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Selim Gürcü 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. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Hariciye Nezareti Tabiiyet Kalemi mülazımı
  2. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Hariciye Nezareti Tabiiyet Kalemi mülazımıContinuing service described by the source
    1. Hariciye Nezareti Tabiiyet Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Hariciye Nezareti Tabiiyet Kalemi mülazımıContinuing service described by the source
    1. Hariciye Nezareti Tabiiyet Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Hariciye Nezareti Tabiiyet Kalemi mülazımıContinuing service described by the source
    1. Hariciye Nezareti Tabiiyet Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  6. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 22

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 46 kuruş
    1. Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 23

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Maaş kaydı

      · Calculated age 23 · 46 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 96 kuruş
  9. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 96 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 29 · 96 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Napoli · 96 kuruş
    1. Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 30 · 96 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Napoli Şehbenderhanesi kançıları

      Napoli · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  11. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Napoli Şehbenderhanesi kançılarıNapoli · 1,350 kuruş
    1. Napoli Şehbenderhanesi kançıları

      Napoli · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Napoli Şehbenderhanesi kançıları

      Napoli · Calculated age 31 · 1,350 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  12. Undated entriesBrindisi şehbenderiBrindisi

Recorded pay

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

06751,3501888/89AH 13061896/97AH 13141888/89 (AH 1306) · Maaş kaydı · age 23 · 46 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 96 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 29 · 96 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 96 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Napoli Şehbenderhanesi kançıları · Napoli · age 31 · 1,350 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1866/67 (AH 1283) [source]
Nationality or community
Musevi [source]
Religion
Musevilik [source]

Education and languages

Arabic
Aşina [source]
French
Kitâbet [source]
Italian
Kitâbet [source]
Rum (as recorded)
bilir [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Şahadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Hasköy Musevi Cemaat Mektebi; Hamidiye Ticaret Mektebi; Lisan Mektebi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
19 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work year
1882/83 (AH 1300) [source]
Apprenticeship
6 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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. II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)

    BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 282, 283

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