgarb · age 34 · 1,400 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi · Trablusgarb · age 35 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi · Trablusgarb · age 36 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi · Trablusgarb · age 37 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi · Trablusgarb · age 38 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtibi · Trablusgarb · age 39 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Merkez Müdürlüğü muhasebe başkâtibi · Beirut (Beyrut) · age 39 · 1,400 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Merkez Müdürlüğü muhasebe başkâtibi · Beirut (Beyrut) · age 40 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Cubul Memlehası müdürü · Cubul Memlehası · age 40 · 1,800 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Varna [source]
Birth year
1851/52 (AH 1268) [source]
Father’s occupation
Varna Gümrüğü kantarcısı [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 56/371 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Şehadetname (zayi) [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
23 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1874/75 (AH 1291) [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 Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları

    İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 135, 136, 137

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