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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. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Denizli Kazası kâtibi · 3 career entriesDenizli · Aydın · 300; 500 kuruş

    1. Denizli Kazası kâtibi

      Denizli · Calculated age 21 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Aydın Aşar İdaresi ikinci kâtibi

      Aydın · Calculated age 21 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Denizli Aşar başkâtibiDenizliContinuing service described by the source

    1. Denizli Aşar başkâtibi

      Denizli · Calculated age 22

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Denizli Aşar başkâtibi · 3 career entriesDenizli · Canik

    1. Denizli Aşar başkâtibi

      Denizli · Calculated age 23

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Denizli Aşar başkâtibi (İnfisal)

      Denizli · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  4. 1874/75 (AH 1291)İnhisar İdaresi Canik Duhan Aşar başkâtip yardımcısı · 2 career entriesCanik · Bafra

    1. İnhisar İdaresi Canik Duhan Aşar başkâtip yardımcısı

      Canik · Calculated age 24

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Bafra Duhan Aşar başkâtibi · 2 career entriesBafra

    1. Bafra Duhan Aşar başkâtibi

      Bafra · Calculated age 25

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Orman Kontrol İdaresi Yenikapı memuru · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 550 kuruş
  7. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Orman Kontrol İdaresi ikinci kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Orman Kontrol İdaresi ikinci kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1878 (AH 1295)Orman Kontrol İdaresi ikinci kâtibi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet)

    1. Orman Kontrol İdaresi ikinci kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 28

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 29

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 440 kuruş

    1. Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 30

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 440; 600 kuruş

    1. Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibi · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600; 750 kuruş

    1. Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 32 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Orman Kontrol müfettiş yardımcısı

      · Calculated age 32 · 750 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Ticaret ve Orman Muhasebesi Masraflar Şubesi Orman kâtibiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ticaret ve Orman Muhasebesi Masraflar Şubesi Orman kâtibi

      · Calculated age 33

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Ticaret ve Orman Muhasebesi Masraflar Şubesi Orman kâtibi · 500 kuruş

    1. Ticaret ve Orman Muhasebesi Masraflar Şubesi Orman kâtibi

      · Calculated age 34

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Ticaret ve Orman Muhasebesi Masraflar Şubesi Orman kâtibi

    1. Ticaret ve Orman Muhasebesi Masraflar Şubesi Orman kâtibi

      · Calculated age 35

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Ticaret ve Orman Muhasebesi Masraflar Şubesi Orman kâtibiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ticaret ve Orman Muhasebesi Masraflar Şubesi Orman kâtibi

      · Calculated age 36

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Ticaret ve Orman Muhasebesi Masraflar Şubesi Orman kâtibi · 2 career entries

    1. Ticaret ve Orman Muhasebesi Masraflar Şubesi Orman kâtibi

      · Calculated age 37

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Orman ve Maadin muayene memuruContinuing service described by the source

    1. Orman ve Maadin muayene memuru

      · Calculated age 38

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Orman ve Maadin muayene memuruContinuing service described by the source

    1. Orman ve Maadin muayene memuru

      · Calculated age 39

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Orman ve Maadin muayene memuruContinuing service described by the source

    1. Orman ve Maadin muayene memuru

      · Calculated age 40

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Orman ve Maadin muayene memuruContinuing service described by the source

    1. Orman ve Maadin muayene memuru

      · Calculated age 41

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Orman ve Maadin muayene memuru · 2 career entries · 900 kuruş

    1. Orman ve Maadin muayene memuru

      · Calculated age 42

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi

      · Calculated age 42 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  23. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi · 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi

      · Calculated age 43 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi · 900; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi

      · Calculated age 44 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi

      · Calculated age 44 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  25. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi

      · Calculated age 45 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 45 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  26. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000; 1,050 kuruş

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 46 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 46 · 1,050 kuruş

      [1]

  27. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 945; 1,050 kuruş

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 47 · 1,050 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 47 · 945 kuruş

      [1]

  28. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 945 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 48 · 945 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 945 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 49 · 945 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  30. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 945 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 50 · 945 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  31. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 945; 970 kuruş

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 51 · 945 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 51 · 970 kuruş

      [1]

  32. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 970 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 52 · 970 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  33. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 970; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 53 · 970 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 53 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  34. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 54 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  35. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 55 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  36. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 56 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  37. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 57 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  38. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Ziraat kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 58 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  39. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Ziraat kâtibi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Ziraat kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 59 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

05251,0501871/72AH 12881908/09AH 13261871/72 (AH 1288) · Denizli Kazası kâtibi · Denizli · age 21 · 300 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Aydın Aşar İdaresi ikinci kâtibi · Aydın · age 21 · 500 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Orman Kontrol İdaresi Yenikapı memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 26 · 550 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 440 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 600 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Orman Kontrol İdaresi başkâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 32 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Orman Kontrol müfettiş yardımcısı · age 32 · 750 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Ticaret ve Orman Muhasebesi Masraflar Şubesi Orman kâtibi · age 34 · 500 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi · age 42 · 900 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi · age 43 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi · age 44 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi · age 44 · 1,000 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Orman ve Maadin Muhasebe Kalemi muvazene kâtibi · age 45 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 45 · 1,000 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 46 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 46 · 1,050 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 47 · 1,050 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 47 · 945 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 48 · 945 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 49 · 945 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 50 · 945 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 51 · 945 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 51 · 970 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 52 · 970 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 53 · 970 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 53 · 1,000 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 54 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 55 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 56 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 57 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 58 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Ziraat kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 59 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Burdur [source]
Birth year
1850/51 (AH 1267) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 60, s. 121 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
İlimlere giriş, bir miktar Arapça ve Farsça; hesap, coğrafya, imla ve Türkçe güzel yazı öğrenimi [source]
Education
Burdur Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
21 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Denizli [source]
First-salary field
300 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1871/72 (AH 1288) [source]

Documentary details and source passages

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Documentary sources

  1. Sultan II. Abdülhamid döneminde Sicill-i Ahval kayıtlarına göre Burdurlu kamu görevlileri ve faaliyetleri (1879-1909)

    ELİF YASEMİN YILMAZ · 2021 · Pages 177, 178, 179

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