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Mehmed Halef 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. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mülâzımıHicaz
  2. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mülâzımıHicazContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mülâzımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 16

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1878 (AH 1295)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mülâzımıHicazContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mülâzımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 17

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mülâzımıHicazContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mülâzımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 18

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mülâzımıHicazContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mülâzımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 19

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mülâzımı · 2 career entriesHicaz · Yemen · 200 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mülâzımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 20

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mübeyyizi

      Yemen · Calculated age 20 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mübeyyizi · 2 career entriesYemen · Yerim · 200; 500 kuruş

    1. Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mübeyyizi

      Yemen · Calculated age 21 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Yerim kazası tahrirat kâtibi

      Yerim · Calculated age 21 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Yerim kazası tahrirat kâtibi · 2 career entriesYerim · Cidde · 500 kuruş

    1. Yerim kazası tahrirat kâtibi

      Yerim · Calculated age 22 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Cidde kazası tahrirat kâtibi

      Cidde · Calculated age 22 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Cidde kazası tahrirat kâtibiCidde · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Cidde kazası tahrirat kâtibi

      Cidde · Calculated age 23 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Cidde kazası tahrirat kâtibi · 5 career entriesCidde · Jeddah (Cidde) · Yemen · 300; 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Cidde kazası tahrirat kâtibi

      Cidde · Calculated age 24 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Cidde kazası tahrirat kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Jeddah (Cidde) · Calculated age 24

      [1]

    3. Yemen Vilayeti Evrak Müdürlüğü refakati görevlisi

      Yemen · Calculated age 24 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Yemen Vilayeti Evrak Müdürlüğü refakati görevlisi

      Yemen · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    5. Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi görevlisi

      Yemen · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi görevlisiYemen · 730 kuruş

    1. Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi görevlisi

      Yemen · Calculated age 27 · 730 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi görevlisi · 4 career entriesYemen · Asir · San'a · 300; 730; 950 kuruş

    1. Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi görevlisi

      Yemen · Calculated age 28 · 730 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Asir sancağı tahrirat müdürü vekili

      Asir · Calculated age 28 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    4. San'a gazetesi mütercimi (Görevin sona ermesi)

      San'a · Calculated age 28

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  13. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Asir sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvid-i evveli · 6 career entriesAsir · Taiz · 250; 300; 950; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Asir sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvid-i evveli

      Asir · Calculated age 29 · 950 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Asir sancağı tahrirat müdürü vekili

      Asir · Calculated age 29 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Asir sancağı tahrirat müdürü vekili (İnfisal)

      Asir · Calculated age 29

      [1]

    6. Taiz sancağı tahrirat müdürü vekili

      Taiz · Calculated age 29 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Taiz sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvid-i evveli · 3 career entriesTaiz · 250; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Taiz sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvid-i evveli

      Taiz · Calculated age 30 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Taiz sancağı tahrirat müdürü vekili

      Taiz · Calculated age 30 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Taiz sancağı tahrirat müdürü vekili (İnfisal)

      Taiz · Calculated age 30

      [1]

  15. Undated entriesYemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi görevlisi · 3 career entriesYemen · San'a · 400; 600; 680 kuruş

    3. San'a gazetesi mütercimi

      San'a · 400 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

05001,0001880/81AH 12981890/91AH 13081880/81 (AH 1298) · Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mübeyyizi · Yemen · age 20 · 200 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi mübeyyizi · Yemen · age 21 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Yerim kazası tahrirat kâtibi · Yerim · age 21 · 500 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Yerim kazası tahrirat kâtibi · Yerim · age 22 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Cidde kazası tahrirat kâtibi · Cidde · age 22 · 500 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Cidde kazası tahrirat kâtibi · Cidde · age 23 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Cidde kazası tahrirat kâtibi · Cidde · age 24 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Yemen Vilayeti Evrak Müdürlüğü refakati görevlisi · Yemen · age 24 · 300 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Yemen Vilayeti Evrak Müdürlüğü refakati görevlisi · Yemen · age 24 · 400 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi görevlisi · Yemen · age 24 · 400 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi görevlisi · Yemen · age 27 · 730 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Yemen Vilayeti Mektûbî Kalemi görevlisi · Yemen · age 28 · 730 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Asir sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvid-i evveli · Asir · age 28 · 950 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Asir sancağı tahrirat müdürü vekili · Asir · age 28 · 300 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Asir sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvid-i evveli · Asir · age 29 · 950 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Asir sancağı tahrirat müdürü vekili · Asir · age 29 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Taiz sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvid-i evveli · Taiz · age 29 · 1,000 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Taiz sancağı tahrirat müdürü vekili · Taiz · age 29 · 250 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Taiz sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvid-i evveli · Taiz · age 30 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Taiz sancağı tahrirat müdürü vekili · Taiz · age 30 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Mekke [source]
Birth year
1861/62 (AH 1278) [source]
Father’s occupation
Lihye eski kaymakamı [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 54/199 [1]BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 54/199, s.199 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Kitâbet [source]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education detail
Ulûm-i âliyye ve âliye [source]
Education
Mekke mahalle mektepleri; özel müderris [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
15 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Hicaz [source]
First work year
1876/77 (AH 1293) [source]
Apprenticeship
5.1 [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. Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları

    BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 181, 182, 183

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