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Mehmed Esad Bey

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. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Adliye Nezareti Mektupçu Odası mülazımı

    1. Adliye Nezareti Mektupçu Odası mülazımı

      · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Judicial

      [1]

  2. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Adliye Nezareti Mektupçu Odası mülazımı · 4 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Viyana · 1,900 kuruş

    1. Adliye Nezareti Mektupçu Odası mülazımı

      · Calculated age 25

      Broader service field: Judicial

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 25

      [1]

    4. Viyana Sefareti ikinci serkâtibi

      Viyana · Calculated age 25 · 1,900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  3. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası görevlisiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 150 kuruş
  4. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası görevlisi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Constanța (Köstence) · 150; 2,000 kuruş

    1. Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası görevlisi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 32 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Köstence şehbenderi

      Constanța (Köstence) · Calculated age 32 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  5. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Köstence şehbenderi · 2 career entriesConstanța (Köstence) · Arta (Narda) · 2,000 kuruş

    1. Köstence şehbenderi

      Constanța (Köstence) · Calculated age 33 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Narda şehbenderi

      Arta (Narda) · Calculated age 33 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  6. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Napoli başşehbenderiNapoli · 2,700 kuruş

    1. Napoli başşehbenderi

      Napoli · Calculated age 49 · 2,700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  7. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Napoli başşehbenderi · 2 career entriesNapoli · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000; 2,700 kuruş

    1. Napoli başşehbenderi

      Napoli · Calculated age 50 · 2,700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Bâb-ı Âli İstişare Odası muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000; 2,150; 2,540 kuruş

    1. Bâb-ı Âli İstişare Odası muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 51 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. Undated entriesBâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası görevlisi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 0 kuruş

Recorded pay

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

01,3502,7001876/77AH 12931901/02AH 13191876/77 (AH 1293) · Viyana Sefareti ikinci serkâtibi · Viyana · age 25 · 1,900 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası görevlisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 150 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası görevlisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 32 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Köstence şehbenderi · Constanța (Köstence) · age 32 · 2,000 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Köstence şehbenderi · Constanța (Köstence) · age 33 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Narda şehbenderi · Arta (Narda) · age 33 · 2,000 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Napoli başşehbenderi · Napoli · age 49 · 2,700 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Napoli başşehbenderi · Napoli · age 50 · 2,700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Bâb-ı Âli İstişare Odası muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 50 · 2,000 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Bâb-ı Âli İstişare Odası muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 51 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Bâb-ı Âli İstişare Odası muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 51 · 2,150 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Bâb-ı Âli İstişare Odası muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 51 · 2,540 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1851/52 (AH 1268) [source]

Education and languages

French
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Mahrec-i Aklâm mezunu [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Mekteb-i Sultanî'de altıncı sınıfa kadar [source]
Education
Darülmaarif; Mahrec-i Aklâm; Mekteb-i Sultanî [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 year
1875/76 (AH 1292) [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded
0 (recorded code) [source]

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 176, 177

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