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İbrahim Edhem 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)Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesVarna · 75 kuruş

    2. Tahrirat mukayyidliği refakati

      Varna · Calculated age 19 · 75 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Tahrirat mukayyidliği refakati · 2 career entriesVarna · 75 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat mukayyidliği refakati

      Varna · Calculated age 20 · 75 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 20

      [1]

  3. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci mukayyidiVarna · 300 kuruş

    1. Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci mukayyidi

      Varna · Calculated age 21 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci mukayyidi · 2 career entriesVarna · 300; 320 kuruş

    1. Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci mukayyidi

      Varna · Calculated age 22 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü emtia mukayyidi

      Varna · Calculated age 22 · 320 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü emtia mukayyidiVarna · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü emtia mukayyidi

      Varna · Calculated age 23 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü emtia mukayyidi · 2 career entriesVarna · 320; 550 kuruş

    1. Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü emtia mukayyidi

      Varna · Calculated age 24 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü sandık emini

      Varna · Calculated age 24 · 550 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Hacı Apostol Memlehası kâtibi · 2 career entriesAyvalık · 600 kuruş

    1. Hacı Apostol Memlehası kâtibi

      Ayvalık · Calculated age 27 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 27

      [1]

  8. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi · 4 career entriesKal'a-yı Sultaniye · 400; 416; 500 kuruş

    1. Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi

      Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini

      Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini

      Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · Calculated age 28 · 416 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini

      Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık eminiKal'a-yı Sultaniye · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini

      Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini · 2 career entriesKal'a-yı Sultaniye · 400 kuruş

    1. Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini

      Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · Calculated age 30 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 30

      [1]

  11. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Rüsûm-ı Sitte Merkez Müdürlüğü duhan kâtibi · 2 career entriesİzmit · Amasya · 400; 900 kuruş

    2. Rüsum-ı Sitte Müdürü

      Amasya · Calculated age 31 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Rüsum-ı Sitte Müdürü · 2 career entriesAmasya · Kangırı · 900; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte Müdürü

      Amasya · Calculated age 32 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kefzi Memlehası müdürü

      Kangırı · Calculated age 32 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Kefzi Memlehası müdürü · 3 career entriesKangırı · Amasya · 900; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Kefzi Memlehası müdürü

      Kangırı · Calculated age 33 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 33

      [1]

    3. Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü

      Amasya · Calculated age 33 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü · 2 career entriesAmasya · Komotini (Gümülcine) · 900; 1,200 kuruş

    1. Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü

      Amasya · Calculated age 34 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Memleha memuru

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 34 · 1,200 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Memleha memuru · 2 career entriesKomotini (Gümülcine) · Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · 1,000; 1,200 kuruş

    1. Memleha memuru

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 35 · 1,200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü

      Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · Calculated age 35 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürüKal'a-yı Sultaniye · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü

      Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · Calculated age 36 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü · 2 career entriesKal'a-yı Sultaniye · Cubul · 1,000; 1,800 kuruş

    1. Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü

      Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · Calculated age 37 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Memleha müdürü

      Cubul · Calculated age 37 · 1,800 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Memleha müdürü · 2 career entriesCubul · Bandırma · 1,100; 1,800 kuruş

    1. Memleha müdürü

      Cubul · Calculated age 38 · 1,800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü

      Bandırma · Calculated age 38 · 1,100 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü · 2 career entriesBandırma · Koçhisar · 1,100; 2,000 kuruş

    1. Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü

      Bandırma · Calculated age 39 · 1,100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Koçhisar Memlehası müdürü

      Koçhisar · Calculated age 39 · 2,000 kuruş

      [1]

  20. Undated entriesInfisal

Recorded pay

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

01,0002,0001871/72AH 12881890/91AH 13081871/72 (AH 1288) · Tahrirat mukayyidliği refakati · Varna · age 19 · 75 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Tahrirat mukayyidliği refakati · Varna · age 20 · 75 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci mukayyidi · Varna · age 21 · 300 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci mukayyidi · Varna · age 22 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü emtia mukayyidi · Varna · age 22 · 320 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü emtia mukayyidi · Varna · age 23 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü emtia mukayyidi · Varna · age 24 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü sandık emini · Varna · age 24 · 550 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Hacı Apostol Memlehası kâtibi · Ayvalık · age 27 · 600 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi · Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · age 28 · 400 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini · Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · age 28 · 500 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini · Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · age 28 · 416 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini · Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · age 28 · 400 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini · Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · age 29 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini · Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · age 30 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte Merkez Müdürlüğü duhan kâtibi · İzmit · age 31 · 400 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Müdürü · Amasya · age 31 · 900 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Müdürü · Amasya · age 32 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Kefzi Memlehası müdürü · Kangırı · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Kefzi Memlehası müdürü · Kangırı · age 33 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü · Amasya · age 33 · 900 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü · Amasya · age 34 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Memleha memuru · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 34 · 1,200 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Memleha memuru · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 35 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü · Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · age 35 · 1,000 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü · Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · age 36 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü · Kal'a-yı Sultaniye · age 37 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Memleha müdürü · Cubul · age 37 · 1,800 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Memleha müdürü · Cubul · age 38 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü · Bandırma · age 38 · 1,100 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü · Bandırma · age 39 · 1,100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Koçhisar Memlehası müdürü · Koçhisar · age 39 · 2,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Varna [source]
Birth year
1852/53 (AH 1269) [source]
Father’s occupation
Topçu askeri [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Şehâdetnâme [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Sıbyan ve Rüşdiye mezunu (şehadetname) [source]
Education
Sıbyan ve rüşdiye mektepleri [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

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 place
Varna [source]
First work year
1871/72 (AH 1288) [source]
Apprenticeship
0.25 [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. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları

    İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 117, 118, 119

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