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Mehmed Salih 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. Undated entriesDivan-ı Hükümet tercümanı · 5 career entriesMedina (Medine) · 200; 300; 400; 700 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Medine [source]
Birth year
1887/88 (AH 1305) [source]
Father’s occupation
Harem-i Şerif-i Nebevi imam ve hatibi [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 193/167, s.167 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Aliyyü'l-a‘lâ dereceli idadi şahadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Mahalle ibtidai mektebi; idadi; özel hoca [source]

First work and apprenticeship

First work place
Medine [source]
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.

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. Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları

    BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 227

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