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MUHAMMET ŞEMSETTİN BEG

Born 1885/86 (AH 1303) · Kirkuk (Kerkük)

Languages Arabic, Bulgarian, French, Persian, Turkish

Archival reference DH_SAİD,00179_00253

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1Kirkuk (Kerkük)Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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Stage 1 of 2 · Kirkuk (Kerkük)

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  1. 1

    1885/86 (AH 1303)

    Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1910/11 (AH 1328)

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 25

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Education and personal record

Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Mekteb-i Hukuk şahadetnamesi [1]

Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Kerkük rüşdiyesi; Musul, İstanbul ve Mercan idadileri; İstanbul Mekteb-i Hukuk [source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

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Personal details

Birthplace
Kerkük [source]
Birth year
1885/86 (AH 1303) [source]
Father’s occupation
Erbil kaymakamı (esbak) [source]
Archive references
DH_SAİD,00179_00253 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Aşina [source]
Bulgarian
Aşina [source]
French
Aşina [source]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Mekteb-i Hukuk şahadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Hukuk mektebi mezunu (30 Temmuz 327 şahadetname, âlâ'elâlâ) [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Kerkük rüşdiyesi; Musul, İstanbul ve Mercan idadileri; İstanbul Mekteb-i Hukuk [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
25 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [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.
First work year
1910/11 (AH 1328) [source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Kerküklü devlet adamları

    ORHAN ABDULBASIT ANWER ANWER · 2021 · Pages 328, 329

    234 DH_SAİD,00179_00253; DH_SAİD,00179_00253

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