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Ömer Lütfi 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)Telgraf Mektebi Birinci Sınıf · 2 career entriesTelgraf Mektebi · Selimiye Kışlası · 120 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Mektebi Birinci Sınıf

      Telgraf Mektebi · Calculated age 43 · 120 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    2. Geçici Muharebe Memuru

      Selimiye Kışlası · Calculated age 43

      [1]

  2. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Merkezî Muharebe MemuruShumen (Şumnu) · 500 kuruş

    1. Merkezî Muharebe Memuru

      Shumen (Şumnu) · Calculated age 44 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1878 (AH 1295)Merkezî Muharebe Memuru · 2 career entriesShumen (Şumnu) · 500 kuruş

    1. Merkezî Muharebe Memuru

      Shumen (Şumnu) · Calculated age 45 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkezî Muharebe Memuru (İnfisal)

      Shumen (Şumnu) · Calculated age 45

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  4. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru · 2 career entriesİncesu · 800 kuruş

    1. Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru

      İncesu · Calculated age 47 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru (İnfisal)

      İncesu · Calculated age 47

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  5. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Öşür ve Ağnam Memuruİncesu · 800 kuruş

    1. Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru

      İncesu · Calculated age 48 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Öşür ve Ağnam Memuruİncesu · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru

      İncesu · Calculated age 49 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Öşür ve Ağnam Memuruİncesu · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru

      İncesu · Calculated age 50 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Öşür ve Ağnam Memuruİncesu · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru

      İncesu · Calculated age 51 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru · 2 career entriesİncesu · 800 kuruş

    1. Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru

      İncesu · Calculated age 52 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru (Nakil)

      İncesu · Calculated age 52

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  10. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru · 2 career entriesBoğazlıyan · 800 kuruş

    1. Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru

      Boğazlıyan · Calculated age 53 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru (İnfisal)

      Boğazlıyan · Calculated age 53

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  11. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Nahiye MüdürüKapudağ · 500 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Kapudağ · Calculated age 57 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  12. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Nahiye MüdürüKapudağ · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Kapudağ · Calculated age 58 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Nahiye MüdürüKapudağ · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Kapudağ · Calculated age 59 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Nahiye MüdürüKapudağ · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Kapudağ · Calculated age 60 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Nahiye MüdürüKapudağ · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Kapudağ · Calculated age 61 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Nahiye MüdürüKapudağ · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Kapudağ · Calculated age 62 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesKapudağ · 500 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Kapudağ · Calculated age 63 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye Müdürü (Azil)

      Kapudağ · Calculated age 63

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  18. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Nahiye MüdürüStruga (Ustruga) · 600 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Struga (Ustruga) · Calculated age 64 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  19. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Nahiye MüdürüStruga (Ustruga) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Struga (Ustruga) · Calculated age 65 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Nahiye MüdürüStruga (Ustruga) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Struga (Ustruga) · Calculated age 66 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Nahiye MüdürüStruga (Ustruga) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Struga (Ustruga) · Calculated age 67 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Nahiye MüdürüStruga (Ustruga) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Struga (Ustruga) · Calculated age 68 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Nahiye MüdürüStruga (Ustruga) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Struga (Ustruga) · Calculated age 69 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesStruga (Ustruga) · 600 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Struga (Ustruga) · Calculated age 70 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye Müdürü (Azil)

      Struga (Ustruga) · Calculated age 70

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

04008001876/77AH 12931902/03AH 13201876/77 (AH 1293) · Telgraf Mektebi Birinci Sınıf · Telgraf Mektebi · age 43 · 120 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Merkezî Muharebe Memuru · Shumen (Şumnu) · age 44 · 500 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Merkezî Muharebe Memuru · Shumen (Şumnu) · age 45 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru · İncesu · age 47 · 800 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru · İncesu · age 48 · 800 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru · İncesu · age 49 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru · İncesu · age 50 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru · İncesu · age 51 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru · İncesu · age 52 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Öşür ve Ağnam Memuru · Boğazlıyan · age 53 · 800 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Nahiye Müdürü · Kapudağ · age 57 · 500 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Nahiye Müdürü · Kapudağ · age 58 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Nahiye Müdürü · Kapudağ · age 59 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Nahiye Müdürü · Kapudağ · age 60 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Nahiye Müdürü · Kapudağ · age 61 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Nahiye Müdürü · Kapudağ · age 62 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Nahiye Müdürü · Kapudağ · age 63 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Nahiye Müdürü · Struga (Ustruga) · age 64 · 600 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Nahiye Müdürü · Struga (Ustruga) · age 65 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Nahiye Müdürü · Struga (Ustruga) · age 66 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Nahiye Müdürü · Struga (Ustruga) · age 67 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Nahiye Müdürü · Struga (Ustruga) · age 68 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Nahiye Müdürü · Struga (Ustruga) · age 69 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Nahiye Müdürü · Struga (Ustruga) · age 70 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Tokat [source]
Birth province
Sivas [source]
Birth year
1834/35 (AH 1250) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 66, s. 329 [1]

Education and languages

Education
Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
Qualification
Memur Seçme Komisyonu müdürlük belgesi (22 Şevval 1305, no.152) [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
43 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Telgraf Mektebi [source]
First-salary field
120 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
1876/77 (AH 1293) [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. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı döneminde Tokatlı devlet memurları ( 1879-1909 )

    ÜMMÜHAN UĞURLU · 2013 · Pages 254, 255, 256

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