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Mehmed Tahir 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. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Muhasebe Kalemi stajyeriMalatya

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi stajyeri

      Malatya · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1878 (AH 1295)Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibiMalatya · 50 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi

      Malatya · Calculated age 19 · 50 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  3. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibiMalatya · 150 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi

      Malatya · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi

      Malatya · Calculated age 20 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  4. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibiMalatyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi

      Malatya · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibiMalatyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi

      Malatya · Calculated age 22

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibiMalatyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi

      Malatya · Calculated age 23

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi · 2 career entriesMalatya · 290 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi

      Malatya · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Masarifat Kâtipliği refakati

      Malatya · Calculated age 24 · 290 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Masarifat Kâtipliği refakati · 2 career entriesMalatya · 300 kuruş

    1. Masarifat Kâtipliği refakati

      Malatya · Calculated age 25

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe Başkâtipliği refakat-i evveliyesi

      Malatya · Calculated age 25 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  9. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Muhasebe Başkâtipliği refakat-i evveliyesi · 3 career entriesMalatya · Kâhta · 0; 400 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Başkâtipliği refakat-i evveliyesi

      Malatya · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaza Başkâtibi

      Kâhta · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Muhasebecilik vekili (fahri)

      Kâhta · Calculated age 26 · 0 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Kaza Başkâtibi · 3 career entriesKâhta · 0; 400 kuruş

    1. Kaza Başkâtibi

      Kâhta · Calculated age 27 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebecilik vekili (fahri)

      Kâhta · Calculated age 27 · 0 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Muhasebecilik vekili (fahri) (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Kâhta · Calculated age 27

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  11. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Kaza Başkâtibi · 4 career entriesKâhta · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 0; 400 kuruş

    1. Kaza Başkâtibi

      Kâhta · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaza Başkâtibi (Azil)

      Kâhta · Calculated age 28

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Azil

      · Calculated age 28

      [1]

    4. Beytülmal Kalemi stajyeri

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 28 · 0 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Tahrirat MüdürüAmmare · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Ammare · Calculated age 29 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Tahrirat Müdürü · 2 career entriesAmmare · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Ammare · Calculated age 30 · 1,250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Müdürü (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Ammare · Calculated age 30

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  14. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Tahrirat MüdürüHille · 1,400 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Hille · Calculated age 31 · 1,400 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Tahrirat Müdürü · 3 career entriesHille · Hillah (Hille) · Karbala (Kerbela) · 0; 1,400 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Hille · Calculated age 32 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hille maliye tetkik komisyonu fahri reisi

      Hillah (Hille) · Calculated age 32 · 0 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Karbala (Kerbela) · Calculated age 32 · 1,400 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Tahrirat Müdürü · 3 career entriesKarbala (Kerbela) · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,400 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Karbala (Kerbela) · Calculated age 33

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 33 · 1,400 kuruş

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  17. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Tahrirat MüdürüKarbala (Kerbela)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Karbala (Kerbela) · Calculated age 34

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Tahrirat MüdürüKarbala (Kerbela)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Karbala (Kerbela) · Calculated age 35

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Tahrirat MüdürüKarbala (Kerbela)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Karbala (Kerbela) · Calculated age 36

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahrirat MüdürüKarbala (Kerbela)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Karbala (Kerbela) · Calculated age 37

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Tahrirat Müdürü · 2 career entriesKarbala (Kerbela) · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,260 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Karbala (Kerbela) · Calculated age 38

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 38 · 1,260 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Tahrirat Müdürü · 2 career entriesKarbala (Kerbela) · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,350 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Karbala (Kerbela) · Calculated age 39

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 39 · 1,350 kuruş

      [1]

  23. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Tahrirat MüdürüKarbala (Kerbela)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Karbala (Kerbela) · Calculated age 40

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Tahrirat Müdürü · 3 career entriesKarbala (Kerbela) · Bitlis · 3,000 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Müdürü

      Karbala (Kerbela) · Calculated age 41

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 41

      [1]

    3. Vilayet Mektubcusu

      Bitlis · Calculated age 41 · 3,000 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,5003,0001878AH 12951899/1900AH 13171878 (AH 1295) · Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi · Malatya · age 19 · 50 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi · Malatya · age 20 · 150 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Masarifat Kâtipliği refakati · Malatya · age 24 · 290 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Muhasebe Başkâtipliği refakat-i evveliyesi · Malatya · age 25 · 300 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Kaza Başkâtibi · Kâhta · age 26 · 400 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Muhasebecilik vekili (fahri) · Kâhta · age 26 · 0 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Kaza Başkâtibi · Kâhta · age 27 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Muhasebecilik vekili (fahri) · Kâhta · age 27 · 0 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Kaza Başkâtibi · Kâhta · age 28 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Beytülmal Kalemi stajyeri · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 0 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Tahrirat Müdürü · Ammare · age 29 · 1,250 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Tahrirat Müdürü · Ammare · age 30 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Tahrirat Müdürü · Hille · age 31 · 1,400 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Tahrirat Müdürü · Hille · age 32 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Hille maliye tetkik komisyonu fahri reisi · Hillah (Hille) · age 32 · 0 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Tahrirat Müdürü · Karbala (Kerbela) · age 32 · 1,400 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 33 · 1,400 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 38 · 1,260 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 39 · 1,350 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Vilayet Mektubcusu · Bitlis · age 41 · 3,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Malatya [source]
Birth year
1859/60 (AH 1276) [source]
Archive references
DH. SAİD.00072.00223, s. 443 - 444 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education
Malatya Mekteb-i İbtidaisi; medrese [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Malatya Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi [source]
First work year
1877/78 (AH 1294) [source]
Apprenticeship
1 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

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 Malatya doğumlu memurlar: 1879-1909

    RAMAZAN ÇELEM · 2014 · Pages 319, 320, 321, 322

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