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Mehmed Midhat 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. 1865/66 (AH 1282)çırakErzurum Mektubi Kalemi

    1. çırak

      Erzurum Mektubi Kalemi · Calculated age 20

      [1]

  2. 1866/67 (AH 1283)MümeyyizErzurum Mektubi Kalemi

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Erzurum Mektubi Kalemi · Calculated age 21

      [1]

  3. 1867/68 (AH 1284)tahrirat kalemi muaviniErzurum merkez sancağı

    1. tahrirat kalemi muavini

      Erzurum merkez sancağı · Calculated age 22

      [1]

  4. 1871/72 (AH 1288)mektubcu kalemi müsevvidiErzurum
  5. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Envar-ı Şarkiyye gazetesi muharriri · 2 career entriesErzurum
  6. 1878/79 (AH 1296)heyet-i teftişiye katibiErzurum, Van ve Trabzon vilayetleri

    1. heyet-i teftişiye katibi

      Erzurum, Van ve Trabzon vilayetleri · Calculated age 34

      [1]

  7. 1881/82 (AH 1299)heyet-i teftişiye katibi (Nakil) · 2 career entriesErzurum, Van ve Trabzon vilayetleri · Trabzon

    1. heyet-i teftişiye katibi (Nakil)

      Erzurum, Van ve Trabzon vilayetleri · Calculated age 37

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. aşar nazırı

      Trabzon · Calculated age 37

      [1]

  8. 1885/86 (AH 1303)12. daire-i teftişiye mal müfettişiDiyarbekir ve Dersim vilayetleri

    1. 12. daire-i teftişiye mal müfettişi

      Diyarbekir ve Dersim vilayetleri · Calculated age 41

      [1]

  9. 1887/88 (AH 1305)7. daire-i teftişiye maliye müfettişi (Azil)

    1. 7. daire-i teftişiye maliye müfettişi (Azil)

      · Calculated age 43

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  10. 1898/99 (AH 1316)DefterdarKosova

    1. Defterdar

      Kosova · Calculated age 54

      [1]

  11. 1900/01 (AH 1318)DefterdarAdana

    1. Defterdar

      Adana · Calculated age 56

      [1]

  12. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Defterdar · 3 career entriesAdana · Sivas

    1. Defterdar

      Adana · Calculated age 57

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. defterdar (Azil)

      Adana · Calculated age 57

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Defterdar

      Sivas · Calculated age 57

      [1]

  13. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Defterdar · 2 career entriesSivas

    1. Defterdar

      Sivas · Calculated age 58

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. defterdar (Azil)

      Sivas · Calculated age 58

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  14. 1904/05 (AH 1322)DefterdarHüdavendigar · Edirne

    1. Defterdar

      Hüdavendigar · Calculated age 60

      [1]

    2. Defterdar

      Edirne · Calculated age 60

      [1]

  15. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Defterdar · 2 career entriesHüdavendigarDeath recorded

    1. Defterdar

      Hüdavendigar · Calculated age 61

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vefat

      · Calculated age 61

      [1]

  16. Undated entriesMekteb-i İdadi-i Askeri kitabet hocası · 6 career entriesErzurum · Baghdad (Bağdat) · Selanik (iki defa), Midilli (bir defa) · Kosova · Edirne

    4. aşar idare ve ihale memuru

      Selanik (iki defa), Midilli (bir defa)

      [1]

    5. defterdar (Azil)

      Kosova

      [1]

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Erzurum [source]
Birth province
Erzurum [source]
Birth year
1845/46 (AH 1262) [source]
Archive references
BOA SAD 4/450 [1]BOA SAD 4/451 [1]BOA SAD 4/ 450-451 [1]

Education and languages

French
Aşina [source]
Persian
Tekellüm [source]
Education
özel okul ve medrese (Erzurum) [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
Erzurum Mektubi Kalemi [source]
First work year
1865/66 (AH 1282) [source]

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. Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn

    FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 96, 97

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